CLEVELAND -- King James placed his crown back on for Game 2.
LeBron James returned to the floor Wednesday night against Chicago wearing his signature headband, which the Cavaliers' star had ditched since a March 7 game against Phoenix.
With his headband back in place, James poured in a game-high 33 points as the Cavs evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Bulls with a 106-91 win.
James said the choice to wear the headband was spur of the moment.
"It was in my locker, and I decided to give it a go," he said. "It was time for it to make a comeback."
Since his high school days in Akron, James had always worn a headband before surprisingly putting it away for nearly two months.
After an "off" game by his standards in Cleveland's Game 1 loss to the Bulls, James promised to come out more aggressive in Game 2. He drove to the basket right away and scored 14 points in the first quarter as the Cavs bolted to a 38-18 lead.
James recently said he put away the headband to look more like his teammates.
In a crucial game, James, who arrived at the arena three hours before tipoff, apparently wanted to look more like his old self.
The headband was of little consequence to the Bulls.
"I don't care about no headband. He can play with or without the headband," Jimmy Butler said. "He's a great player, headband or not. He outplayed me tonight."
Information from ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell and The Associated Press was used in this report.
