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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Game 5: What We Learned

By Jackson Flickinger

May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hands out conference champion shirts to his teammates after game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hands out conference champion shirts to his teammates after game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 14, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Jones (1) during a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers at Target Center. The Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves 116-108. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 14, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Jones (1) during a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Cleveland Cavaliers at Target Center. The Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves 116-108. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

3. James Jones can still throw it down.

James Jones is on his way to the Finals for the seventh consecutive year. He has provided an indispensable veteran leadership for the Cavs. Kevin Love has said that Jones is the “best teammate I’ve ever had.” LeBron has said that Jones is his favorite teammate.

Jones hasn’t seen much playing time for Cleveland the past two seasons. Generally he only sees the floor in blowouts. In Game 5 he was able to closeout the game because the Cavs’ big advantage and he made the most of it.

He capped off the night with an impressive tip-in slam for an old veteran.

The benches’ reaction was priceless.

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I personally didn’t know that Jones could still get up like that. There’s no better way to cap off his own seventh straight trip to the Finals than a tip-in dunk.