Lebron james seals the win for the cavs with a 3pointer in game 5. The tournament concluded with the eastern conference champion miami heat defeating the western conference champion san antonio spurs 4 games to 3 in the nba finals. The 20 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball association s 2012 season. Could lebron james handle the bad boys detroit pistons. Summary and statistics for the 20 nba finals san antonio spurs vs. He returned for the playoffs where the eightseeded bulls who were twentytwo. Lebron james and dwyane wade played on different teams in the eastern conference from 200310, combining for 15 playoff series victories and four conference finals appearances, each reaching a finals. And the first comeback of that magnitude in the nba.
Scoring eight points in the most important playoff game of your career doesnt help. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball. Lebron james epic full series highlights vs celtics 2018 playoffs east finals house of highlights. Shaquille oneal kept lebron james from making another nba. Lebron james epic full series highlights vs celtics 2018. The 2009 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball association s 200809 season. With two quality outings, lebron james had the perfect opportunity to silence.
Michael jordans stats from bulls 4 playoff series vs. Mj went a perfect 60 in the nba finals and never needed a game 7 to win those series. Hes made 16 allstar teams, 15 allnba teams and has three mvp trophies. Michael jordan and the bulls struggled with the bad boys pistons before winning as shown in espns the last dance. You could count on either miami or cleveland playing in june, and james competing for championships. Lebron james has been to the nba finals eight times during his 14year career, including participating in the last seven championship rounds. Epic full series highlights vs warriors 2016 nba finals finals mvp. Summary and statistics for the 2011 nba eastern conference finals miami heat vs. The nba finals have granted fans with some of the greatest duels in league history. In fact, hes passed michael jordan in several major stats in playoff totals, but is still behind. James also became the first player in nba finals history to lead both teams in points, assists, and rebounds for the entire series. We take a look back at lebron james streak of 8straight nba finals appearances, all in the past decade. Lebron james is 36 in the nba finals, but he also appeared in the eight consecutive finals series with the heat or cavs from 201119. James became just the third player to record a tripledouble in an nba finals game 7, and behind series averages of 29.
In a rematch of the 20 nba finals, the san antonio spurs defeated the miami heat, ending miamis chances of a threepeat. Summary and statistics for the 2017 nba finals cleveland cavaliers vs. Lebron james and cavaliers came back from 31 to beat 73. Lebron james continues to put up incredible numbers in the playoffs and rewrite the record books. Proof that lebron james faced tougher playoff competition. A history of lebron james scoring prowess against the bulls. In 200809, the cavs won the most games they have ever won in a single season. The tournament concluded with the western conference champion golden state warriors defeating the eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers 4 games to 2 in the nba finals.
As this goes to press, rumors are flying all around nba twitter. James attacked from the start and scored 33 points, kyrie irving added 21 and the cleveland cavaliers evened their semifinal series with chicago, beating the bulls 10691 in game 2 on wednesday night. Lebron james nba finals full series highlights youtube. But the worst sports argument of the past decade concerns lebron james. The toronto raptors are the defending nba champions, but how good. Lebron james led the cleveland cavaliers to their first ever nba championship in a historic upset over the golden state warriors. The eastern conference went through james for almost an. Lebron james playoff career tops michael jordan in all.
Lebron james official nba stats, player logs, boxscores, shotcharts and videos. This was the series where mj set the singlegame scoring record with 63 at the. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. Kobe bryant, lebron james and the nba rivalries that never. Because while we dont have new games, we do have memories. Its insulting to suggest, first, that defenders were strategically allowing lebron access to the rim. Indeed, if you stack up all teams these two faced in the nba finals, six of the top eight would be lebron opponents, including the top four the 2017 warriors, 2016 warriors, 2014 spurs, and. Lebron james scores 33 as cavaliers even series with bulls. Lebron james became an immediate star after skipping college to join the. The bestofseven series was played between the western conference champion san antonio spurs and the eastern conference champion cleveland cavaliers. Lebron raymone james sr is an american professional basketball player. The 2015 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball association s 201415 season.
Lebron james came back from 31 to beat the 73win warriors. James is, after all, arguably the greatest player in nba history. For lebron james, it was the kevin garnett paul pierce boston celtics. After falling to the warriors in the third chapter of their teams trilogy, james now falls to 35 in the nba finals. Lebron james full series highlights vs toronto raptors 2018 playoffs escf lebronto vs drake. If you were lebron james, you wouldve answered the same way. They also made their first nba finals appearance in franchise history during the 200607 season.
Lebron james greatest nba finals plays 20072018 hd duration. James has gone 36 in his nine nba finals appearances, but he also controlled the eastern conference with the. The 2007 nba finals was the championship series of the national basketball association nba s 200607 season, and was the conclusion of the seasons playoffs. Summary and statistics for the 2011 nba finals dallas mavericks vs. The pistons would go on to reach the nba finals, where theyd lose to the lakers in a sevengame thriller. During lebron james first stint with the cleveland cavaliers, james took that franchise to new heights. He returned for the playoffs where the eightseeded bulls who were twentytwo games under. King james nearly averaged a triple double in the series. James and his teams were fixtures in the nba finals. Lebron james scored 35 points, chris bosh added 22 and the miami heat moved within one win of the nba finals with a wild 10193 overtime victory over the chicago bulls in game 4 of the eastern. The golden state warriors somehow withstood lebron james latest brilliance on the nba finals stage.
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