CHICAGO — LeBron James is 6 feet 8 inches and 250 pounds of rippling muscle and world-class skill, but to the Chicago Bulls he looked like a mountain they could never scale.
James had 15 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a series-clinching 94-73 win over the Bulls on Thursday at United Center.
The Bulls seemed to have many factors working in their favor before the series began. Cleveland lost Kevin Love to a shoulder injury. Kyrie Irving was hobbled, and he missed much of Game 6, after he appeared to aggravate a knee injury.