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There's no stopping LeBron -- but the Celtics are still in the way

CLEVELAND -- The shot was absurd, even by LeBron James' standards.

A step-back, fadeaway, late-clock 3-pointer with one of the league's best defenders draped all over him. And video of the first-quarter make spread rapidly Tuesday on social media as sort of a "Look at what LeBron is doing!" snapshot of his 21-point first-quarter barrage in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

LeBron drains incredible fadeaway 3 LeBron James is heavily guarded by Marcus Smart but still knocks down a fadeaway 3-pointer.

Here's the thing: The Boston Celtics liked that possession an awful lot, too.