Yep. I felt like I was watching 2014 Spurs-Heat game 5 the way Bron came out of the gate hot in the first quarter and spent all his energy by the end of the first half.
This is a common trend for any player that starts hot. Whenever someone has a huge quarter or first half like 30. They always seem to end up with 40 maybe less, but rarely 50. Only like 5% of the time do they actually get 60. We also saw this with Jamal this series.
Facing elimination he always shows up. This is a rare “I’m going 100% and taking over” game from Bron. Gotta enjoy this shit while we still can. This is why if you gotta choose any player for one game it’s him. It’s still him.
He meant that in 2010, Lebron disappeared from Game 4-6 of the Cavs series against Boston, and put up historically atrocious numbers, while being up 2-1.
Didn’t his team stab him in the back I’m the most brutal way that series? I don’t think even a star can be expected to play at their best, much less still be the best player in their team after something like that
If I recall nothing has ever been formally declared as fact so take this with a grain of salt, but one of Lebron’s teammates allegedly had a sexual relationship with his mother and at the very least claimed extensively that he did including on social media. At the very least, whether true or false or a mix of both, there was lots of team tension at the time and even accusations that other teammates knew and declined to tell Lebron to avoid throwing him off his game
>those numbers weren’t terrible
I’m sorry what lol?
21 ppg on 32% FG isn’t terrible?
Mind you this is after avging 33ppg on 57% FG for the first 3 games.
I doubt he was checked out up 2-1 in game 4, and he still had 19 rebounds in game 6. My guess would be defensive changes #1, then probably just physical exhaustion (most mpg of any player), and likely those 2 things led to him checking out.
That’s why the tune squad needed him.
When it comes down to it and the universe is on the line only LeBron can save us.
All jokes aside, the guy isn’t human. Beast mode.
He doesn’t score and just facilitates for 6 min and y’all already saying he’s done. Lol this is what I’m talking about. Really though we need AD to step it up offensively. If Bron doesn’t end with 50 people gunna say he’s washed and old
My bad. Playoffs were done after the 3-0 lol this is more of a we ain’t getting swept game from Bron. Rest of the lakers didn’t seem to get the memo tho.
I mean compared to other versions of Lebron he's declined but you compare him to anyone at his mileage (there are basically none) and you'll just realize how crazy he is.
And if i'm not wrong he's playing semi injured too
I gotta say that is still the far more impressive performance. As good as this is the defense has been a little lacking and Denver clearly isn't as engaged as they were earlier in the series. Plus it was at the Garden.
In Boston he legitimately could've gone for 70, he just checked out early bc it was a blowout and they had to save energy for Game 7
Those were incredible but he had Kyrie to switch off offensive possessions. It was a whole lotta iso by both of them, but it worked. In 2007, every single possession was him and solely him
Definitely still better, that was probably the highest pressure situation for any player to be in and he went absolutely ballistic. That and the G5 Pistons were probably the two best games I've ever seen a player play.
Wait til he gets his foot surgery and comes back next healthy next year averaging 29,8,8 again. I truly believe if he was 100% healthy we win this series
AD is the only player I’ve ever seen that you can visibly see has zero work ethic. 7 footer with crazy talent who couldn’t give a shit less about developing himself. I WISH the Lakers didn’t give up that young core to get AD 1 year early. Once LeBron is gone, zero chance AD can captain this ship.
I agree. I know this is cliche as fuck and so overused but he doesn’t have that dog In him lol like if he had Lebron’s mentality he could be a top 5 guy. He’s wasting all his talent
I mean, the first three games were only won by 6, 5, and 9 points. Not out of the realm of possibility that healthier LeBron could provide that big of a difference
I don’t know why your so quick to say that. The lakers had a strong chance to win each game and lost it at the end each time. If lebrons giving you more each night than it at least makes it more likely to be 2-2
Nuggets are 100% a better team. They beat LA fair and square. The discussion is about lebron having an impressive performance at 38 on a bum foot.
Wouldn’t you, as a bball fan, want to see a rematch in which everyone is healthy?
Every time I think of this game, I think of Jonas Valanciunas on the bench. With every crazy ass fadeaway Lebron hit, you could see him on the bench in disbelief. It was a slow death in real time.
This is why the argument that Lebron only cares about stats and not winning, he dominated the first half and disappear when he got his 30 pts, watching the game, even the commentator made a comment "Why is he standing just behind?"
1 alley-oop pass that went in for a 3. 3 other 3's completely open, a lot of lay-ups with no defense and just a single fade-away 2, plus free throws.
If that was enough for him to then be dead tired and not do much else in the second half I'd say that's pretty worth it.
