Gamebygame report card for lebron james postseason. In the end, however, the nba finals matched up a pair of 2seeds in the heat and oklahoma city thunder. This series is often remembered as the low point in lebron james career, but here are five things you might not remember from the 2011 nba. Former teammate claims lebron james quit on heat in 2011 nba. Its a day lebron probably doesnt care to remember because its the day his heavilyfavored miami heat lost a championship to dirk and the dallas mavs. Power forward and point guard and small forward and shooting guard shoots. The 2011 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball association s 201011 season. If you are looking for nba finals 2011 lebron james stats youve come to the right place. More impressively, they did so over the golden state warriors who had just completed the best regular season record of all time, going 739 that season. Lebron s true greatness comes from, and has been cemented by, his ability to take the failures earlier in his career like the 2011 nba finals and turn them into a. Fox sports undisputed decided to bring up the classic lebron james vs.
As lebron james and giannis antetokounmpo face off. Lebron james is 36 in the nba finals, but he also appeared in the eight consecutive finals series with the heat or cavs from 2011 19. Only player in nba history to average at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in an nba finals series. It wont be a popular opinion, but the numbers suggest that lebron james was the most valuable player in the nba playoffs and finals.
Heres how id rank the 10 opponents jordan and lebron have faced in the finals. Its a day that had many critics calling lebrons performance in the series one of the biggest playoffs collapses by a. Michael jordan comparison headtohead comparison between the nba stars michael jordan and lebron james that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. Erik spoelstra has gone to the hot hand, finally in desperation, starting mario chalmers, who has been the best point guard on the heat all series. He had just eight points in game 4 and was more of a defender and ball mover than he was a superstar player. Lebron james sets nba finals record in losing effort to. Lebron james has been to the nba finals eight times during his 14year.
List of career achievements by lebron james wikipedia. Lebron james and the miami heat losing the 2011 nba finals made dirk nowitzki and the dallas mavericks winning it even sweeter, and a classic series. James has gone 36 in his nine nba finals appearances, but he also controlled the eastern conference with the. The 2011 nba finals was the championship series of the 201011 season of the national. In terms of individual performance, the 2011 nba finals were not good by james standards. Miami prevailed, earning lebron james his first nba title.
This meant miamis offense was basically limited to high pick and rolls, rinse and repeat im sure you guys rememeber this criticism of spos offense in 2011. Remembering lebron james 2011 nba finals meltdown ballislife. James prevented the celtics, bulls, hawks and raptors from reaching the nba finals in that stretch. It has been nine years since a lebron james team has lost a playoff series in which they had a closeout game. Former teammate claims lebron james quit on heat in 2011. Cleveland cavaliers forward lebron james is the first player in nba finals history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for the entire series, according to espn james. Lebron james should have been the 2014 nba finals mvp. Lebron james loss to the dallas mavericks in the 2011 nba finals is the biggest smear on his career campaign. Whos to blame for lebron james loss in the 2011 nba finals. Exactly nine years ago today may 7, 2011 garnett powered the celtics to a convincing 9781 win over the heat in game 3 of the 2011 eastern conference semifinals at td garden. Lebron james is statistically superior to michael jordan. Mavericks vs heat, 42 2011 nba finals team and players stats from the nba finals series played between the dallas mavericks and the miami heat in the 2011 playoffs. Heres why lebron james is playing like its the 2011 nba.
Lebron james appears to be choking in 2011 nba finals youtube. Scores schedule news video nba tv stats standings free. In a year with numerous contenders, lebron james emerged as the 2016 nba finals mvp to win the honor for the third time in his career sunday. Mj went a perfect 60 in the nba finals and never needed a game 7 to win those series. The tournament concluded with the western conference champion dallas mavericks defeating the eastern conference champion miami heat 4 games to 2 in the nba finals. We have 20 images about nba finals 2011 lebron james stats including images, pictures, photos, wallpapers, and more. Lebron james fails, dirk nowitzki prevails, and the nba. The eastern conference went through james for almost an entire decade. The boston celtics met their match in lebron james miami heat during the 2011 nba playoffs. Lebron james just played what will be regarded as the worst nba finals game of his career. The miami heat held a 21 series lead before james turned into a completely. Lebron james of the cleveland cavaliers during game 7 of the 2018 nba eastern conference finals against the boston celtics at bostons td garden on may 27. As lebron gets ready to take on the warriors in game 6 of the 2017 nba finals, we are going back exactly six years ago today to game 6 of the 2011 nba finals.
Would lebron s string of finals appearances have been interrupted had the nba played the full slate in 2011. In the 2016 nba finals, lebron james led the cleveland cavaliers to their first ever nba championship. Why do you think lebron choked in the 2011 nba finals. Lebron james is the king of elimination games the ringer. Dallas coach rick carlisle first realized that tendency to overthink was lebron s one weakness, way back in that 2011 finals series, so he made. His lowest output in this stretch was a 27point tripledouble in game 7 of the 2016 nba finals as his team completed the greatest comeback in finals history against the 73win warriors. Nba finals 2011 lebron james stats all basketball scores.
Nba finals 2011 lebron james stats nba finals 2011 lebron james stats. Last year, for the first time in nba finals history, four different players averaged at least 25 points per game. Is this top basketball star blowing his best chance for a championship. When lebron took his talents to south beach, he made miami the clearcut favorite to win the championship.
Lebron james is better than michael jordan, regardless of. Led by dirk nowitzki, the mavs ousted the heat in six games in the 2011 finals. Lebron james career epic clutch shots, dunks, blocks, gamewinners in nba playoffs. Lebron bounces back, but mavs shoot the lights out. He had yet to develop a reliable 3pt jumper, nor did he have a post game to play effectively in the half court. A last word before we move on new, 9 comments on the heels of the miami heats demise in the nba finals, its time to close the book on lebron james in 2011. Only player in nba history to score at least 40 points in consecutive elimination games in a single nba finals series. In these page, we also have variety of images available.
Hes also the only player to lead both teams in all statistical categories in the nba finals 2016 or to average a tripledouble in a nba finals series 2017. Kingjames king james, lbj, chosen one, bronbron, the little emperor, the akron hammer, ltrain position. While lebron won an epic scoring duel with paul pierce, 4541, it was the celtics that prevailed and eliminated the cavs to advance to the 2008 finals, where they won their 17th nba championship. The mavericks topped miami in the nba finals, winning the last three games of the series. The 2011 dallas series is really the only finals series where james didnt play well. But kevin garnett wasnt about to let the cs get swept. Ranking all 8 lebron james nba finals performances hero. Summary and statistics for the 2011 nba finals dallas mavericks vs.
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