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Why LeBron being 3-6 is the stupidest, most flawed and overused argument of all time.
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2007, first Finals loss.
Carried this team (see image) to the Finals.
Lost to the Duncan-Manu-Parker Spurs.
Pre-Series Odds:
SAS -500 (one of the biggest favourites of the '00s)
Carried this team (see image) to the Finals.
Lost to the Duncan-Manu-Parker Spurs.
Pre-Series Odds:
SAS -500 (one of the biggest favourites of the '00s)
2011, second Finals loss.
This loss you can definitely use against LeBron, he was favoured -180, and extremely underperformed.
You could even count 2011 as 2 Finals losses, it was that bad.
This loss you can definitely use against LeBron, he was favoured -180, and extremely underperformed.
You could even count 2011 as 2 Finals losses, it was that bad.
2012 and 2013, first two rings.
2012 OKC was favoured -160, but Miami won 4-1, LeBron averaging 28.6, 10.2, 7.4, 1.6 on 47.2 FG%
2013 Miami favoured -230, and won 4-3, LeBron averaging 25.3, 10.9, 7, and 2.3.
Including a 37 and 12 game 7 performance.
2012 OKC was favoured -160, but Miami won 4-1, LeBron averaging 28.6, 10.2, 7.4, 1.6 on 47.2 FG%
2013 Miami favoured -230, and won 4-3, LeBron averaging 25.3, 10.9, 7, and 2.3.
Including a 37 and 12 game 7 performance.
2014
Pre-Series Odds
SAS -125
Again, Miami was not supposed to win.
Heat lost 4-1 LeBron averaging 28.2, 7.8, and 4 on 57 FG%
Including a 31 point performance in Game 5 facing elimination.
Pre-Series Odds
SAS -125
Again, Miami was not supposed to win.
Heat lost 4-1 LeBron averaging 28.2, 7.8, and 4 on 57 FG%
Including a 31 point performance in Game 5 facing elimination.
2015
Pre-Series odds (Before Kyrie was injured)
GSW -190
Cavs lost 4-2, LeBron averaging 35.8, 13.3, 8.8 and 1.3.
With Timofey Mosgov (14.0) J.R. Smith, (11.5) Tristan Thompson, (10.0) and Matthew Dellavedova (7.5) as his next 4 highest scorers.
Pre-Series odds (Before Kyrie was injured)
GSW -190
Cavs lost 4-2, LeBron averaging 35.8, 13.3, 8.8 and 1.3.
With Timofey Mosgov (14.0) J.R. Smith, (11.5) Tristan Thompson, (10.0) and Matthew Dellavedova (7.5) as his next 4 highest scorers.
2016
Just like 2011's loss, this win has even more value than any other, and could even count as 2 wins.
Coming back from 3-1 against the 73 win Warriors, averaging 29.7, 11.3, 8.9, 2.6, and 2.3
Including one of the greatest 3 game Finals stretches in NBA history.
Just like 2011's loss, this win has even more value than any other, and could even count as 2 wins.
Coming back from 3-1 against the 73 win Warriors, averaging 29.7, 11.3, 8.9, 2.6, and 2.3
Including one of the greatest 3 game Finals stretches in NBA history.
2017 and 2018.
2017
Pre-Series odds:
GSW -2000
Lost to a superteam.
LeBron averaged 33.6, 12, and 10 on 56 FG%.
2018 Pre-Series odds:
GSW -1000
Again, lost to one of the greatest teams in NBA history
Averaged 34, 10, and 8.5 on 53 FG%.
2017
Pre-Series odds:
GSW -2000
Lost to a superteam.
LeBron averaged 33.6, 12, and 10 on 56 FG%.
2018 Pre-Series odds:
GSW -1000
Again, lost to one of the greatest teams in NBA history
Averaged 34, 10, and 8.5 on 53 FG%.
RECAP.
-LeBron was only favoured in 2 of his 9 Finals appearances.
-2011 is his only loss that can be legitimately used against him, and should be used against him as it was one of the biggest Finals chokes in history.
,As should 2016, one of the greatest Finals wins ever.
-LeBron was only favoured in 2 of his 9 Finals appearances.
-2011 is his only loss that can be legitimately used against him, and should be used against him as it was one of the biggest Finals chokes in history.
,As should 2016, one of the greatest Finals wins ever.
