With the Cleveland Cavaliers' season on the line, LeBron James once again put the team on his back and produced another legendary performance. The Cavs trailed the Boston Celtics 3-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals coming into Friday night's Game 6 and had to win at home to avoid elimination. They duly obliged as they secured a 109-99 victory at Quicken Loans Arena thanks to the best player on the planet. James finished the night with a stunning stat line of 46 points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and three steals as he played 46 out of 48 minutes. With Kevin Love exiting the game with a concussion in the first quarter, Cleveland's task was made even harder but LBJ was determined to will his team to a do-or-die Game 7. This was yet another sensational performance in what has been a classic postseason for 'The King'. With his seventh 40-point game in these playoffs, he's now tied with Micahel Jordan for the second-most in a single postseason. Once the Cavaliers took their first lead in the second quarter, they never looked back as they didn't trail the rest of the way.But the Celtics didn't go away easily and threatened a comeback at various points in the fourth quarter as they cut a 16-point deficit down to as little as seven. LeBron wasn't prepared to allow them back into the game, however, and took matters into his own hands to end Boston's resilience once and for all.  With less than three minutes to go, he nailed back-to-back clutch threes from identical positions on the left wing to close the game out. 

The four-time MVP shot them both over rookie Jayson Tatum, with his second make coming as the shot clock expired.

Tatum defended both shots well but sometimes you have to hold your hands up and accept that great players can make tough shots.

The 33-year-old's two daggers was made even more impressive by the fact that he was hurt on a play just moments before as teammate Larry Nance Jr. accidentally landed on his leg. 

James was on the floor for a few minutes and came up limping but he soldiered through to get his team the win. 

"Well, I wasn't coming out in either case," he said after the game, per ESPN's Dave McMenamin.

"I just felt someone fall into my leg and my leg kind of went in. I felt some pain throughout my entire right side of my ankle into my leg. Luckily, I was able to finish the game."

The Cleveland fans were certainly thankful that he continued as he ensured that a fourth straight appearance in the finals is still on the cards.

But in order to do so, they'll have to end Boston's 10-0 streak at home which will not be an easy task. 

When you have King James on your team, however, anything is possible.

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