#1 Role players complement LeBron for the first time this series

While it is a well-known fact that LeBron can abuse any defender on this planet to get whatever he wants in the form of buckets, what was being questioned coming into this series is the amount of help he'd get from his teammates.

For the first time in this series, his supporting cast played up to its potential and gave adequate support to LeBron, who piled up much of the agony on the Pacers by himself with 32 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists.
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His chief supporting star was Kyle Korver, who shot 4-of-9 from 3-point territory and made 6 of his 7 free throws. While Korver was cold for most of the game, he hit 2 clutch 3-pointers and some clutch free throws at the end of the game and was the difference between a Cavs loss and a win with all said and done.
The likes of Jordan Clarkson (who went 5-9 from the field for 12 points), Larry Nance (6 points), Jeff Green (8 points) and Rodney Hood (6 points) were all instrumental in keeping the Cavs' scorecard ticking. JR Smith had a fantastic game on both ends of the floor, and he had the best highlight play of the game - a buzzer-beating 65-foot shot to signal halftime.
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