In the first game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals, the Toronto Raptors beat themselves. Last night, they didn’t suffer that indignity – instead they were soundly defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were led by an otherworldly performance from LeBron James.
When a player as dominant as King James is normally discovers another level, one is hard-pressed to figure out how to counter. LeBron in the second half was impossible to stop, making one jumper after another. Now and then, he’d mix things up and take the ball to the hoop or find an open teammate for an uncontested shot.