Given how the first 35 minutes had gone — not to mention the previous six games of this series and the 82 in the regular season — Cleveland’s chances didn’t feel great. The Cavaliers maintained an edge the rest of the way — and pushed off the discussion of James’s future by at least another week or so. His supporting cast has flailed, and the Cavaliers have never missed Kyrie Irving more. The Cavaliers move on to face the Toronto Raptors, a team James has dominated for years. But this long, strange trip of a season for the Cavaliers isn’t over quite yet.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 00:11 UTC