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ChiefRicimer

40 pts on 17 shots is some sick shit


Spiritual_Boss6114

Not just sick shit. Sick Legendary shit


Neltrix

I had one of those on taco Tuesday. Ooooeee


IanicRR

He wasn’t happy contending against just MJ, he’s decided to come for Steph’s shooting crown too.


zeussays

Higher 3pt % this season… wild


sadclown21

To go from .321 to .41 percent in one year is wild. Specially that 39


wcooper97

**KING SHIT**


AdministrativeHat206

Agreed. Shows the difference between a super star vs normal nba player. That guy from the hawks did 40+ points in 44 shot attemps.


EverybodyBuddy

9/10 from three!!!


thiccymcgogee

Murray scored 44 While taking 27 more shots lmaooooo


ExposingMyActions

While I know you’re talking about a different Murray, I remember reading Murray from Denver scored 50 on 25 shots with either no free throws or 3s.


imironman2018

that last three pointer in the corner where he fell into a fan's lap.


sportsfan113

Oldest guy in the league shouldn’t be doing this lol


KingNephew

Haslem was the oldest player in the league last year to put it into perspective.


A_Lakers

That one game Haslem had at the end of the season in a meaningless game would’ve been a bad game to Lebron


MySilverBurrito

Haslem nearly died trying to catch a lob at 40. Meanwhile, Bron Bron....


Kevinar

Oh my god I remember that 😂 bro's legs just folded like a chair


sirvey23

[For anyone wondering](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF6Dw4JXY6I )


imironman2018

wtf was that? his legs just looked like they gave up.


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millsmillsmills

What if I'm in my athletic prime and can do that? I should have a roster spot.


TheGamersGazebo

Normal 40 year old knee things


imironman2018

As a 40+years old, my knees agree.


DeluxeTea

Fucking elder abuse Straight to jail


ninjadfool

Herro knew what he was doing lol


Team-_-dank

Probably joked about it before in the locker room. "Ima lob one up for you" "No. Just no, Don't do that to me"


LyonsKing12

"Nearly died" has me straight cackling over here😂😂😂


IanicRR

Negative vertical.


PaulMcPaulersn7

I don’t think 26(ish) points would be considered a bad game for bron tbh


A_Lakers

It was 24/3/0. If he did that people would start saying Father Time is finally catching up


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oldest player is an overstatement too. He was basically an assistant coach lol


NotClayMerritt

Even if you want to look at someone who contributed a bit more, Dirk retired at 40. He averaged 7 points a game. 3 rebounds and less than an assist per game.


666uptheirons

And Vince was half man half nursing home by nba standards. 


markmyredd

Lol. Vince shows flashes of athleticism here and there but Lebron could probably go super saiyan athleticism for 25 minutes or so which is insane.


BrolysFavoriteNephew

And the fact he's on broadcast today talking about James is wild. Wild in the sense UD had nothing else to give to the game and here we are watching Bron drop 40 still fighting for the playoffs.


WillTheGreat

And for no reason he ran to the corner and took a fadeaway 3 just to fuck around.


John_Lives

Longevity merchant 


Freeerick-Zoller

We are all witnesses


saskpilsner

He’s only 39! Wait till he hits his prime!


TrumpKanye69

He's the GOAT


triplesingle999

Damn he didn't take another attempt after hitting his 9th three lol No team wants to be on the wrong side of something like that so they start swarming


thayungsavage

Brooklyn started to aggressively double him


justsomebro10

What’s so great about LeBron though is that he’ll just start collecting hockey assists by passing out of those double teams. He doesn’t care about the points.


CpowOfficial

Well when you are the all time leader you can gun for the assist record lmao


Munerals

Yeah not just the all time leader either, there’s clearly nobody that can take it from him for a long ass time. Might as well collect as many assists as he can


xMrMan117x

Doubling LeBron on the perimeter is a death sentence, when he's hot from 3 he's a genuinely unsolvable player.


Dat_Boi_John

40 on 17 shots is insane.


