CLEVELAND -- After putting on a passing clinic in the first 24 minutes, LeBron James turned his attention to scoring in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers' matchup with the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
But while James added 15 points as the Cavs pushed their lead to a seemingly insurmountable 100-72 advantage, no basket he scored was more impressive than the high-arching, over-the-backboard, fadeaway jumper he hit with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter.
James' jumper served as the highlight for a third period in which the Cavs outscored the Raptors by a 37-25 margin. And if Toronto is going to pull off a miracle comeback, it is going to have to come without its best player, as All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan was ejected at the end of the quarter following a flagrant-2 foul on Cleveland guard Jordan Clarkson.
All that's to say the Cavs are now just 12 minutes away from completing a sweep of the Raptors -- their second in as many years -- and advancing to their fourth straight Eastern Conference Finals. There, the Cavs will meet the winner of the ongoing series between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, in which Boston currently lays claim to a 3-1 lead.
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