LeBron James made history with a ridiculous stat line in comeback win

Larry Drew sure seemed to think so.

It can be easy to go there.

That’s left Jordan Clarkson – who was more of a salary dump by the Lakers than a coveted Cavs acquisition – as the most consistent of the four. Five rotation players were missing against Toronto.

James has been to the NBA Finals seven straight years, but this year’s Cavs are third in the Eastern Conference and face a tougher path.

Cleveland came all the way back from a 15-point deficit at halftime with six minutes left in the game when James had an easy drive to the hole to produce a dunk, a basket that tied it up, 112-112, forcing the Raptors to call a timeout.

So, which is it? It’s just awesome at what he does, night in and night out. Instead he put in work on his acting career and did voice overs for an upcoming animated film called Smallfoot – a movie about a yeti who believes human are real. “The season is nearly over”.

“Yeah, I hope so”. “We’ve got to be better than that”.

Philadelphia needs two more wins to finish above.500 for the first time since the 2004-05 campaign. “We needed more physicality in the game”.

Again, depends on from which angle you come at this. Ante Zizic and Cedi Osman (out with a hip injury) are rookies.

George Hill has been mostly bad, and Rodney Hood has been banged up and largely ineffective when he has played.

The question stems from a report last month that there were behind-the-scenes discussions to add a play-in element, possibly one that would pit the seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place teams in a mini tourney.

Oh, and James. Yes, him.

On the perimeter, things did not go much better. “It’s a good win for us against a very good opponent”.

“I don’t need to remind anybody what my teams are capable of doing”, he said.

There are no shortage of takeaways to be had following Wednesday’s thrilling 132-129 Toronto Raptors loss to the Cavaliers in Cleveland. The King set the tone for Cleveland posting an absurd 35 points, 17 assists, and 7 rebounds with 0 turnovers in 39 minutes.

“I’ve never seen anything like it, to be perfectly honest with you”, Drew said of James.

Toronto looked like the heir apparent to the Eastern Conference kingdom that had been ruled ruthlessly by King James and his minions since 2015.

The Raptors made 12 three-pointers as part of an explosive 79 point first half that equaled the highest scoring half in franchise history. It might be the most under-appreciated aspect of his game. Luckily, they will have home-court advantage in any playoff series against the Cavs.

Seemingly on their way to a rare win over Cleveland, the Raptors lost sight of the fact basketball is a four-quarter game and that stops are a necessity.

“They’re still a hell of a team”, Toronto All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan said in the Toronto locker room, per ESPN’s Nick Freidell.

During the second half, and the fourth quarter especially, LeBron once again proved that if he’s on the floor, the Raptors really have no shot. He was guarded by Jeff Green, who’s had an interesting seven days.

“I don’t know”, he said. Along with the temporary exit of Tyronn Lue, the Cavs have yet to catch a break this season. The Raptors have made at least 10 3-pointers in team-record 14 straight games.

So without further ado, let’s dive into the analysis of this game with the five biggest talking points and a takeaway. So maybe last night was a blessing for the Raptors in some ways.

His high mark is 26 points against the Nets on February 27, but overall Hill’s numbers have been down since joining the Cavs.