KING CLUTCH
On Friday night, Derrick Rose pulled off the stunning victory at the buzzer by hitting a clutch shot that gave the Chicago Bulls the 2-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference semi finals. On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James returned the favor and hit a clutch shot of his own.
In a back and forth game, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked like they were going to ruin their lead down the stretch and lose another nail biter at the United Center, but King James saved the day.
After getting called for a big offensive foul against Mike Dunleavy and giving the Bulls a chance to come back and tie with one second left on the clock, LBJ drove to the basket and tried to take the rock in his own hands. But there was a call out of bounds, no foul. The refs actually had to review the play and gave both teams a free timeout to set up their plays and strategies before getting back on the court.
That’s when the play was drawn up and LeBron got the in-bounds pass in the corner and hit the shot to win the game. The roaring in the arena came to a screeching halt.
Now the series goes back to Cleveland tied up at two with both teams fighting to reach the Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James ended the game with 25 points 14 rebounds and 8 assists, while Derrick Rose finished with 31 points of his own and 4 assists on the game.
FINAL: CLE 86 | CHI 84
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