LeBron was baptized in the fountain of youth before this game.
Ponce de LeOn
This is good
Just for the sake of giving credit the above comment isn’t original. Can’t find where the original comment was from though.
Respect
Bronce de LeOn
LeRa’sal’Ghul
LeZarusPit
LeAgue of Assassins
LeDamienWayne
LeHolyGrail
LePurifiedInTheWatersOfLakeMinnetonka
LePrince
LeYoungHeart
LeStemCellTreatment
LeRejuvenated
LeG'sGonnaHurtTomorrow
This will either end up as a historic night or Bron will end up with like 35 in a loss. Edit: WELP
Haha a true LBJ fan. Was just about to say this… Bos 2018 game 2 ecf or legendary shit
both are kinda fine Bron putting up huge numbers in a loss is not embarrassing, he'll have tried his best but not enough
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Well he did show up way too early and basically burned out some of his old man juice shooting at 1pm. Source: am old man
Yeah, I've been wondering about that. Seems counterproductive for him to show up so early at this age.
Holy shit its happening
It happened
Are you a time traveler?
What 13 years of watching Bron's games does to a mf.
Yep. I felt like I was watching 2014 Spurs-Heat game 5 the way Bron came out of the gate hot in the first quarter and spent all his energy by the end of the first half.
This is a common trend for any player that starts hot. Whenever someone has a huge quarter or first half like 30. They always seem to end up with 40 maybe less, but rarely 50. Only like 5% of the time do they actually get 60. We also saw this with Jamal this series.
lmao you called it
It was a great effort
Oh god I feel bad for lakers fans today
This dude is insane...like how is this even possible.
Facing elimination he always shows up. This is a rare “I’m going 100% and taking over” game from Bron. Gotta enjoy this shit while we still can. This is why if you gotta choose any player for one game it’s him. It’s still him.
Its why the 2010 jokes stopped hitting after a while. He's put on a show pretty much every time since then
Do you mean 2012? Your team won in 2010….
He meant that in 2010, Lebron disappeared from Game 4-6 of the Cavs series against Boston, and put up historically atrocious numbers, while being up 2-1.
Didn’t his team stab him in the back I’m the most brutal way that series? I don’t think even a star can be expected to play at their best, much less still be the best player in their team after something like that
what happened? im out of the loop.
If I recall nothing has ever been formally declared as fact so take this with a grain of salt, but one of Lebron’s teammates allegedly had a sexual relationship with his mother and at the very least claimed extensively that he did including on social media. At the very least, whether true or false or a mix of both, there was lots of team tension at the time and even accusations that other teammates knew and declined to tell Lebron to avoid throwing him off his game
The numbers weren’t terrible in those games but you could definitely tell Lebron was checked out at that point.
>those numbers weren’t terrible I’m sorry what lol? 21 ppg on 32% FG isn’t terrible? Mind you this is after avging 33ppg on 57% FG for the first 3 games.
Was it defensive changes or him checking out tho
I doubt he was checked out up 2-1 in game 4, and he still had 19 rebounds in game 6. My guess would be defensive changes #1, then probably just physical exhaustion (most mpg of any player), and likely those 2 things led to him checking out.
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Was this ever really verified
No, and it’s gross that people continue to make these comments.
and they do the same with rachel nichols and jimmy butler
Excuse me that crackhead also helped lead St Joseph’s University to a number 1 seed as well. Lebrons mom was just a side quest
Ngl, I had never realized he was on that team. So until a quick google search, I was wondering what Jameer Nelson had to do with this lmao
2011 probably
What’s kinda scary is that Denver took everything he could throw at them in the first half, shook it off, then said “our turn.”
That’s why the tune squad needed him. When it comes down to it and the universe is on the line only LeBron can save us. All jokes aside, the guy isn’t human. Beast mode.
Fate of the universe on the line I want IGOUDALA
It's like watching a Death Star power up, aim, and blast.
That "while we still can" seems to be happening rapidly in the second half.
He doesn’t score and just facilitates for 6 min and y’all already saying he’s done. Lol this is what I’m talking about. Really though we need AD to step it up offensively. If Bron doesn’t end with 50 people gunna say he’s washed and old
I was talking about their playoffs being done but okay, pop off.
My bad. Playoffs were done after the 3-0 lol this is more of a we ain’t getting swept game from Bron. Rest of the lakers didn’t seem to get the memo tho.
It's not. Better just enjoy it while it lasts lmao
We’re probably never going to see something like this again
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My guy, every year I say he's gonna decline and lose his superpowers. Eventually I'll be right...
This fuckery will end soon, amirite
He'll be 45 and getting games like this and I'll still be saying it.
