The Cleveland Cavaliers have advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive season after once again overcoming the Toronto Raptors. They have now eliminated the Canadian franchise for the third year in a row and completed a second successive sweep over them. Toronto finished as the number one seed in the east for the first time in their history and had huge hopes of finally overcoming their arch nemesis, LeBron James. But the Cavs superstar proved to be too much for them once again as he dominated the entire series to inspire his team to a dominant 4-0 series win. Cleveland closed it out with a 128-93 rout over the Raptors at Quicken Loans Arena on Monday night. James was the leading scorer as usual with 29 points to go along with eight rebounds and 11 assists. But like the entire series, he got much-needed help from his teammates as all five of their starters finished in double figures. Kevin Love (23 points), Kyle Korver (16), JR Smith (15), and George Hill (12) proved to be a stellar supporting cast for LeBron. 

This is in complete contrast to the first round series with the Indiana Pacers as many of these players struggled to give the Cavaliers anything offensively and it was down to LBJ to post multiple 40-point games to get them out of a gruelling seven-game matchup. 

After ending the Raptors' season, the four-time MVP was quick to praise his teammates immediately after the game and explained how he never lost faith in them. 

"It's all action to me," James told ESPN. "I don't get caught up in that. But I knew mentally, maybe, what was going on in their head.

"But for me, it's about, I'm going to show them how much I trust them and how much I believe in them. But it's nothing that I had to say verbally."

Against Indiana, it was the first time in the King's career that no teammate averaged 20 points in a series. 

That changed in the sweep over Toronto as Love rediscovered his form and put up 20.5 points per game while Korver (14.5 points), Smith (12.5), Jeff Green (12.3) and George Hill (10.3) all averaged double-digits. 

"I believe in my teammates," James said. "So as everyone was burying my teammates alive throughout that first-round series, I just continued to tell them, 'Listen, we can't win without each and every one doing their job and being as great as they can be,' and I continued to preach that. 

"So it's impossible for me to lose confidence in our ballclub, no matter what the stakes are or where we're down, because if I do that, then where are we going to go from a team aspect?"

With the Boston Celtics holding a commanding 3-1 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers, a rematch of last year's conference finals looks inevitable. 

The Wine and Gold will now have the luxury of at least five days of rest before they restart their quest to reach a fourth NBA Finals on the bounce. 

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