The LeBron James omen that gives these Cleveland Cavs hope for an NBA title
This could be a good sign out of the history books.
The LeBron James omen that gives these Cleveland Cavs hope for an NBA title originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors could not have been more even for six games.
In the series tied 3-games apiece, the teams had each scored 669 points entering Game 7. It was the second time in NBA history that a series had gone to Game 7 with the points exactly even, according to NBC's broadcast. The first?
The 2016 NBA Finals. That was Cavs against Warriors , and that was Cleveland's long-awaited championship with LeBron James. In essence, history answered which team scored more points after the six-game deadlock that time around.
Could this season's Cavs have the same story? MORE: Joel Embiid, injuries and all, overcomes Game 7 demons They certainly did on Sunday night, surging to end the first half, then pulling away in the second half to eliminate the Toronto Raptors from the first round of the postseason. Sure, the Cavaliers are still 12 wins away from a championship.