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He’s been ridiculous. The thing that keeps being thrown out about this being his worst cast may be accurate. But I also think they’re smart enough to just let him win games. Smith might be good for an occasional 3 and others contribute minimally. But the coach’s entire strategy is basically (and wisely) to win and die with James.
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Lebron was insane and George Hill stepped up with 20 which was important with Love out and J.R.not being able to throw it in the ocean.
Biggest key may have been Green, Nance and Clarkson. They had a combined 30 pts and 14 rebounds....huge.
Lebron at age 33 and in year 15 with 53000 minutes in his career playing 46+ minutes is simply amazing. All these young guys can’t do this and maintain any level of play much less his level.
Still think Celtics take Game 7. Wouldnt bet on it though.
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Does he have one more superman game in him?
He’ll need 5.
The two 3’s he popped while covered in the last minute or two were Jordan-esque daggers. Cleveland likely wins without them (he had seen to that with his drives & passes to stem Boston’s comeback) but they were still clutch.
I haven’t watched the NBA in years but these series are both good. Any of the four could win the championship and with Boston that’s shocking. Stevens is a truly gifted coach.
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Lebron has won 5 game 7s in a row.
One more 40+ game and he’ll tie Jerry West for most 40+ games in a playoff season.
He’s averaged 33.9 points this post season - putting him on pace with MJ’s unmatched 1993 post season.
Also on pace for 30 ppg, 8 rpg, and 8 apg for the 2nd time in his post season career. Only 2 other players have done that once.
One more 40+ game and he’ll tie Jerry West for most 40+ games in a playoff season.
He’s averaged 33.9 points this post season - putting him on pace with MJ’s unmatched 1993 post season.
Also on pace for 30 ppg, 8 rpg, and 8 apg for the 2nd time in his post season career. Only 2 other players have done that once.
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I agree. He's gotten his team to buy in on committing to team defense. They remind me in that regard to the Bulls of six to eight years ago under Thibodeau. If the Celts defend like they did in Game 5, you can pencil them in for the Finals.
The problem with Game 7s is they tend to be super tight and come down to who has the better go-to people. We know who wins there.
Boston needs to clamp down from the opening tip and avoid having to find the go-to guy. I think they can do it.
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He may or may not but you can bet all of social media will be whining about it it if they lose. There is a reason almost nobody else ever plays the entire game. They can’t do it effectively. If they lose...and they should...it is a legit argument. Celtics will keep running 3 young fresh guys at him all night long and hope for the best which is the best strategy.
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I think he is....him and Steve Kerr. What I like about them is that they don’t over-coach and don’t over-react to what’s happening on the floor. They have tremendous trust in their players. Stevens is an absolute iceman.
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Lebron took off Game 5 at Boston and it showed. He purposefully rested for Game 6. He’s smart enough to know resting for Game 7 was also in his best interest. He will need it to put this team on his back. I think he has a great shot to shock the Celtics.
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No way he took off game 5.
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39 minutes. 11-22 shooting. 1-6 3pts. 10 Reb. 5 Ast. 26 Points. He saved his energy for this game.
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