Cleveland Cavaliers: Breaking Down How LeBron James Got His Points Against The Indiana Pacers

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Apr 23, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) walks off the floor to the locker room after winning against the Indiana Pacers in game four of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Cleveland defeats Indiana 106-102. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

The Cleveland Cavaliers tore through the first round behind the play of LeBron James. What’s different about the way James has played in the playoffs compared to the regular season?

The Cleveland Cavaliers are on their way to the semifinal round and tonight Tyronn Lue will be hosting a watch part for tonight’s game between the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks. The winner will get the chance to take down the Cavs in the next round.

It’s not expected to happen.

Most of that reason has to do with LeBron James, who looked like a 19-year-old athlete playing with a 40-year-old veteran’s mind. That’s perhaps why Lue calls James “Benjamin Button” as well.

James, who attacked the teeth of the Pacers defense with indifference and without mercy, was inside the paint more than many would have expected. After watching him dominate that first round, and dominate in a way I haven’t seen him dominate a non-Finals game since he dropped 38 on Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics Game 3 in the 2010 Playoffs

It made me wonder, how did he do it?

So I broke it down.