By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
LeBron James scored 33 points, Kevin Love had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Cavaliers advanced to their second straight Finals by beating the Toronto Raptors 113-87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.
The Cavs will be seeking to end Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought, the longest by any city with at least three professional teams. No Cleveland team has won it all since the Browns blanked Baltimore 27-0 to win the NFL championship in 1964.
James, who grew up in nearby Akron, is well aware of what a championship would mean to Cleveland.
“I know our city deserves it, our fans deserve it,” James said. “But that gives us no sense of entitlement. We’ve still got to go out and get it. We’ve still got to go out and prove ourselves.”
Kyrie Irving had 30 points and J.R. Smith added 15 for the Cavaliers, who will face the winner of the Golden State-Oklahoma City series on Thursday. Kyle Lowery scored 35 points for Toronto and Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas added 6 points and 8 rebounds.