LeBron wants to pulverize rims, and DeMarre Carroll can’t stop him
So, if you were wondering whether having eight full days off between sweeping the Atlanta Hawks and opening the Eastern Conference finals against the Toronto Raptors would lead to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers looking rusty rather than rested … well, just ask DeMarre Carroll.
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That, friends, was one megaton-payload tomahawk dunk. It was also LeBron’s sixth successful basket in six tries to open Tuesday’s Game 1, in a first half that has seen him bully Carroll and whichever other Toronto defenders have the bad luck of crossing his path on the block and in the paint seemingly whenever he gets the ball. Playoff games can turn quickly, of course — just ask the Warriors — but in the early going, the King and his court look like they spent the last week off getting themselves ready to hit the ground running once the Raps came to town.
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