James wanted to lead the team to overtake the score and establish a lead.
Time and again he drove to the basket, countered, scored, drew fouls and went to the free-throw line, passing the ball to teammates at mid and long distances...
In the first quarter, James made 2 out of 5 attempts, plus 7 out of 10 free throws, collecting 11 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists, leading the Knights to score 23 points.
This was the highest score James and his team had achieved in the first quarter since the start of the playoffs in three games.
On the Bobcats' side, Zhang Yang played for 8 minutes, scored 6 points, and had 1 assist; Felton 5 points, Okafor 4 points, Gerald Wallace 5 points, Alan Anderson 3 points, Jumaine Jones 2 points...totaling 25 points for the quarter, leading the Knights by two points as they headed into the break!