TORONTO — LeBron James is a man of many and varied talents. Playmaker. Scorer. Leader. Pitchman. On Saturday night, he was a jukebox.
One moment, he was singing a cheesy 1980s pop song. Minutes later, he was quoting a Jay Z lyric.
So, no, the first sign of playoff distress did not seem to be having much of an adverse effect on Cleveland's multifaceted star, or his Cavaliers compatriots.
A second failure? That might be something else entirely.
The Cavs are undefeated no longer, having been dealt a 99-84 loss by the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, their first setback of the 2016 postseason. Their playoff record is still a dominant 10-1. They remain in command of the Eastern Conference Finals, two games to one. Their return to the NBA Finals is still taken as a given.
Yet Monday night's Game 4 stands as a minor moment of truth, nonetheless.
To wit: Are the Cavaliers truly the dominant, swaggering team of destiny they appeared to be over the prior five weeks? Are they cohesive and coherent enough to put down this insurrection quickly? Was Saturday's loss a momentary blip, or a warnin ...
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