In the second year, the Heat led by James entered the Eastern Conference finals, and the opponent was the struggling Celtics. How strong were the Celts at that time?
Such a Celtic deserves the respect of every opponent.
Under the leadership of Zhan, who averaged 33+ 1 1+7 per game and shot 52% in the Eastern Division, the Heat once led 2-0, but Bosh was absent due to injury. Garnett of Green Kay blasted the inside of the Heat, and the Heat was hit hard by the old rival Celtic for three consecutive games. Although G5 scored 30 points 13 rebounds, James still failed to lead the team to victory. At the last moment of G5, Pierce hit the winning three points and roared at James: You are still that soft egg. You'll never win the Celtics with me!
The guest game G6 is the match point of this series, and Boston's hostility spreads from the expressway entering the stadium.
Nearly 65,438+09,000 Celtic fans packed the North Shore Garden, ready to attend a party with two themes: First, the fans excitedly celebrated the Celtics' third finals trip since 2008. Second, starting from 2008, they will end LeBron's championship dream for the third time at home.
The whole world seems ready to read James's jokes. If G6 loses, the Heat's efforts for one season will be in vain. The announcement of 10 and the postponement of the finals will have disastrous consequences. The pressure of public opinion on James has reached an unprecedented level, because this is the second year of the Heat's top three. If G6 fails, James is doomed. Don't talk about the so-called historical position.
On the way to Celtic Stadium by bus before the game, James was silent.
According to Fitzdale, assistant coach of the Heat, he later recalled: "I don't know how to describe James at that time, he just walked into his heart. LeBron fell into a calm that he had never seen before. For a long time, people have laughed at his lack of killer mentality, but no one has ever seen such an expression on his face that day. James tasted blood, perhaps his own. He looks as if his life is threatened. "
James went on stage with a murderous look. Whether Pippi or Garnett defends Lao Zhan, the result is the same. He made a layup, scored 30 points at half-time, and completely released himself. Crazy personal performance throughout the audience, breakthrough dunk, China Investment, three points.
The main theme of James in the audience is that catching the ball is attacking, attacking and attacking again, and the skill package is completely released, tearing up the entire defense of the Celtics.
James wreaked havoc on the offensive end. On the defensive end, Pierce 18 made 4 shots, only scored 9 points, and missed all 6 3-pointers. The home of the Green Army was also packed, and James played one game after another.
James was expressionless and turned into a cold-blooded monster. It seems that he wants to eat the Celtics alive, throw them in without celebrating, and lose them without regret. After the third quarter, the fanatical North Shore Garden seemed to be infected by him and fell into a dead silence.
James scored 45 points 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and made 26 shots 19, among which he made 2 of 4 three-pointers, hit 73. 1%, hit 50%, and the eye of death tied the North Shore Garden!
"There is no competition like LeBron's G6 competition." Fitzdale later recalled.
At the moment of G6' s last whistle, everyone knew that the North Shore Garden, which had brought the young man home for countless times, could no longer stop him from moving forward.
James of 2065 438+02 G6 is not the late season Zhan, nor the whole season Zhan, but the desperate Zhan.
This game can be said to be the most crucial game in James' early career. It was this game that James completely evolved from a mentality into a real historical superstar mentality. In that game, the king has already sat on the iron throne from the mentality.
12 years later, I still think that G6 in 20 12 years is the best game of James' career, and there is no one.