LeBron James scores 48 in one of the greatest in NBA history

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LeBron James scored 48 points in one of the greatest playoff performances in NBA history, to lead the Cavaliers past Detroit 109-107 in double overtime in Detroit on Thursday.

James amazingly scored Cleveland’s final 25 points in an epic game as the Cavs took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final with game six on Saturday in Cleveland.

“This is one of the best individual performances I have ever seen. He was magnificent,” Charles Barkley, retired NBA star and television commentator, said.

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• LeBron James is on another level now (USA Today)
• King’s court: LeBron James reigns over Detroit Pistons (Canada.com)
• LeBron James Rises to Occasion in Playoff Win (NPR)
• James works overtime / LeBron scores 29 of Cavs’ final 30 points in win (San Francisco Chronicle)
• King’s court: LeBron James reigns over Detroit Pistons in Game 5 (Slam! Sports)
• Game five news conference: LeBron James (WKYC Cleveland)
• Cleveland’s LeBron James, right, played an aggressive game to take his team to a 3-2 series lead [AFP] (Aljazeera)