LeBron James No.23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers fights off the defense of DeMarre Carroll No.5 of the Toronto Raptors during the first half of Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday in Cleveland, Ohio. AFP PHOTO
WASHINGTON: LeBron James sparked defending NBA champion Cleveland over Toronto while James Harden powered the Houston Rockets to an epic rout of San Antonio in second-round playoff openers on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).