LeBron James Dunk On James Johnson Video – LeBron James is focused and got his eyes on the prized championship ring as he almost single-handedly ripped the Bulls apart on Monday night.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star put up 40 points against Chicago, helping to secure his team a 112-102 win and 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
James nailed 16-of-23 jump shots from the field and scored 15 points in the final eight minutes as the NBA regular-season champions outlasted a determined Bulls’ squad that were tied at 77-77 entering the fourth quarter.
“I watched a lot of film from game one,” James said. “I knew as soon as I caught it they would back up and I would have an opportunity to take a jump shot and I had to make it.”
James also had eight rebounds and eight assists for the top seed Cavaliers, which owns home-court advantage throughout the playoffs in quest of the team’s first-ever NBA crown.
“It’s all or nothing for us. We know what the long-term goal is,” James said.
Game three goes down in Chicago as the Bulls try to bounce back in 0-2 deficit against the Cavs on Thursday, while LeBron and Co. attempt an upset to finish off the best-of-seven series as quickly as possible.
“The most important game is game three,” James said. “That’s what we’re concentrating on.”
Teammates Jamario Moon sank four 3-point shots to join Mo Williams with 12 points while Antwan Jamison added 14 for the Cavaliers.
“They kept scrapping,” James said. “They would not quit. They kept making good plays. Every time they would do that, J-Moon would find himself open and he made some big shots.”
