CLEVELAND — No one cancels trophy presentations like the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Between 2016 and 2017, the Cavs made the Golden State Warriors scrap four title celebrations. On Friday night there was a room ready for the Boston Celtics to accept the Eastern Conference title, and once again, the Cavs shut it down.
A 109-99 Game 6 victory made it six wins in the Cavs’ past seven elimination games, and sets up LeBron James for a chance to go to his eighth consecutive Finals in Game 7 on Sunday in Boston. James, who has the highest scoring average in elimination games in NBA history at 34.1 points per game, has won his past five Game 7s, including the first round this season against the Indiana Pacers.
James added to his already historic postseason with a 46-point, 11-rebound, 9-assist outing Friday for his seventh 40-point game of the playoffs. It was the most he has scored in an elimination game and only three points shy of his playoff career high of 49. He played the game’s first 35 minutes before resting, expending enormous energy to keep the Cavs alive.