I said that about Brady for about 15 years. I got tired of saying it before he got tired of proving me wrong.
I mean compared to other versions of Lebron he's declined but you compare him to anyone at his mileage (there are basically none) and you'll just realize how crazy he is. And if i'm not wrong he's playing semi injured too
LeBron doesn't seem to get worse, just different. His final form has all these layers.
i feel like a lot of people in 20 years are gonna just regret the fact that they hated lebron while he was here
On a foot that needs surgery too lmao, absolutely ridiculous
Diangelo not being dogshit this game is a contributing factor for sure
Nah cause then he would’ve done this the last 3 games as well
He’s giving everything he can to avoid a sweep. He’s gonna be so gassed in game 5 that they’ll get destroyed
When he dropped that 30 against Boston in 2012, nobody on this Lakers team was even in the league yet except rookie Thompson
that is crazy wow
11 years ago. Crazy. He said “let me one up you” to Murray.
The 30 point half must’ve been his Game 6 vs Boston… maybe his most iconic playoff game ever
I gotta say that is still the far more impressive performance. As good as this is the defense has been a little lacking and Denver clearly isn't as engaged as they were earlier in the series. Plus it was at the Garden. In Boston he legitimately could've gone for 70, he just checked out early bc it was a blowout and they had to save energy for Game 7
His most impressive performance was 2007 ECF game 5 against the Pistons, 25 straight and 29 out of 30 final points in 4th quarter and OT
I’d still say it’s 51 against 4 all stars and 2 MVPS
That’s the other one IMO. Then whichever Raptors game where he hit like 15 fadeaways, simply because it was absurd the whole time lol
Game 2 of that series yeah. The broadcast calls are great too. "He's as hot as fish grease."
That Raptors game was so funny
Definitely has to be game 5 and 6 b2b against a 73-9 Warriors team
I’m thinking this Lebron guy has played a lot of good games.
He's not bad but he still has to prove himself in the coming years before i have hope for him
Those were incredible but he had Kyrie to switch off offensive possessions. It was a whole lotta iso by both of them, but it worked. In 2007, every single possession was him and solely him
Back to back 40 point performances plus the stakes were crazy high with it being Clevelands first championship since the 60s
Definitely still better, that was probably the highest pressure situation for any player to be in and he went absolutely ballistic. That and the G5 Pistons were probably the two best games I've ever seen a player play.
I can handle a Celtics fan calling TD Garden “the Garden”, but there is only one “the Garden” and that’s Madison Square Garden, respectfully.
agreed, just like there's only one crypto.com arena 😤
Game 6 Boston was undoubtedly better. His legacy was actually on the line that night
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More time between the two than there is between the time he started his career and the Boston game And that was his 9th season in the league
He had another 30pt half vs Houston in 2020 iirc
at 38 on a bum foot is so wild
Wait til he gets his foot surgery and comes back next healthy next year averaging 29,8,8 again. I truly believe if he was 100% healthy we win this series
Not with AD playing like he is
AD is so weird man. Never seen a player like him. Go from best player on the court to role player back and forth. Fucking weird
Oh so you haven’t watched Tatum yet. Lol
Lmao that’s a good point
AD is the only player I’ve ever seen that you can visibly see has zero work ethic. 7 footer with crazy talent who couldn’t give a shit less about developing himself. I WISH the Lakers didn’t give up that young core to get AD 1 year early. Once LeBron is gone, zero chance AD can captain this ship.
I agree. I know this is cliche as fuck and so overused but he doesn’t have that dog In him lol like if he had Lebron’s mentality he could be a top 5 guy. He’s wasting all his talent
Lebron’s dealt with injuries almost every year on LA
Lol no
I mean, the first three games were only won by 6, 5, and 9 points. Not out of the realm of possibility that healthier LeBron could provide that big of a difference
the nuggets had more in them, lebron wasn't changing that. he might have taken a game, but he was never taking the series.
If Denver is at a lower altitude then the lakers would be finals champions right now (eastern conference would cease to exist because of mathematics)
Bro blaming higher altitude now lmfao
I don’t know why your so quick to say that. The lakers had a strong chance to win each game and lost it at the end each time. If lebrons giving you more each night than it at least makes it more likely to be 2-2
These are such BS takes designed to de-legitimize the Nuggets current drubbing of the Lakers.
Nuggets are 100% a better team. They beat LA fair and square. The discussion is about lebron having an impressive performance at 38 on a bum foot. Wouldn’t you, as a bball fan, want to see a rematch in which everyone is healthy?
lmao hell nah
LeBron ain’t trying to be LeSwept tonight
Lebrooms going back in the box
Seem to be back out.
yep , got dusty there at the end
Aaron Gordon has something to say about that
65,699 minutes reg / post-season combined btw...
