What a difference two days can make.
Tuesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped a game against the Houston Rockets, losing by six points while LeBron James wore a suit and helped Tyronn Lue coach. Thursday night, they steamrolled the Brooklyn Nets en route to a 107-87 victory, led by 24 points, four rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and a block from James.
Sure, the Nets are an easier opponent, and it's not like James was perfect. Despite shooting 8-of-11 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line, and despite punctuating his performance with vicious transition slams like the one below, he still turned over the ball six times.
But even when he was making mistakes, it was abundantly clear what an effect he can have on this often vulnerable Eastern Conference contender. Thanks to James' feeds, Kevin Love found himself drilling plenty of quality looks, and even Timofey Mozgov was making some noise on the offensive end—his 10-point showing against the Nets was only his fourth double-digit outing in March.
Along with the fun twist that stems from James moving past Do ...
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