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Dunks · Shots · Playoff plays · Clutch · #43

Twenty-five straight

James split Detroit's defense and finished the winning layup, the last basket in a run of 25 consecutive Cleveland points scored by him.

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LeBron James · Detroit Pistons

Twenty-five straight

2007 Eastern Conference Finals · Game 5

2 seconds remaining in double overtime

2007 · 2 seconds remaining in double overtime

LeBron James

Against Detroit Pistons

The stakes

Eastern Conference finals Game 5

The finish capped 29 of Cleveland's final 30 points and a 48-point road masterpiece. At 22, James had authored the takeover that sent his franchise toward its first Finals.

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MAY 31, 2007

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Cavaliers vs Pistons

2007 Eastern Conference Finals Game 5 · May 31, 2007

Cleveland and Detroit played a double-overtime East finals game that became an early superstar arrival point.

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