May 24 (Reuters) - LeBron James was exhausted and banged-up, but he came through in the clutch as the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a thrilling overtime 114-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks to take a strangle hold of the Eastern Conference finals.
James missed his first 10 shots in the game, but soon found his range and scored 15 points in the third quarter alone.
He appeared to hit the wall in the fourth, missing shots as he favored a tender left ankle. The Hawks took advantage to tie the game with just over five minutes left and force overtime.