<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyronn Lue on being down 3-1: “If you don’t think we can win, don’t get on the plane.”</p>— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffZillgitt/status/741485628492263424">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Richard Jefferson on LeBron: "four free throws for a guy who lives in the paint is rare."</p>— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN/status/741484046723731456">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"He never gets calls. ... He doesn't get a fair whistle all the time because of his strength and power." Tyronn Lue on LeBron James</p>— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/741486268438196224">June 11, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Something like this has happened in each and every round for GS this postseason. It's neither a coincidence nor a fluke. Game 4 @ HOU, Game 4 @ POR, Game 6 @ OKC, and tonight (with all 4 of these occurrences happening on the road). GS won each of those games coming back from double-digit deficits, completely destroyed the will of those teams, and ended those series in the very next game in front of their home crowd. The same thing will happen on Monday night as well.
if Lebron want to remain relevant when his athleticism begin to decline, he'll need to work on his jumpshot. for 2 seasons in a row now, he have down in the low 30% range when he's not at the rim.
Even though this game was closer than the score indicated, every game this series has been decided by double digits. 15, 33, 30, and 11. I can't remember another NBA finals like this
Lebron should get more foul calls and free throws. Just being objective here. He gets hacked when he goes up strong.
The only other known unstoppable shooter in the last 10 yrs that would have made this series interesting is prime Dirk Norwitzki. Can you imagine if the Cavs some how had that Dirk instead of K. Love in this line up?
Maybe LeBron takes mma classes. Who knows. I wouldn't go by whoever had the lower profile rise to the NBA to be the superior fighter. Also LeBron is athletic as they come.
I'm a big Lebron fan but this season's failure is 100% due to his hubris. He let being the best player in the league get to his head and he started he's so good he can mess with GM and coaching decisions. Who knows, maybe they wouldn't be in this spot if he gave Blatt the respect his deserved and ran his plays instead of running him out of town. Also, brilliant move to trade Wiggins for Love, Lebron. That really paid off big time If they want to salvage this season they shouldn't give Love any minutes at all next game.
Unless Draymond is a trained fighter, Lebron would likely win a fight in a controlled environment. It would take a pretty big difference in fighting skill to make up for 1-2 inches of length and 20-30 lbs.
Totally agree about Lebron here. The Cavs deserve everything bad that happens to them. Things would not have gone down like this is Pat Riley was running the show in Cleveland.
Draymond seems more physically adept at a fight. It's no knock on James, but he doesn't seem to have 'fighter' in him. Lebron has like 4 inches of height on Draymond but Green seems like he has as long or longer arms than James.