TORONTO -- LeBron James, who admitted to feeling "burnt" following an arduous seven-game series against the Indiana Pacers in which he averaged 41.4 minutes per game, says he's ready to take on the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference semifinals just more than 48 hours later.
"I'll be all right," James said at shootaround Tuesday morning. "I'll be fine."
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, knowing the one-day-on, one-day-off nature of the second round schedule, acknowledged he has to protect his 33-year-old superstar.
"Just got to be smart about the situation," Lue said.