The Cavaliers won in the Air Canada Centre for the first time this season, blowing out the Raptors by 26pts to return to the NBA finals for a second straight year. James became the first player in the last 50 years to make the NBA finals in 6 consecutive years. He also passed Paul Pierce for 6th place for most career playoff 3-pters. He scored 30+ points for the first time in these playoffs, finishing with 35pts, 11reb, 6asts, 3blks, with Irving adding 30pts, 9asts. Love had 20pts, 12reb and Smith had 15pts including 5 3-pters. James had 14 1st quarter points and Cleveland hit 10-of-15 3-pters in the first half for a 14pt lead at halftime. Lowry scored 18pts in the 3rd quarter including 4-of-5 3-pters and Toronto went on a 17-8 run to end the quarter to close the gap to 12. But the Cavs outscored the Raptors 27-13 in the final quarter and outscored them 17-5 in fast break points for the entire game. Lowry finished with 35pts including 6 3-pters and Derozan 20pts, with no other Raptors in double figures. Cleveland will face the winner of the OKC/GSW series, and will have home court advantage over Oklahoma City, but not over the Golden State Warriors.
NBA Top Plays (2min 18sec):
The Starters Top 10 (3min 16sec):
Kyle Lowry 35pts Highlights (1min 58sec):
Lebron James 33pts Highlights (1min 57sec):
Kyrie Irving Full Court Shot (31sec):
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