James has entered this stage of his career, he is still pursuing championships, he has won 4 titles, and has achieved too many honors and records. James has engraved himself as one of the greatest players of all time, and now the US media has written a list of the five most decisive things in James' career, including leading the Cavaliers to fall behind 1-3 in 2016 and turning the game 73 victories over the Warriors to win the championship and take the first place.
5. In the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals, James scored 29 of the Cavaliers' last 30 points
James' masterful performance against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals became his classic campaign in the NBA. In 2007, James was just 22 years old and was becoming a superstar. In the 2006–07 season, the Cavaliers made the playoffs for the second time in the James era, when they played the Eastern Conference Finals with the Pistons, who eliminated them in the previous year's playoffs.
In the first four games, the two sides won 2-2 at home, and the Cavaliers needed to win in Detroit to win to win the series. In the crucial 5th game, James staged one of his greatest playoff performances.
James scored 48 points, including 29 of the Cavaliers' final 30 points, with nine rebounds and seven assists. He also scored a key layup in double overtime to lead the Cavaliers to a 109-107 victory and a 3-2 lead in the series. James took out all the attacks to lead the team to win, and Steve Cole, who was a commentator at the time, called it a "Satanic" performance.
4. "Decision 1.0" that shocked the world in the summer of 2010
In the summer of 2010, as James made the decision to play free agent, the entire NBA held its breath, waiting for the biggest domino to fall. The Cavaliers' years of playoff setbacks have undoubtedly caused losses to James. As the free agent market approaches, James and his team explore announcing his decision live. On July 8, ESPN aired a 75-minute special program, "The Decision," in which James made a statement that changed the league:
"This fall... It's very tough... This fall, I'll be taking my talent to South Beach to join the Miami Heat. James worked with his friends Wade and Bosh on the Heat, and the show received high ratings. However, James has also drawn a lot of criticism for the way he left the Cavaliers. However, throughout history, many people believe that "Decision" is the key point for the NBA to open the era of player empowerment.
3. In the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, G6 played 45+15+5 and led the team to counterattack
In the first season of the Heat, James led the team to the NBA Finals, but they lost to the Nowitzki-led Lone Ranger in the Finals, and James' performance in the 2011 Finals also drew a lot of criticism. In 2012, the motivated James led the Heat to second-best record in the East and earned the 2011-12 regular season MVP. In the Eastern Conference Finals, James wasted their home field advantage in the series 2-2 and lost game 5 of the King's Hill.
Criticism of James grew louder, and in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, many saw James getting farther and farther away from his first ring. However, James blocked all the noise in the knockout game and staged one of the greatest playoff performances in NBA history, James bombed 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, shot 73.1% from the field and led the team to advance.
2. James won the championship for the first time in his 2012 Finals career
The Heat faced the Oklahoma Thunder in the 2012 Finals, with the Heat losing their first game in Oklahoma City, but James and the Heat locked in the rest of the series. Games 2 to 4 are close, but the Heat have won both at the end of those games. However, in Game 5 of the Finals, the Heat dominated and beat the Thunder in a championship battle to win the second championship in Heat history, and James made the top of the championship in basketball for the first time.
James finished in a third-double in Game Five, with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Throughout the series, James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game to earn his first Finals MVP.
1. James led his hometown team cavaliers to a 1-3 comeback 73 victories over the Warriors in 2016
"Knight, this is for you!" This is undoubtedly the greatest achievement of James' career. After winning two championships in four years for the Heat, James returned to the Cavaliers with a mission: to bring a championship to the Cavaliers. James failed to do so in his first season in Ohio, losing to the Golden State Warriors in six games in the 2015 Finals.
In the 2015-16 season, the Warriors swept the league with a record of 73 wins, setting an NBA record. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers ended the regular season with the best record in the East, and the two teams met again in the Finals. The Warriors led 3-1 in the first four games of the Finals, and it seemed like the Warriors were about to end their magical season. However, the Cavaliers dragged in a seven-game game by winning two in a row. With home-court advantage in Game 7, many still hope the Warriors will bring home the championship.
The match proved to be a classic battle as both teams fought with everything they had. With less than two minutes left in the game, the game hit an 89-89 draw, and James made a brilliant chase cap against Iguodala on a fast-break layup, one of the greatest defenses in NBA Finals history.
A few rounds later, Irving hit an incredible three-pointer in front of Curry, while Love turned curry in his superior defense against Curry to equalize, and the Cavaliers held the championship in the final minute to win their first championship in their team's history. As soon as the whistle sounded, James couldn't help but burst into tears. The hero of his hometown did it. When the Akron native shouted, "Knight! This one is for you! ”
Still, with oil still in James' tank, James' greatest moment was a list that was always growing.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)