Pistons 107, Cavaliers 109 (2OT) (5/31/07)
LeBron James lifted the Cleveland Cavaliers within a win of the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
James scored a career playoff-high 48 points — including 29 of his team’s final 30 — to give Cleveland a 109-107 double-overtime victory Thursday night over the Detroit Pistons and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
James made a go-ahead layup with 2.2 seconds left and Detroit’s Chauncey Billups missed a shot in the lane on the ensuing possession.
The Pistons blew a seven-point lead with 3:15 left in regulation and lost the third straight game in the series after winning the first two at home.