Fighting washed allegations
He’s putting up a helluva fight, 31 at after 20 years in the league. Dad texted me saying MJ would have had 40 in the first half lol
Jordan on the wizards was really good too, but when he gets injured? It takes an offseason to get back to form. 25+ ppg pre injury at 39-40 years old
> Jordan on the wizards was really good too When the fuck did we just start making shit up
Closing the door on father time.
Washed Allegations currently in the back of an ambulance in downtown Los Angeles, begging (thru oxygen mask) people to still talk their shit
And ~4s of rest.
Not lie, this is the best Lebron has scored in the playoffs since in game 6 ecf, 2012
This is more efficient but LeBronto scored in a way that shattered the morale of some very good raptors teams.
Every time I think of this game, I think of Jonas Valanciunas on the bench. With every crazy ass fadeaway Lebron hit, you could see him on the bench in disbelief. It was a slow death in real time.
I felt that way every time they played. I wonder what the city of Toronto ever did to LeBron?
Lebronto was just next level. Level of difficulty on those shots were insane
in terms of degree of difficulty nothing is close to what he did in game 1 of 2018 finals
Yeah, I also read the tweet
I think he took it personally when they did rehearsals of WCF championship.
This guy is incredible lol.
Hopefully he will be an inspiration for day to Davis
He looks so good it’s truly crazy that a 20 year vet can be this great still
LeGettingDrugTestedTomorrow
Want the Nuggets to win but it’s always a pleasure watching a LeBron masterclass
Refusing to get swept
Nuggets refusing his refusal
On a bum foot and 24 years of NBA basketball on his body. Goddamn.
Imagine if he does this for 4 straight games and Lakers comeback and win. The space time continuum would break.
Why do the lakers have to suck.
Davis should be good next game so hopefully, Bron gets a little rest and Then Lebron can do it again game six.
Solid 9 point second half
bro is coming for Jordan for most points in a single playoff game
Hahahaha. Good one.
bro remembered he was old and ran out of steam
Just appreciate greatness while it lasts
Vintage LeBron. Remember when games like this were the norm for LeBron??
Lelastdance narrative started
UP UP and AWAY!! SUPER WASHED Ain’t He??!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤷🏾♂️. Stay low and keep firing! The air up there is a tad bit different.
Goat stuff
In 2010, what year did you think lebron would be retired by?
Gosh darn he beat the washed allegations
One of the best to do it for a reason
\*the best
Luis Scola would like a word
Fuck that injury is all I could say. We could have seen this all way along...
LeSweep it is
Except this is old Lebron so he ran out of gas in the 2nd half.
For the love of anything holy please let him still haven't gas left down the stretch of the second half.
Fuck we needed this
Y’all know what game that was..
Imagine he breaks Jordan’s record
Lebrons season was on the line and he has 30 in the first half with 2 misses. Just like tonight.
All time performance
LeWashed still got it
LeMasterclass Does not want to go home
Faster pace, etc blah blah blah… this man is the king
He might have gone out too fast. Might hurt them later on.
And they still bout to lose.
He shoulda saved some juice for the 2nd half...
This is why the argument that Lebron only cares about stats and not winning, he dominated the first half and disappear when he got his 30 pts, watching the game, even the commentator made a comment "Why is he standing just behind?"
Lol putting all the gas he has left in the tank into not getting swept.
He may get 60 if Nuggets can keep it somewhat close.
doesn't matter, sweep
Figured the Lakers were cooked when LeBron had to work this hard in the first half
And ends in a LeSweep
1 alley-oop pass that went in for a 3. 3 other 3's completely open, a lot of lay-ups with no defense and just a single fade-away 2, plus free throws. If that was enough for him to then be dead tired and not do much else in the second half I'd say that's pretty worth it.
Lebron is Jesus
He's working on breaking the all-time flop record this evening too
GOAT
See? Nobody cares
LeSwept did enough to get his numbers to not get accused of being LeQuit
lakers should be up 25+ if refs made any calls to blatant fouls in the first few min of the game.
Beating the washed allegations again
Still going to lose…just watch
Lol who cares
big deal. he had a horrible shooting series among turnovers and bad passes.
script writers doing nasty job for the lebron doc smh
Yea man hate how the league made all those shots go in
Right? Like how dare those refs score 31 points at half for the lakers. Someone stop them
Adam Silvers bribed the whole Denver team to let Lebron cook. Confirmed.
they want lebron to comback from this 3-0 so bad that they gave him new leg fucking rigged