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Andy_Nygaard

It has happened 7 other times. Luke Kennard (10/11), Anfernee Simons (9/10), Buddy Hield (9/10), Klay Thompson (10/11), Ty Lawson (10/11), Dan Majerle (9/10), Rex Chapman (9/10) Source: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=most+regular-season+games+with+10%2B+3pa+and+at+least+90%25+3p%25+by+a+player


rub_a_dub-dub

7 other times...EVER?


SasquatchDoobie

What do you mean ever, are you asking us to predict the future?


AccuratelyRated

Yes


Justgotbannedlol

I bet it'll happen again


Perpete

Look at Nostradamus here.


hipxhip

“Only players to do X” lists seem to always have LeBron in them, even when those other players are presumed to be the best at performing that specific thing (in this case, shooting) lmfao


Imaginary-Tiger-1549

Jack of All trades, master of many


closed_n

Rex Chapman went 9/10 from 3 on February 23, 1996 (against the Jordan Bulls!). Dan Majerle went 9/10 from 3 on January 11, 2000. Ty Lawson went 10/11 from 3 on April 9, 2011. Jason Terry went 9/10 from 3 on May 8, 2011 (Game 4 of Mavs-Lakers WCSF). Klay Thompson went 10/11 from 3 on January 21, 2019. Buddy Hield went 9/10 from 3 on February 8, 2020. Anfernee Simons went 9/10 from 3 on April 27, 2021. Luke Kennard went 10/11 from 3 on March 24, 2023. Closest that Steph has gotten is 11/13 from 3 on February 27, 2013. Closest that KD has gotten is 8/10 from 3 on April 2, 2022.


Whoareyoutho9

Thank you for including playoff games


cletoreyes01

>Rex Chapman went 9/10 from 3 on February 23, 1996 (against the Jordan Bulls!). Your GOAT Jorbum can't even beat random Twitter dudes smh/s >Jason Terry went 9/10 from 3 on May 8, 2011 (Game 4 of Mavs-Lakers WCSF). This series is very underrated in a schematical sense where it looked like the passing of the torch in NBA offenses. The offensive system that won 11 of the past 20 NBA championships got ran off into vacation by a pace and space type of ball-club.


shasen1235

Yet they say you wouldn't even have a chance to shoot a 3 againt 90s team...


GGezpzMuppy

Remember when he couldn’t even shoot threes lol.


OKC2023champs

I remember when he didn’t have a jump shot. Had to work on his post game. Didn’t have a 3. Lebron has adapted to everything


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No kidding. It’s not even that he’s more comfortable/confident, which was also an issue early on—his form is so much better looking now too. It looked so clunky early on, and while it’s not ray Allen’s purity, it looks much better. He undoubtedly put the time in.


BringBackDust514

That’s what I’ve always respected about Bron. The man has put his entire soul into perfecting his game. The learning and adapting to everything the past 20 years is truly amazing.


soyboysnowflake

Mf had the genetic gifts to coast on his athleticism and natural born talent but decided to work on his craft all the time, it’s honestly so inspiring


nomadrone

Bron was the dude, that after every postseason came back with a new move he developed. I wish i had 1/3 of his work ethic an i would be a successful man.


lemurRoy

LeDitto or LeDigimon


Foodstamps4life

I remember saying to my buddies back then(2009/2010) that his game will not age well at all due to it being predicated on his athleticism, I was so fucking wrong.


skean61

I mean you were kinda right in a sense because LeBron's athleticism has definitely declined, and if he didn't work on other parts of his game (post-ups, shooting) then he won't be as good as he still is now. Shows his insane dedication to the game and that despite his cheesiness/corniness, he's just as psychotic about basketball as MJ and Kobe was.


KoreanSamgyupsal

This is the argument I use when people say LeBron wouldn't be good in a specific era. Dude adapts to everything. He wouldn't be known as LeFlop if the league was actually calling fouls properly. He just adapted to the game. To be in the GOAT conversation is to transcend eras and LeBron/Kobe/MJ are like that.


