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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 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket over Toronto Raptors forward PJ Tucker (2) during the third quarter in the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket over Toronto Raptors forward PJ Tucker (2) during the third quarter in the second round of game four of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-USA TODAY Sports /

5. We are witnessing greatness

LeBron didn’t have his best game this series even though he finished with 35 points, 9 boards, and 6 assists.

James is playing in a league of his own right now. On Saturday night the NBA world was captivated by Kevin Durant’s 38 points on 15 of 26 shooting, but it still wasn’t as good as LeBron’s run of the mill 35 point performance in Game 4.

LeBron’s playoff numbers are off the chart. He’s playing arguably the best basketball of his career in his 14th season. That’s virtually unheard of.

He’s now averaging 34.4 points, 7.1 assists and 9.0 rebounds per game while shooting 55.7 percent from the field and 46.8 percent from distance. He’s also putting up his second playoff best player efficiency rating (PER) of his career through 7 games at 32.2.

All that is to say that we are seeing basketball played at its highest level right now. James has taken his game to heights we didn’t think he could reach. We thought his best basketball was behind him, when in reality it might still be in front of him.

Savor the opportunity to see LeBron play basketball at this level. We don’t know if we’ll see anything like this again.

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What did you see in Game 4’s win against the Toronto Raptors? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section or Twitter @KJG_NBA.