As the dust of battle settled, LeBron “King” James and his Cleveland Cavaliers emerged victorious against the best team in the Eastern Conference. The Atlanta Hawks were coming off a banner season buttressed by their first 60-win season and a winning culture. In the end, however, the Hawks were a no-show in the series and got their wings clipped, almost single-handedly, by the best player on the planet.

The Cavs are now the Eastern Conference champs—only the second time they achieved this in franchise history—and the last time they were this close to an NBA title, it was a younger James that brought them there.  It is only fitting, perhaps a little poetic, that James is leading his hometown team once again to the cusp of greatness. The Cavs have never won a title and this may be their best chance to end one of the longest droughts in professional sports.

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