BEIJING, April 23 -- Lebron James scored 30 points, made 12 assists and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-86 victory over the Washington Wizards and a 2-0 lead in the NBA playoffs on Monday. The Cavaliers, who won the Eastern Conference last year, were simply too good for the Wizards.

"We are playing the champs," Washington coach Eddie Jordan told reporters. "They made changes, but they still have one of the best players in the NBA and he was at his best."

Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James (L) congratulates his teammates Anderson Varejao and Daniel Gibson (R) during the second quarter of Game 1 of their NBA basketball playoff series against the Washington Wizards in Cleveland, Ohio, April 21, 2008. Wizards beat Cavaliers 93-86

The Wizards tried to be as physical as possible with James throughout the game, with Washington centre Brendan Haywood ejected for a flagrant foul in the third quarter after he shoved the Cleveland forward, who ended up careering out of bounds.

The strategy, however, did not seem to bother James, who sat out the last six minutes with his team well in control.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Wally Szczerbiak scored 15 points.

Cleveland shot 52 percent from the floor, including making 10 of 19 attempts from three-point range, in a game that was never close after the Cavaliers' 17-4 run late in the second quarter.

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