LeBron James will play Friday in game six of the Cavaliers' playoff series against the Nets, the team announced Thursday.

The visiting Cavaliers lead the series 3-2 and can clinch the best-of-seven matchup with a road victory. If the Nets win, they will force a seventh game here on Sunday to decide which team advances to the Eastern Conference final.

James suffered a bruised right knee and minor scrape when he crashed into his team's bench while battling New Jersey's Jason Kidd for a loose ball in the final seconds of an Nets victory here Wednesday.