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LeBron James Sets NBA Record for Playoff Sweeps, Consecutive 1st-Round Wins

LeBron James made history as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers Sunday to sweep their first-round series in the 2017 NBA playoffs.

According to Elias Sports (via ESPN Stats & Info), James now owns the record for most postseason sweeps and longest streak of consecutive first-round victories:

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LeBron James has now swept 10 Best-of-7 playoff series in his career, the most of any player in NBA history according to @EliasSports https://t.co/d7bmhpMy54

April 23, 2017 at 7:36:43 PM GMT
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LeBron James' teams have won 21 straight first-round games, the longest streak by any player since 1984 according to @EliasSports https://t.