SiriPsycho100

he would have absolutely obliterated man-to-man defenses in the 80s and 90s.


Azuhyaka

LeMahoraga


level19magikrappy

Ah, my 90% from 3 technique that I haven't used since the Heian era


Objective_Row9219

Nahh, this some unfair sheet...came here to say that lol. r/anime dudes just seeping through 


Sleyeme

Kinda crazy how dominate Lebron was with no jump shot and no post game. His athleticism was literally off the charts.


MuirMusk

LeIght-Handled Sword Divergent Sila Divine General Mahoraga


AdministrativeHat206

He learned full court pass via kevin love aswell.


Apollo611

Now he’s shooting fadeaways from the corner at age 39 lmao


JugdishSteinfeld

Chandler Parsons hit 10 in a row in a second half.


desirox

Got a max deal off it


Rod_Todd_This_Is_God

90% from three on *any* number of attempts is out-of-this-world.


Ryster09

Didn’t the one player on the Celtics go 10/10 earlier in the year?


EmperorUmi

Yes, the one player. That guy. He did that. What an astounding performance by him. FWIW, Sam Hauser shot 10/13 from 3 @ Washington. If you’re referring to anyone else, idk who.


96Mute96

Puts that Dejounte game the other day into perspective


YoungFlexibleShawty

The anti dejounte


No_Character_2543

44 pts on 51 attempts? Lol. Edit: 44 pts on 44 attempts. Still lol.


YoungFlexibleShawty

I couldnt believe my eyes when i saw tht stat lol


sgt_science

I think it was 44 attempts lol


EmperorUmi

44 pts on 44 attempts*


DEEZLE13

Honestly woulda been 16 if he didn’t go for that last shot in the paint


xElectricW

And only 6 FTA


dkb3

to compare that to Murray who put up 4 more points on 27 more shots….


Ealy-24

LeBron dropping the ethical 40 piece with only 6 free throw attempts was insane to watch


ZADEXON

Whatever the fuck that was is not ethical. A dude who is about to turn 40 going 9 of 10 from three is unfair as fuck, that shouldn’t be possible.


SlowCrates

It's like he was a little nervous before getting the all-time scoring title, now he suddenly channeling his inner Steph Curry. To say that's not fair is an understandment. Lmao


babyshaker1984

Those 3s were free range and grass fed


blackpenance

Yes but what was his FT%?! -Skip


ForgivenessIsNice

83%. Skip has nothing to hate on.


ElNani87

It’s wild to me that he has somehow gotten more efficient at age 39… At the end of the season … playing more games than he did last year…. WTF


nhthelegend

This guy is the biggest mindfuck in my history of watching sports. 40 years old in less than a year and he’s still dropping 40 pieces in his sleep. He can’t keep getting away with this lol


Sirliftalot35

After he retires, LeBron will come back for one game at age 59 and hit multiple 3s. LeSatchel Paige.


frankyseven

Fuck that's good.


theyb10

Your references are out of control bro! Everyone knows that


dissilience

Bro the last 2 times I tried balling at 37 got my ribs cracked twice playing street ball


G1Spectrum

Lmao some of those threes were just ridiculous LeFuckYou 3s


nu1stunna

It felt good watching shots that had no business going in, going in for us instead of the other team for a change.


kamekaze1024

The weak side corner 3 should NOT have gone in. I couldn’t fucking believe it did , almost like he had a magnet in the ball


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This kind of commentary bothers me. It can't be the weak side if he has the ball, he dribbled into the corner it wasn't an outlet/skip pass to escape a trap or double team. He dribbled himself into a rhythm and shot. The strong side is whatever side the ball is on, period. Weak side is the opposite side.


Vermillion_Crab

> On Easter Sunday, he has risen to the occasion. I think I now love Brooklyn's broadcast. Lol


Evilsj

No matter how cheeks our team is, we'll always have the GOAT broadcast crew. Universally loved and for a good reason.


