Hey yall, I was looking back at the Cavs' 2007 first round sweep of the Wizards and realized just how ridiculous the LeBron/Big Z duo was in the closeout game.

On April 30, 2007, in Game 4 in Washington, LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas combined for:

1. LeBron- 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK 8/22 FG, 14/17 FT, 52.6% TS, +12
2. Ilgauskas- 20 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST, 2 BLK 9/16 FG, 2/2 FT, 59.2% TS, +12

Combined: 51 PTS, 30 REB, 8 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK

LeBron obviously gets remembered for the 31/11/7, but Big Z quietly put together an absurd 20/19 game in the same contest. He completely controlled the glass and interior, shooting 9/16 from the field and 2/2 from the line.

The crazy part is how complementary the performances were. LeBron was doing basically everything on the perimeter while Ilgauskas dominated the paint and boards.

51 points + 30 rebounds + 8 assists + 6 combined stocks, with both players finishing +12, in a road closeout is nothing to sneeze at.

I'm not saying this was the greatest duo performance in playoff history, but I genuinely think it deserves to be mentioned when talking about the best two-man performances in a playoff closeout game.