LeBron James asked Coach Mike Brown to leave him in to start the fourth quarter. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Brown consented and the MVP showed the Hawks why he’s considered by some the best player in the world.
LeBron was remarkable for the first three quarters, tallying 34 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists in 32 minutes. However, it was the way in which he finished the game that make people think he is the second coming of Michael Jordan. It was the poise he showed in the game’s final quarter, in a hostile environment on the road, that makes LeBron James the most valuable player to his team.
With the Hawks trailing by six and nine minutes left to play, LeBron took over. He hit back-to-back fade away jumpers in the corner and looked at the Hawks bench each time as if to tell them that it was over. On the next possession, James attacked the hoop and found a wide-open Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who drew a foul and hit one of two free throws. Then, LeBron split a double team and sunk another fade away in the corner. In just two minutes, LeBron had taken all of the emotion out of the desperate Atlanta crowd. He increased the Cavs lead from 6 points to 13 points. It was obvious that there wouldn’t be a momentum change, but he wasn’t done.
On the defensive end, James knocked away an alley-oop attempt to Al Horford. He then took the ball, split another double team and passed to Delonte West, who found a wide-open Joe Smith for a jumper. Following a Josh Smith jump shot, LeBron took the in-bounds pass and went end to end for a lay-up. The Cavs were up 15 points with five minutes to play. Yes, this one was over.
LeBron finished the game just short of another triple double with 47 points, 12 rebounds, and eights assists. The phenomenal play from James has restarted the comparisons with the greatest player that ever played the game. There may never be an answer to if LeBron will be better than Jordan. But, LeBron has a long career ahead of him and it seems to be only a matter of time, maybe only a few weeks, until he wins his first championship. There is no doubt that LeBron seems ready for the opportunity.
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