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Watch LeBron chase down Steph Curry for a monstrous block

Published Jun. 13, 2016 10:37 p.m. ET

Andrew Lynch

After a somewhat slow start to Game 5, LeBron James turned it on in the first half. He dropped 25 points and pulled down nine rebounds before halftime, and he also registered one absolute smackdown of a block on reigning MVP Stephen Curry:

That rejection set the tone for the rest of the night, as LeBron went on to one of the greatest performances of his playoff career, leading the Cavs to a double-digit win. Of course, if LeBron had kept this one in bounds, maybe Cleveland would have put the game out of reach a little sooner. Instead, Shaun Livingston threw down a ridiculous slam dunk on the subsequent Golden State possession.