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Cavs vs. Raptors Game 4: What We Learned

By Jackson Flickinger

May 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) celebrates with Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) after the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) celebrates with Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) after the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 5, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) prepares to shoot a free throw against the Toronto Raptors during game three of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
May 5, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) prepares to shoot a free throw against the Toronto Raptors during game three of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /

2. LeBron’s three-point shooting is really on another level

LeBron finished Game 4 making 5 of 12 of his jumpers from behind the arc. He has arguably never looked so confident shooting the three-ball in his career and defenses really have no way of playing him when he’s shooting with this much confidence.

James is now shooting 46.8 percent from behind the arc this postseason. To put that in perspective, his career best shooting for a single season was .406 percent with Miami in 2012-13. His playoff best was 40.7 percent in 2014.

As a result, James is shooting a career playoff high in effective field goal percentage (62.3 percent) and is a few percentage points away from having a career playoff high in true shooting percentage (66.3 percent) as well.

This is a small eight game sample size. There is no guarantee that he will continue shooting the ball with this level of efficiency.

As it stands now he has a better three-point percentage in the playoffs than Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, and James Harden. That’s not bad for someone who isn’t known for his three-point shot.