Teammates give all thumbs up to on-fire LeBron James

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers marvelled at their superstar LeBron James' performance as the 33-year-old legend scored 45 points to help the Cavs win Game 7 and the series against the Indiana Pacers in NBA playoffs on Sunday.

"LeBron had a few games this series where he was incredible. You almost come to expect it," said Kevin Love, the Cavs' second-leading scorer against the Pacers, with an average of 11.4 points per game. "I admire how he approaches every single game, and he was amazing on Sunday, and we needed everything."

James was sensational throughout the first round -- averaging 34.4 points, 10.1 boards and 7.7 assists over the course of the seven-game battle.

"Whenever you've got the best player in the world or your leader on the team giving everything he's got, whether he's playing the point guard position, guarding, rebounding, blocking shots, assisting, for me and the younger guys, we've got to pick it up," said center Tristan Thompson, who scored 15 points and 10 rebounds in Game 7.

"We've got to give everything we've got. If he's giving 100 percent, we've got to give 120," he added.

Forward Kyle Korver referenced another former MVP when describing James.

"Allen Iverson used to say, 'You know how hard it is to shoot 30 shots a game? You know how much energy it takes to shoot 30 shots a game?' And it's true," Korver said. "A lot of us don't understand: To create that many shots takes a lot of energy. Bron's doing that, plus he's doing so many other things. I don't think he's appreciated enough for just how much energy he puts into every single game to do what he does. It's just unbelievable." Enditem