David Blatt hails "tremendous" LeBron James

David Blatt has described LeBron James as "tremendous" after the forward scored 40 points for the third time in the NBA Finals.

The four-time MVP was the top scorer in game five against the Golden State Warriors, but the Cleveland Cavaliers went on to lose 104-91, leaving them needing victories in the final two fixtures in the series.

The coach told reporters: "LeBron has been tremendous, and that is even an understatement for how he's played in the series. And he had another one of those days today.

"Under the current set of circumstances, that's what we've got to get, and he's bringing it. You don't see that every day, what he's doing. You've got to take your hat off to him too."

The team's meet again at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday night.