LeBron James scored 38 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Chicago Bulls 106-101 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference semifinals.
James also added 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocks to help Cleveland ensure the win.
"I tried to play my game, be aggressive and anytime you get some shots going early, you feel pretty good. I was able to get my jumper going. I was able to get my post-up game going pretty early, my attack game. So I just tried to feed off of it. I'm just trying to feed off of the rhythm that I had and just tried to stay in the rhythm as long as I could", James said.
The Bulls were missing big man Pau Gasol, who sat out his second straight game with a strained left hamstring.
They also played the final ten minutes without Taj Gibson, ejected for kicking Cavaliers' guard Matthew Dellavedova.
Game 6 is Thursday at Chicago.
A win for Cleveland in Game 6 will wrap up the best-of-seven series and the team would advance to the conference finals for the first time since 2009.
