Cavaliers Win to Remain Alive in NBA Championship

Booed every time he touched the ball, LeBron James cut through Golden State's defense and made layups look easy. Dunks and 3-pointers, so smooth, too.

Kyrie Irving also completely had his way with the Warriors.

King James and Irving thoroughly overpowered the defending champions from every spot on the floor, and the Cavaliers are still alive to chase that elusive championship.

The unflappable, determined-as-ever James had 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Irving also scored 41 points, and Cleveland capitalized on the absence of suspended star Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5 on Monday night.

"We had a mindset that we wanted to come here and just extend our period and have another opportunity to fight for another day," James said. "That was our main concern, and we were able to do that."

James and Irving became the first teammates to score at least 40 points each in an NBA Finals game as the Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 and sent their best-of-seven series back to Ohio.

Afterward, sitting side by side at the podium, they offered back-and-forth shoutouts, with James noting of Irving, "It's probably one of the greatest performances I've ever seen live." -- By ESPN

Monday, June 13 Schedule (Time Central)

Cleveland 112, Golden State 97

NBA FINALS - GAME 5

Tuesday, June 14

No games scheduled

Wednesday, June 15

No games scheduled

Thursday, June 16 Schedule (Time Central)

Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

NBA FINALS - GAME 6 IF NECESSARY

Friday, June 17

No games scheduled

Saturday, June 18

No games scheduled

Sunday, June 19 Schedule (Time Central)

Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m.