Kingjames king james, lbj, chosen one, bronbron, the little emperor, the akron hammer, ltrain. Imagining a potential buckslakers series in 2020 nba finals. He became the first player in nba history to average a tripledouble in the finals. There are so few things you can count on in life, but the 33yearold forward for the cleveland cavaliers is certainly one of them. They opened the nba finals with a 15point win over the lebron james led cleveland cavaliers. Here are five of the greatest nba finals series in the history of the league. While this latest loss brings james overall finals record to 35, his. Lebron is the only player in nba history to reach finals four times with two different teams. Another year, another nba finals defeat for lebron james. The national basketball association nba finals is the championship series for the. Game 2 2015 nba finals lebron james wills the cavs to a win without kyrie irving and. The 5 most underachieving teams in nba history bleacher. Preseries odds via elo ratings for lebron jamess teams in the nba finals. Although james has been the best player in virtually every finals series hes played in, lebrons teams have not always performed on the big.
How many times has lebron james been to the nba finals. After falling to the warriors in the third chapter of. Golden state warriors head coach steve kerr was on the mark in saying how that 2017 cleveland cavaliers team was the best of lebron james return. As of right now, lebron james has 8 nba finals appearances. Lebron james of the cleveland cavaliers holds the championship trophy after defeating the golden state warriors 9389 in game 7 of the nba finals on sunday in. A yearbyyear list of the bill russell nba finals mvp award winners year player team 201819 kawhi leonard, toronto raptors. This series was the fourth consecutive time the warriors and cavaliers have faced each other, and it was also james eighth straight appearance in the nba finals. A look back at the 10 most memorable nba finals series in the storied 71year history of the league. He was the first player in nba history to average a tripledouble in the finals 33. How much should lebrons finals record hurt his legacy. Lebron james nba finals appearances in his career sports. In 2012, espn ranked the performance the fourth greatest in modern nba playoff history. Lebron james and his cleveland cavaliers suffered another defeat in the nba finals this week, losing to the golden state warriors for the third time the past four seasons. Indeed, if you stack up all teams these two faced in the nba finals, six of the top eight would be lebron opponents, including the top four the 2017 warriors, 2016 warriors, 2014 spurs, and.
With a chance to take a 20 series lead, the cavs blew a 15point lead. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in nba history, and discussions ranking him as the greatest basketball player of all time have often been subject to significant debate. Lebron james historic block on andre iguodala from all angles with less than two minutes to go in a tied game seven of the nba finals lebron james preserves the tie with a monster block of andre. Although james has been the best player in virtually every finals series hes played in, lebrons teams have.
Lebron james eighth straight nba finals berth deserves to be appreciated. Warriors win nba finals, lebron james may be done in. Ranking lebron james nba finals appearances sportscasting. The 5 greatest nba finals series in history clutchpoints. Ranking 50 greatest individual postseasons in modern nba. James and the cavs played the warriors in 2016 and 2017 as well. Lebron james legacy was on the line in this series. Lebron james has been to the nba finals eight times during his 14year career, including participating in the last seven championship rounds. In game 2, golden state sprinted to a 11077 triumph. Proof that lebron james faced tougher playoff competition. Lebron james is in the nba finals for the ninth time and the eighth. But, after the major loss to the spurs by a record margin in 2014, he switched teams again, making sure to get some. Lebron james has been to the nba finals eight times during his 14year career.
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The miami heat became the sixth team in nba history to win. With less than two minutes to go in a tied game seven of the nba finals lebron james preserves the tie with a monster block of andre iguodala on the fast break. All finals have been played in a bestofseven format, and are contested between the winners of the eastern conference and the western conference formerly divisions before 1970, except in 1950 when the eastern division champion faced the winner between the western and. This is another series in which james was down 32, and his teams forced a game 7 and won. Through his eight previous finals series, james has led the cleveland cavaliers and miami heat to four trips there each, sporting a 35 record. Cleveland completed an epic comeback from a 31 series deficit to snatch the.
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