23 Mart 2013 Cumartesi

LeBron James is the new Michael Jordan


LeBron James is the new Michael Jordan 


In case you didn't hear, LeBron James was back in Ohio facing the Cavaliers Wednesday, and at this point there's just no better show in sports than watching LeBron play basketball. What happened Wednesday was just more proof.
The game started with a 30-minute delay because of CO2 Cannisters leaking onto the court, and it only got stranger from there. The Cavs were dominating, and for the first time in two months the Heat looked like they were finally having an off night. Midway through the third quarter, a Tyler Zeller three-point play gave Cleveland a 27-point lead, the crowd was going insane, and for Miami it looked like one of those crappy, forgettable nights that happen to even the best teams. After 23 straight wins, Miami was due for one of those nights.
Then theMiami Heat happened, and LeBron James happened. They started chipping away and, with LeBron at the center of everything, the ball started whipping around the court and every other possession ended with a wide-open Heat jumper. LeBron's impressive play of the night was actually a cross-court pass from the opposite post that hit a wide-open Ray Allen for three. Ray missed the shot, but it was still the most ridiculous pass of the year. And the Heat just kept coming.
Soon the Cavs lead was 20, then 15, and then 12. By the time Miami cut it to single digits, the Cavs were already dead.
How: Aside from grabbing what felt like 25 rebounds over the final two quarters and leading the ball movement that created wide-open looks against a helpless Cavs defense, the comeback peaked in the fourth quarter with this sequence:
  1. LeBron caught an inbounds pass, pivoted out behind the three-point line and stared down CJ Miles for a solid three seconds before draining a three in his face.
  2. He caught an awkward lob from Mario Chalmers during a 2-on-1 fastbreak, missed the layup, but muscled everyone out of the way for a loose ball on the floor and an easy putback.
  3. Two plays later, a pull-up three. Tie game. LeBron stopped to stare at the crowd.
  4. And then, after Shaun Livingston gave the Cavs hope with a made jumper to retake the lead, LeBron came back down and hit one more three to take the lead right back. 
Cleveland never led again. And that's how LeBron James killed a basketball team Wednesday night, just like he'd done to the Celtics two nights earlier.

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