East Conf. Finals Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers 94-107 Boston Celtics - 5 Talking Points

#2 Kevin Love and LeBron James had monster games in vain

Love and LeBron attended the post-game presser together

Both LeBron and Love had underperformed in Game 1, and even casual fans could sense that they were going to come back with a vengeance in this game. LeBron had the kind of game that has cemented his name among the pantheon of all-time greats and possibly onto the Mount Rushmore of basketball, as he scored 42 points, nabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 12 assists in the kind of performance that would demoralize most opponents.

He finished the first quarter with 21 points, the highest number of points that he has ever hung on any team during a single quarter. He was as unguardable as any player in basketball history during that period, making 4 out of his 7 3-point shots and nearly every one of his shots from inside that arc. He cooled off somewhat after that, but he still had 21 points through the next 3 quarters as the rest of his teammates began taking over the primary offensive load.

Kevin Love was his usual self as well, finishing with 22 points and 15 rebounds. He could perhaps have shot better from 3-point territory (he was 2-of-6), but he gathered a number of points of backdoor cuts, back-to-the-basket play, and his mid-range game as well.

The fact that they were still handily beaten has to irk them.