CAVALIERS GAME 1 RAPTORS
EVENTS: Full Game Replay
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland
When: WEDNESDAY May 18, 2016
When: WEDNESDAY May 18, 2016
Son, this is the playoffs. And James showed Carroll's in real danger.
James destroyed Carroll and the Cavaliers routed the Toronto Raptors 115-84 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. James made his first nine shots, most with Carroll trying to guard him, and finished with 24 points, six rebounds, and four assists on 11-of-13 shooting.
It was James' 19th consecutive playoff game with at least 20 points. The only thing that kept him from 30 was the scoreboard – Cleveland was too far ahead for him to play in the fourth quarter.
Which, given everything, was just the same for Carroll. He'd seen enough of James.
It wasn't just that the ball was going from James' hand through the hoop. It's that James was consistently, at will, without resistance going past his man to the rim for baseline dunks or layups, which accounted for all of his field goals. James' windmill slam on Carroll at 7:40 of the second quarter was particularly brutal.
Cleveland Cavaliers 2016
Raptors struggle to find scoring vs. Cavaliers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers dominate and dunk Toronto Raptors in a stunning opener -- Terry Pluto (photos)
Kyrie Irving proves to be Game 1 difference-maker, winning the point guard duel with Kyle Lowry
Cleveland Cavaliers dominate paint, throttle Toronto Raptors in Game 1, 115-84
Cavs present a long list of predicaments for the Raptors -- Bud Shaw's Sports Spin
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