The Cleveland Cavaliers stumbled into the NBA Playoffs with a pedestrian 10-14 record in March and April to close out the regular season. There were questions regarding team chemistry, as the Cavs were plagued with injuries all year. Even more so, there were questions surrounding LeBron James and if he had enough left in the tank after playing the second most minutes in the NBA regular season. But just as we’re accustomed to seeing every postseason, LeBron flipped the switch and put together a historic four-game stretch to silence the critics.
In Game 1, the story was CJ Miles missing a potential game-winning jumper at the buzzer to steal the first game in Cleveland.