round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers faced the New Jersey Nets. Again, the Cavaliers had home court advantage, and battled the Nets through 6 games before winning the series. The Cavaliers advanced to the conference finals for only the third time in franchise history, and faced a familiar foe: the Detroit Pistons, the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, with their home court advantage. This was the same Detroit team that knocked the Cavaliers out of the second round the previous year. Expectations were high after a 7-game series the previous year and the two teams did not disappoint. The first two games were close and saw Cleveland fall by identical 79–76 scores. Down 0–2 in the series, the spotlight shifted back to Cleveland and LeBron James. Another hard-fought set ensued, with the Cavaliers taking the two games at home 88-82 and 91-87 respectively. Game 5 switched back to Detroit and produced one of the greatest moments in NBA history. With 6:14 to go in regulation and his team clinging to a one-point 79–78 lead, James took over the game. He scored 11 of the final 12 points to end regulation tied 91-91. In the first overtime, James scored all nine of the Cavaliers' points, ending the period tied 100-100. In the second overtime, James again scored all nine of the team's points to win, 109-107. Thus, in the last 16:14 of play, James scored 29 of the Cavaliers' last 30 points, as well as all of their last 25 points. The Cavaliers beat the Pistons at home in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals to earn the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals. Cleveland became the third team in NBA history to win a best-of-seven conference finals series after trailing by 2 games. Rosters San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers Player statistics San Antonio Spurs |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 10.6 || .364 || .400 || .000 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 41.7 || .296 || .389 || .250 || 5.5 || 1.3 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 4 || 37.3 || .446 || .000 || .625 || 11.5 || 3.8 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 18.3 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 11.4 || 1.000 || .000