How Close Is LeBron James To Michael Jordan?

Lue paused for several seconds before responding to a question about the third and fourth fouls called on James, who was whistled for barely touching Marcus Smart on a jumper and then was called for a charge. “I just have to keep going and figure out what I’ve got do to come back at the highest level possible”.

For the third straight year, it’s Cleveland and Golden State in the NBA Finals.

For those unaware, this is the third year in a row in which these two teams have faced on another on the NBA’s biggest stage.

James, who is trying to win his seventh consecutive conference title, tried to find a silver lining on an otherwise forgettable night.

We meet again, @Cavs. I never thought that you could get to a point where Mike was.

There’s also the irony that Brown, the first coach who took James to an NBA Finals in 2007 – Cleveland was swept by San Antonio – will now coach against him, likely in the same leading role he’s had for Golden State since head coach Steve Kerr was forced to take a break because of continued problems with his surgically repaired back. I think we will use it as fuel, we will use it as motivation, but the idea of playing into it? But the Eastern Conference would have played out the same, and the Western Conference may have had the same, or similar results, as well.

From an efficiency standpoint, the offenses are not comparable.

LeBron James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving jumped on the Celtics right away.

James referred to the Warriors as only “that juggernaut” and “a beast” following Thursday’s Game 5 in at Boston, a night in which he passed Michael Jordan as the career postseason scoring leader.

Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Celtics G Avery Bradley on the team’s first home game since the Game 2 Cleveland blowout, said, “We owe our fans a better performance.”.

Now, onto the meat and potatoes.

I mean, the kid is special, and he basically was just waiting for an opportunity to be able to blossom, and I’m just happy and blessed that when I chose to come back that I was able to help him blossom, I guess, because he gets to play in games that he’s always been built for. Along with the points, Irving pulled down three rebounds and assisted on four baskets. This might be the first time I’ve ever seen James zeroed in on a goal as evidenced by his aggressive play of late. They combined for 27 points on 8 of 28 shooting – the same point total Smart had solo in Game 3. This man wants to win, and that must be commended.

The NBA’s championship eras have always been built by its biggest stars. “The ones we gotta look at are the ones he got at the rim”.

Almost 6,000 postseason points, thousands of made shots and more than 200 playoff games later, James is the NBA’s all-time leading playoff scorer.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is also often regarded as a top-three player in the world, but Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving has bested Curry in the previous two championship series. This was a Warriors team that had been to the NBA Finals the previous two seasons, winning it all in 2015.

In 2015, the Cavs and Dubs combined for a 2-3-1 O/U record in the NBA Finals (194.16 ppg vs. 196.7 ave total), and past year they finished 2-4-1 O/U in the finals (200.28 ppg vs. 207.93 ave total). The NBA, after an underwhelming postseason, needs this to be a good series and more importantly, a long one – at least six games. For starters, watching them rise is a blast, but watching them crumble is even more fun.