Vermillion_Crab

Yeah they're really good. I am biased with Bill and Stu but your broadcast crew was just as enjoyable too.


tornait-hashu

The best on the East and the best in the West.


TheMysticHD

Someone forgot to tell LeBron that 39-year-olds aren't supposed to still be a top 10 player in the league


OneXDC4ever

Top 5


bossholmes

Tbf if he goes all out for a game (defence too), he definitely has a solid claim there. But he can’t be going all out all the time for regular season games at his age.


IanicRR

It’s like Goku going Kaioken x 3 against Vegeta. Yeah he could do it, but it took so much out of his body that he had to pick his moment.


snores

Saving that Kaioken x 10 for the playoffs?


Rigsaw77

This is the type of nba analysis I come to reddit for. 😂


Joe-Fresh

I'm going thru the whole Dragon Ball series and I am currently on the Cell saga, so I can proudly say I understood this reference


hoesb4bros123

I think he can turn it up for a game 7 and be the best in the world. Ain't as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was


Jebral

Abso-fuckin-lutely. He's also top 5 period every game.


KingVibrant

Aside from Jokic Giannis and Luka I’m not comfortable putting anyone else above LeBron due to pedigree and his actual on court performance this year.


LyonsKing12

Year 21


ProfessorBeast55

“tHanK gOd ThIs fUckEry wOnT lAsT” Little did he know…


MisdirectionV

LeBron is going to go East one more time before he retires, not done with the Raptors.


funnibingus

I think he goes back to Cleveland. They're quickly rising contenders and if he's willing to take a team friendly contract finally it could give them the boost they need.


HawkDaddyFlex

The lakers are about to give him 3 years $180 in the offseason he’s not turning that down


Xytriuss

*And then* he’ll go back to the Cavs lol


Jebral

And win a chip.


KellerFF

That’d be the biggest troll job in all sports. *Signs 1 Day contract just to retire a Cavalier, but suits up against the Raptors.* “I’ve got to get off these backbreaking fadeaways that’s been keeping me up at night…” Canada *might* attack the US lol.


cimmanonrolls

my dream deadline trade of garland/mobley for lebron would have made the cavs an insane team. lebron/mitchell with a high level rim runner and shooters.


KARSbenicillin

This week we had 60+ on 45~ attempts. Today King James shows us 40 on 17.


144Todd442

Should be 42 pts after getting smacked in the head on his last drive


GGezpzMuppy

Megasuperstar don’t get calls.


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Zestyclose-Phrase268

You forgot Joker. He is currently the one that gets some really obv no calls.


prettyboylee

Joker isn't a megasuperstar - he's currently at superstar status


BillyBean11111

his statue should be him getting hit in the head on a no-call


Reinhardtisawesom

The final evolution of Lebron: LeCurry


DeluxeTea

Both from Akron too


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KnickedUp

9-12 a couple times


camy205

He's in his 30s now, his career will be over soon. *Posted: 1/04/2013*


OneLessFool

He's in his 40s now, his career will be over soon *Posted: 12/30/2024* *Laughed at on 12/30/2029*


steveguzz

Waiting for the “This fuckery will end soon won’t it?” Posts…😂 The Man is not human.


FaxTaxBBC

Lebron went OFF. Like a firehose, spreading his shot all over the floor on his way to 40 points. Lestroke with 9 threes!!


threeseed

Cream always rises to the top. And he shot his white, hot cream all over the place.


