Moments before James beat them with a game-winning, step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer, the Pacers were poised to take the lead in Game 5 on Victor Oladipo’s driving layup. However, James came from behind and blocked Oladipo’s shot, which appeared to hit the backboard before Cleveland’s star touched it — a goaltending violation. “I definitely thought it was a goaltend,” James said with a laugh. And I was able to make a play.”Even if goaltending was called, the Cavaliers would have gotten the ball in frontcourt, giving James a makeable shot in the final seconds. Said Pacers centre Myles Turner: “It’s clearly a goaltend, but that doesn’t change the fact that they made the game-winning shot.”

Source: thestar April 26, 2018 22:30 UTC