With 7:47 left in the fourth quarter and the Cavaliers down big, LeBron James checked back into the ball game. He had 20 points and 11 assists at that point. The feeling was he’d carry Cleveland across the finish line like he’d done so many times in his 15-year career, even if his team was down 17.
LeBron James orchestrates massive 4th quarter comeback vs. Wizards
The Cavaliers trailed by 17 points midway through the fourth quarter. Then LeBron led the way like he always does.
Carry them across the finish line he did. LeBron was a human bulldozing machine in the fourth quarter, ramming through every defender the Wizards threw at him down the stretch.
James orchestrated a 10-0 run as part of a larger 29-11 run, eventually knotting the game up at 110 apiece. In one incredible sequence, he darted up court then spun right off Markieff Morris to bring the Cavaliers within six. It was clear after that basket nothing was going to stop James from completing his comeback against the Wizards.
LeBron finished the game with 33 points on 12-of-20 shooting, along with 14 assists and nine rebounds. The Cavaliers trailed by as many as 17 points down when he checked back in midway through the fourth quarter. It didn’t matter.
The Cavaliers shot 73 percent in the fourth quarter in their massive comeback Thursday night. They even found a way to erase their awful defensive effort by holding the Wizards to just seven points in the last 5:16.
Cleveland’s win marked their fifth straight and gives a team that’s struggled all season long a huge confidence boost with just three games remaining in the regular season. If they can play defense in the playoffs the same way they played against the Wizards in the final five minutes, there’s no reason LeBron can’t carry Cleveland to the promised land once again.
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