2023-05-13 06:40:30
At 38 and with a sore foot that dates from the end of the regular season, LeBron James is experiencing mixed Playoffs. But we knew that tonight, with the opportunity to eliminate the Warriors at home, he was going to release an XXL perf. It didn’t fail.
In his career, LeBron James has never lost a series of Playoffs by leading 3-1. So on Friday night, he made sure to end the debate before we even considered a potential Game 7 between the Lakers and the Warriors this Sunday.
41 minutes played out of 42 possible at this present moment.
30 points
9 rebounds
8 passes
1 against
1 interception
10/14 shooting
2/3 three pointPunished from the start.
Never decelerated.King shit.
— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) May 13, 2023
Pitching his tent at the post and aggressive towards the circle throughout the night, LeBron James set the tone for the Lakers. We saw it from the first minutes: the King took this Game 6 as a Game 7. He limited the outside shots (only 2/3 from 3-pointers tonight), instead he showed the muscles against the Warriors who ended up cracking. 10/14 shooting for James, including 8/9 in the key and 8/11 from the free throw line. When LeBron has the legs and is in attack mode like this, there’s just not much to do.
“In our squad, there aren’t many players who have experience in knockout matches. After Game 5, I knew I had to show a lot of aggression, while being very efficient and strategic.
– LeBron on his performance, after the game
With its 30 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists (also with 2 interceptions and 1 against) in 43 minutes, James controlled the game almost from start to finish. In scoring, playmaking, while contributing to the rebound and defense. It is not only his most prolific offensive performance of these 2023 Playoffs (he had not yet reached his thirties before tonight) but it is also probably his most successful performance of the postseason if we take into account the all of his work. As a boss, James was at the heart of all the Lakers’ big runs in this Game 6 against the Warriors. He pushed the game in transition while punishing on the half court. In short, great LeBron.
LeBron showed OUT in Game 6 ????
30 PTS
9 REB
9 ASTLakers advance to the Western Conference Finals ????️ pic.twitter.com/oP9y2tZtN4
— NBA (@NBA) May 13, 2023
Probably at 38 and with a capricious foot, LeBron James is no longer able to string together this kind of performance over all the games in a series, as was the case in his prime. But tonight we saw the hyper-focused LeBron walking on his opponents. And the Warriors did not survive.
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