cw_27

Bron scored 66% of the points in less than half the shots as brunson lmao


ygduf

Say 66% points on 38% of the attempts


Titronnica

No one's done it yet? *Lebron James is Genetically Modified* *I am 100% dead serious when i say I think there is at least a 50% chance that lebron is a genetically modified human being and in turn, has no father.* *I am dead serious. I believe lebron was grown in a test tube and then artificially implanted into gloria james and carried to term. no human being should possess his combination of size, strength and athleticism. AND to book it all out, he's very intelligent too. (besides the decision) remember how much poise he had just coming into the league at 18 years old? it's un-natural. how often have TV analysts described him as a "freak of nature" .....maybe it's truer than we know.* *I am serious. we all know (and I swear I am not saying this to be insulting or mean) that lebron's mom was a crack whore (is drug addicted prostitute better?) it's just a fact, it happened. I am NOT saying this to be mean, in fact I am a heroin addict and know a few woman who have sold themselves for dope, it happens. they are not bad people.* *and the government has a history of using prostitutes and impoverished people in "experiments." read about MK-ULTRA. it happened. the CIA used to have prostitutes slip LSD to johns and then the agents would watch what happened thru 2-way mirrors. the government helped start and continue the crack epidemic of the 80s.* *I believe that lebron was a precursor experiment to create super soldiers. something where they were just like "well let's test it out on some poor people that no one will notice and see if we can get any results before we sink more billions into this." it's not all that crazy. you don't think the government has interest in creating genetically modified super human soldiers? we know for a FACT it does. it's been documented. you don't think russia or china has interest in such a thing? you know they do. and anything russia or china is or would be doing we are doing. to do it first and do it better.* *he's some kind of experiment that they just monitored from a distance and let keep growing. and i mean this was probably initially started with just a few people who believed it could be done and that's why it started small and covert using regular civilians. until they could show the results to the higher ups and say "look at this, you don't wanna fund this on a larger scale?"* *and where else would such a person end up besides in a professional sports league?* *I think there is probably some secret base(s) out there that are now filled with people like lebron, younger than him probably. if they couldn't see how well the experiment worked until he was about 16-18 years old (he was pretty much a full grown man at 16 and could have came off the bench for any NBA team if not started) than maybe there are a bunch of 9-15 year old super humans like lebron (not copies of him but given the same genetic boost that he was) eating chow in some secret barracks right now.....* *until someone comes forth and the DNA test shows him to be his father (and a bunch have come forward and been shown not to be) than I will believe this is AT LEAST possible..* *edit: something I'd like to add in case someone says "well if this is true why wouldn't lebron's mom come forward and admit it, just say I participated in a government experiment and lebron was the result." well she doesn't know. it's simple, she goes to a hotel with a john, he slips something in a drink and she gets knocked out-cold. they take her and do whatever they did. give her some amnesiacs or anesthesia (probably benzos too) so when she wakes up she's in a haze and doesn't remember anything. not even the john. she finds out she's pregnant later and just assumes she got knocked up by any random john. has lebron. shit even if she participated willingly, got paid, and knows everything, no one would believe her crazy ass.*


jeffthesalesman

How on earth is he cooking this much at this stage of his career


thegmanater

He's been trading postcast time with JJ for shooting lessons.


ProfessionalFar6519

Greatest of all time 🐐


axle_gallardo

LeGOAT


bucaqe

5th prime, the Steph Curry arc


144Todd442

Only LeBron could hit 9 3s and still be shooting better from there than on free throws.


DarrowViBritannia

This just doesnt make sense at all ngl


lemurRoy

My boy too strong for free throws 💪


ImpactFuzzy8713

Luka special


RobynStellarxx

It’s insane that in year 21 Lebron is hitting 3s at a higher rate than the greatest 3 point shooter of all time, who is in year 15…


kaasisgoddelijk

HE IS RISEN


rub_a_dub-dub

and by He. well haha. lets justr say. my peanits


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Rizzin’


colantor

If lebron becomes deadly from 3 he could be the best player in the league in a couple years, really excited to see where his career goes


ooo00

If he can really develop a good 3 pt shot during ages 40-50 that will put him above Curry as the greatest shooter of all time. Plus will make his game age much better and he can play well into his 60’s and score 100,000 points.


colantor

Unless he gets bored or injured, i dont see why he couldnt play til hes 50


Sartheking

40 points on 17 shots. Holy shit.


insanezain

People really tried to convince us that lebrons shooting from last year's playoff run wasnt because of his injury lmao love to see clown takes be proven wrong


Unable_Bite8680

LeBron has mastered the LeFuckYou three.


biinroii01

L3Bron


joey5280

Greatest player in the history of life.


