This is it for LeBron James.

The reason why he came back home to Ohio is right within his grasp. It's NBA Finals time, and only one team stands between him and his dream of bringing the Larry O'Brien trophy to Cleveland.

James fired 23 points, and got plenty of help from his teammates, to secure this year's first NBA Finals berth by dominating Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 118-88, sweeping the Hawks Tuesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena.

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After missing the Cavs past two games because of left knee tendinitis, Kyrie Irving suited up and started this one to score 16 points, grab four rebounds, and dish out five assists in 22 minutes of play.

Other Cavs who had fine offensive games are James' frontcourt helpers Tristan Thompson and Timofey Mozgov with 16 and 14 points respectively. Off the bench, J.R. Smith and Matthew Dellavedova also scored in double figures with 18 and 10.

The night was an all-Cleveland show from the get-go. Unlike in Game 3, James early shooting in this one was pretty well as he scored 15 points at the half to help the Cavs build a 17-point lead, 59-42.

James also appeared to be light under his feet during the whole game as opposed to his seemingly exhausted condition by the end of the previous one. He even made one of his patented windmill dunks in the 9:29 mark of the opening quarter to signal that his legs are ready and fine that evening.

Cleveland led by 25 points, 85-60, entering the fourth period, and by that time all of the Hawks starters, except for Kent Bazemore who replaced the injured Kyle Korver in the starting lineup, are already sitting on the bench and would not play another minute of the game. Coach Mike Budenholzer seems to realize that this year is just not the right time for Atlanta.

This is LeBron's fifth straight Finals appearance, something that even the greatest basketball player of all-time Michael Jordan has not done. And he now has a chance to win the championship the he coveted the most: the one with Cleveland.

The Cavs now wait for the winner of the Golden State-Houston series to meet them in the Finals, which starts June 4. 

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