Cleveland Cavaliers reach NBA Finals, will face Warriors on Friday

The Cleveland Cavaliers will face off against the Golden State Warriors for the third straight time in the NBA Finals.

The Cavs defeated the Boston Celtics 135-102 to complete a 4-1 series win in the Eastern Conference finals.

They will face Golden State in Game 1 on Friday.

A look at the historic basket that placed LeBron atop the all-time NBA Playoff scoring list, passing Michael Jordan (5,987) @NBAonTNT now pic.twitter.com/cTFTyxCHxk

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For the third consecutive season, the @cavs are #NBAFinals bound! #ThisIsWhyWePlay #DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/q9tHIWDgaM

— NBA (@NBA) May 26, 2017

LeBron James led the winners with 35 points, eight assists and eight rebounds and James further cemented his place as he overtook Michael Jordan as the NBA’s leading Playoff scorer in the third quarter.

Kyrie Irving added 24 points for the winners.