Knicks and Bulls wait as LeBron James eliminated from play-offs
Earlier in the season LeBron James got so frustrated with the media constantly questioning him about his future, he banned all questions about it until the end of the season.
Now, after being eliminated from the play-offs in six games by the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, those questions returned and, as ever Lebron was not revealing much about where he will be playing next year.
"I want to win. That's my only thing, my only concern. I've always prided myself -- it's all about winning for me and I think the Cavs are committed to doing that. But at the same time, I've given myself options to this point. Me and my team, we have a game plan that we'll execute and we'll see where we're at,” James said after the match.
James scored 27 points with 10 assists, and matched his career high in rebounds in the play-offs with 19, but it still wasn’t enough as the Celtics went on to close the series out with a 94-85 victory.
Kevin Garnett, again, played like his former self scoring 22 points and adding 12 rebounds, while player of the series, Rajon Rondo, had 21 points 12 assists and five steals as the Celtics advanced to the Eastern Conference finals.
The Celtics knew Lebron would come back after his subpar performance in game five and although he recorded a triple-double and led the Cavaliers in all major scoring stats the Cavaliers will just have to admit the Celtics were the better team in the series with more experience.
"Winning is gratifying. You're playing the best team in basketball; the challenge is there; you don't have to dress it up. One thing we don't lack is confidence. We're a veteran team and we understand when it's time to lock in as a group. I think we did just that. I think the experience is taking over,” Celtics forward Garnett said after the game.
But still the big story of the night remains LeBron’s future and where he’ll be playing next year. And if there’s anyone who knows what it’s like to be in LeBron’s position it’s Garnett, and after the game he had some advice for the ‘King’.
"I just told him, 'Keep your head up, man. I've been there. You have a very, very, very bright future. Continue to work and make decisions based on you and your family,” said Garnett who was a star without a title in Minnesota for more than a decade.
Maybe LeBron will stay in Cleveland for the rest of his career, who knows, but one thing is for sure, New York and Chicago will be waiting to prise him away from the Cavs.
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