Monday's Eastern Conference semifinals between Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors had the Cavaliers gliding towards victory with an 116-105 points as LeBron James was back. The entire match was simply amazing and it had had the fans on their feet throughout the game. But, it surely had the fans of the other team thinking if there is anything that can bring down James.
After a break of seven days, LeBron James is back on to the court and Monday's Eastern Conference semifinals between Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors further proved that LeBron is undoubtedly the king on the court. His teammate, Kyrie Irving says that LeBron can make anything work, ESPN reported. As long as the ball is in his vicinity, be can make it play. And, this is just what he did, during the opening moments of the game. Moreover, the entire game was packed with fabulous moments that fans will love to see a replay of even after the season.
It must be mentioned here that for the past six years, LeBron has had a strong grasp over the conference and every single time they went ahead till the finals, as Sports Illustrated noted. And, just like the previous years, this year too, the Cavs beat the Raptors with an average margin of 24.8 points. However, all the game plan devised by the Cavs was to combat and slow down DeMar DeRozan, the Toronto players who proved to a big problem for Cleveland Cavaliers in the previous season.
Notably, there are only four more teams left in the Eastern Conference playoffs and it will be nothing less than escalating rivalry that will be seen on the court. Moreover, it also remains to be seen whether anyone is able to dethrone the king, LeBron James.