CLEVELAND: The frayed nerves and trepidation that typically come with a two-game losing streak in the postseason doesn’t apply to LeBron James. He has been in this position plenty of times before. James entered Wednesday’s pivotal Game 5 with a sense of calmness and expected his teammates to follow his lead. What they got instead was an explosion. James had 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds, Kevin Love returned to form with 25 points and Kyrie Irving scored 23 in the Cavs’ 116-78 dismantling of the Toronto Raptors to take an emphatic 3-2 series lead in the Eastern Conference finals. It was the Cavaliers’ most lopsided playoff win in franchise history — surpassing their 31-point win at home in Game 1 of this series. The Cavs have outscored the Raptors by 88 points in their three home games. They can close out the Raptors and return to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year with a win in Friday’s Game 6 at Air Canada Centre. The game was effectively over after the first quarter, when the Cavs’ 37 points were the most they’ve scored in any quarter in this series. The Raptors didn’t surpass 37 until the first two minutes of the third quarter. They didn’t surpass the Cavs’ Big Three total of 71 points until the game’s last few minutes — and all three stars sat the entire fourth quarter. Kyle Lowry had 13 points and six assists and DeMar DeRozan scored 14 points for the Raptors after combining for 67 points in their Game
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