Now THAT's the Cavaliers team we all know and love

The under-talented Chicago Bulls raced the thoroughbred Cavaliers neck and neck until there were just a couple of minutes left in the first half yesterday, but the Cavs managed to pull away at the close of the second quarter, and never looked back. LeBron James' jumper at the first-half buzzer gave the Cavs a 10-point lead at the break, and it seemed like that shot took the heart out of the Bulls — all but Joakim Noah, who ended the game with 21 points and 20 rebounds.

It almost seems like LeBron's game yesterday was not particularly noteworthy, just because it was him; but The King put up his fifth career playoff triple-double, with 37 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. It was his second career playoff game with at least 37 points in a triple-double — the only other player to do that twice was Oscar Robertson. In addition to his first-half buzzer-beater, he hit one from almost half-court at the close of the third quarter with Derrick Rose's hand in his face, which made it a 21-point advantage. This was an enormous effort from LeBron.

The poor Bulls had no chance of closing that gap in the fourth. The Cavs did win by that same 21-point margin, but pushed the lead as high as 29 before letting their foot off the gas in the final minute of the game. And we're one win from moving on to the second round. That win will come Tuesday night in Cleveland.