By now you have all heard everything you need to know about King James's historic night. He had a monster triple-double 37/14/12. He scored 17 in the 4th quarter, having a hand in the first 29 points his team scored in the final frame. He had the most points, most assists and most rebounds of any player on the court (think about that!). The Cavs literally ran the same play every time down the court - give it to Lebron up top, spread the floor with shooters and let him get it done. And Lebron delivered, he beat Pietrus to the rack, he nailed jumpers in his face and made some beautiful assists to cutting teammates and open shooters.
It truly was a magical performance to watch and a statement game. Sorry Kobe fans (myself included). Lebron James is the best player on the planet. If you hadn't realized it already (and you probably should have) you really have to begin to come to grips with reality. King James is dragging this sorry Cavs team to game 6...if he was on any of the other 3 teams left in the playoffs in place of their big star that team would be absolutely unbeatable. Last night's performance was truly one of the most remarkable in NBA history, I hope everyone took it all in, we are all certainly witnesses.
I would like to give Mo Williams some credit for finding his shot finally (6-9 from downtown, 24 points) and Booby Gibson stroking it from deep (3-4) is absolutely huge for this Cleveland team.
The question is, can Lebron get it done on the road in game 6? Can he re-visit refuse-to-lose mode that we saw last night in the 4th quarter? Does he have enough in the tank? It is a tall task for certain, but after last nights performance I don't see how anybody doubts the Cavs at this point. If you couldn't tell in my previous posts I have always felt the Cavs will probably win this series..the bottom line is in the NBA, you never doubt the best player on the planets ability to get it done.
The sooner the Magic close them out, the sooner we can start debating which team Lebron will go to in 2010. Don't tell anyone in Cleveland that, as I got yelled at in a bar in cleveland when I told them their golden boy was history. He can resurrect any franchise he wants, hell Memphis would be in the NBA finals with in 3 years of Lebron showing up. I'm just praying the big city, and bright lights of NY get this freak.(Or the soon to be Brooklyn Nets)
ReplyDeleteI will be writing a piece on that...I know where he is going, and so does everyone else..they just don't want to admit it. And yes, I should be very happy about it.
ReplyDeletethe man is out of this world. for some reason i can't jump on his wagon like i did jordan back in the day, but he is unbelievable to watch. look for superman to respond at home in game 6 though
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of superman rechmania...I popped in Season 4 of smallville last night. You better believe I was playing the guit during opening credits. Not the same without you strummin along.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell you why I don't like Lebron as much as Kobe (fuck Jordan). His game just isn't as aesthetically pleasing. Bottom line, Kobe has a much more pure basketball skill-set. Everything he does is completely fluid. Lebron is more unstoppable though because when he takes it to the tin either you foul him or he scores, and more often than not, both. He is just so fast, so strong and can jump higher than anyone else...it is a sompletely unstoppable combination.
ReplyDeletethe cavs are stil done. it was the king's last hurrah.
ReplyDeleteLebron is obviously the best in the league but he will never have as good of a career as kobe or jordan...kobe was unstoppable at lebrons age giving him 3 championships in his early years...Lebron is on a one man team which showed last night...Being down by 22, the magic were still able to fight back and make a game of it...Once the cavs are down 22 they might as well just walk off the court...Lebron's outta there next year, enjoy it while you can cleveland fans
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