NBA: Cavaliers bounces back at home to rout Raptors

LeBron James, who is seeking his sixth straight appearance in the NBA championship series, also had six rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who lead the best-of-seven series three games to two.

Published : May 26, 2016 12:36 IST , Washington

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) looks to pass around Toronto Raptors' DeMarre Carroll (5) during the first half.
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) looks to pass around Toronto Raptors' DeMarre Carroll (5) during the first half.
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Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) looks to pass around Toronto Raptors' DeMarre Carroll (5) during the first half.

LeBron James tallied 23 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved within one victory of reaching the NBA Finals with a 116-78 blowout home triumph over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

James, who is seeking his sixth straight appearance in the NBA championship series, also had six rebounds and eight assists for the Cavaliers, who lead the best-of-seven series three games to two.

Game six is on Friday in Toronto. The Raptors must win or else Cleveland will advance to next month's NBA Finals to face either the Oklahoma City Thunder or defending champion Golden State Warriors.

The Cavaliers delivered a stunning blow on Wednesday by flipping the script on the Raptors, which won back-to-back home games to level the series 2-2.

Cleveland's faith was also restored in forward Kevin Love, who scored a team-high 25 points on 8-of-10 shooting after making just 5-of-23 in the two losses in Toronto.

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