LeBron wouldn't have faded if his teammates didn't blow a 6 point lead a minute into the 4th quarter.
I just think its so much harder to win playoff basketball playing outside-in. If they go to Dwight and theres no double i just dont think he will consistently do that. If he does he is better than Yao no doubt. Just don't think so. Not a huge fan of the running hook.
A tired Lebron consistently drove to the basket and fouled out the Magic's best player. He did all he could.
Dwight Howard shouldn't have fouled out. That last call on him was not a foul - just superstar treatment for James. Lebron traveled when he dished it out to West for that 3 pointer near the end of the game. Real score would've put the Magic up by more than just 1.
Did you watch the game? Mike Brown yelled at him to get right back in the game and he couldn't get a rest. From then on, he had to use all his energy just to get his team back into the game. So yes, his teammates blowing a lead was a big factor in his exhaustion.
So when the Lakers lose by one point, and Kobe shoots under 50% from the field (instead of 20 for 30, like LeBron did) -- is that a choke as well?
If I am Kobe, I am licking my chops after watching Lebron collapse at the final buzzer. The only person on the Cavaliers who can slow Kobe down is Lebron. The only person on the Cavaliers who can really score is Lebron. Kobe will make him run around all game long on defense and offense and considering Kobe is a better conditioned athlete, edge has to go to him.
A general comment concerning the Magic. When Jameer went down,I didn't think they had it in them to get this far. They deserve a lot of credit.
Well this game went as opposite as I could have predicted. Cleveland came out on fire. I thought they would come out rusty. Cleveland blew a big lead. I expected Orlando to do that Rashard Lewis played a very good game. I doubted that he would do that before the series. If Hedo and Lewis show up this whole series the Magic should win this series.
No one is questioning if he did all he could. The point is: A tired Lebron at the end of the game is a less efiicient player and a less dangerous player. Magic used this strategy and won the game.
tonight was not a choke on Lebron. I should not have said that or came close to it. Tonight was a choke on the Cleveland Cavs, blowing that lead. but don't worry, Stan Van Gundy will mess it all up.
Kobe is a better conditioned athlete? I don't think so. LeBron got tired because of the layoff, and because (unlike Kobe) he's asked to do everything on the offensive end when he's on the floor.
What strategy? Pray that West and Williams hit 30% of their shots so that LeBron has to carry the entire offense by itself? I'd understand if they let LeBron go off in order to clamp down on the backcourt, but those guys had open looks all night and couldn't hit a thing.
He played forty-one minutes, and he was the only playmaker on the court. Lebron is also a big boy; his work ethic is rarely questioned. He did all could in the offseason too.
Lebron entered the league at 18 and turned 19 that season. MJ entered the league at 21 and turned 22 that season.