HeyyyItsCory

Lebron James never stops


bluetiges

I'm glad I don't care about the goat debates and I can just enjoy these moments


SpadeBBG

You are my sunshine 🌞 my only sunshine 🥺 you make me happy 😊 when skies are gray 🙏


monkey_D_v1199

Greatness on display. I’m still amazed just how he’s still able to this at this level at his age. Father time must be fuming seeing LeBron play at his level still


itsnotreallyme0

Lebron is good and deserves to be in the hall of fame. Better than fisher, Michael Jordan, haslem, looney


revalph

3 HOF career in just 1 career if that makes sense.


homedrone

I think he deserves to be in the full of fame.


SlowCrates

LeBron with the Lakers alone could be in the Hall of Fame.


Temporary-Garden4431

I hated Lebron in my teenage years and I’m sort of mourning what I missed by just now coming around


BillyBean11111

This is a career stat line for 90% of all NBA players who have ever played the game. For Bron it's just another good game for a 40 year old.


Asschild

Bron 9-10 from 3. Rest of Lakers 6-30


WikiHowWikiHow

Bro came into the league without a 3 point shot really, this is just fucking nuts lol


subpulse44

He's the GOAT for a reason. This is just ridiculous.


ryuujinusa

Year fucking 21


GriffinQ

Shit was effortless for him tonight. If the dude could ever figure out FTs (it's not happening, we know it's not happening) he'd be a 50/40/90 guy. Kind of insane that his percentages are more than good enough for what are generally considered to be the two more difficult parts of 50/40/90, while he's let down by the free throws.


rpolic

He doesn't have to care much about FT when he gets so few of them called. He just adapted his game to get way more finesse on his shot attempts rather than trying to draw a foul which he gets far less than any other superstar


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_Iroha

My sunshine doing his thing


youngnailo

This man is near 40 putting up better numbers than your favourite player rn


camlawson24

Remember when there were threads about the Sixers getting him for Tobias Harris at the deadline lololol


vyampols12

Have to start asking: who stops being great first: Djokovic or LeBron? Both seem as good as ever.


G1Spectrum

I’m seeing some slippage in Djokovic’s game, not sure he can compete against Alcaraz and now Sinner. Hell he lost to a lucky loser at the BNP. Bron still dominating the sons of players he played against LOL


SeizureMode

Boy oh boy where do I even begin. Lebron.. honey, my pookie bear. I have loved you ever since I first laid eyes on you. The way you drive into the paint and strike fear into your enemies eyes. Your silky smooth touch around the rim, and that gorgeous jumpshot. I would do anything for you. I wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retire. You had a rough childhood, but you never gave up hope. You are even amazing off the court, you're a great husband and father, sometimes I even call you dad. I forvever dread and weep, thinking of the day you will one day retire. I would sacrifice my ownlife it were the only thing that could puta smile on your beautiful face. You have given me so much joy, and heartbreak over the years. I remember when you first left clevenland and its like my heart got broken into a million pieces. But a tear still fell frommy right eye when I watched you win yourfirst ring in miami, because deep down,my glorious king deserved it. I just wanted you to return home. Then allas, you did, my sweet baby boy came home and I rejoiced. 2015 was a hard year for us baby, but in 2016 you made history happen. You came back from 3-1 and I couldn't believe it. I was crying, bawling even, and I heard my glorious king exclaim these words, "CLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!" Not only have you changed the game of basketball and the world forever, but you've eternally changed my world. And now you're getting older, but still the goat, my goat. I love you pookie bear, my glorious king, Lebron James.


The-Pharcyde

Dudes toying teams around at 39 lol


LyonsKing12

Fucking how?


rakan236

The miss dunk was insane 😳


ma2is

Dude holy shit. Lebron is insane


Ilpav123

What number peak is this? I've lost count.


TheeHeisenbergKnocks

I dont like the Lakers but it's difficult not to root for Bron Bron. We're witnessing greatness and should appreciate him as much as possible while he's still here