LeBron James stuffs a filthy baseline jam

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 115-84. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket in the first quarter against Toronto in game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Following a fairly sluggish start to the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers have officially turned it on. They outscored the Toronto Raptors 16-2 over the first half of the second quarter, with LeBron James (who else?) leading the charge.

The home team quickly built a 49-30 lead ahead of the 6-minute mark of the period, with the most impressive play being this ridiculously powerful one-handed throwdown from James after driving right past DeMarre Carroll on the baseline (via @NBA):

Carroll is a quality defender, but he had zero chance at stopping LeBron here. Shockingly, his little push at the end didn’t keep James from finishing with authority because LeBron James is a mutant basketball playing cyborg.

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