“I’m burnt right now,” James said at his postgame news conference, explaining his reluctance to answer a question about matching up with the Raptors. Entering this Game 7, James was leading the league in Player Efficiency Rating in the postseason, at 34.8. PhotoThe rest of the Cavaliers not named James, furthermore, had shot a collective 12-for-49 from the floor Sunday before James made his temporary exit. James played a bit tentatively when he first returned, but he gradually got the legs back to make his share of clinching plays. Said the Indiana guard Victor Oladipo, who had 30 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his effort to counter James: “He’s the best in the world.

Source: New York Times April 30, 2018 01:41 UTC