He scored 32 points with nine rebounds and nine assists in the most important 48 minutes of his blossoming NBA career, helping Cleveland to an 88-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night that pulled the Cavaliers within 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.
“LeBron stepped up and put us on his shoulders,” Cavs coach Mike Brown said. “He said, ‘Come along for the ride.’ And we all hopped on.”
