By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
LeBron James had a triple-double and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed postseason perfect through 10 games with a 108-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.
James had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the Cavs became the fourth team in NBA history to start 10-0 in the playoffs, joining the Los Angeles Lakers (1989, 2001) and San Antonio Spurs (2012). Only the second Lakers team won a title, and the Cavs are now two wins from appearing in their second straight NBA Finals and trying to end Cleveland’s 52-year sports championship drought.
Kyrie Irving scored 26 and Kevin Love 19 for Cleveland, while LeBron James surpassed Shaquille O’Neal on the all-time playoff scoring list. He also is three assists shy of moving past Jason Kidd (1,263) for third on the NBA’s all-time postseason assists list.
James entered the game needing 19 points to pass O’Neal’s 5,250 postseason career points, and he had 17 points, nine coming from the line, by halftime. Michael Jordan is first in points scored in the postseason with 5,987. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5,762), who was in attendance at Game 2, and Kobe Bryant (5,640) remain ahead of James.