LeBron James and his epic failure in the NBA Finals against Dallas Mavericks (Part-1)
The man of the moment, LeBron James has been a big reason for Miami Heat’s dominating offensive system throughout this year’s play-offs. On the quest of furnishing a championship title in his resume, the influential small forward
faced a lot of criticism and insolence from his fans and the former team Cleveland Cavaliers for shifting his talent to Miami. This thing kept him to strive for the goal even hungrier as the big gun from the South Beach continued to provide fireworks consistently.
However, James epically failed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals against the veteran Dallas Mavericks especially down the stretch where he was a beast against the Eastern Conference leaders Chicago Bulls in the
Conference Finals.
James was the driving force against the Chicago Bulls
LeBron was not only a constant double-double threat for the Bulls, he also had a major influence on them by breaking into their burly defensive system. James untiring assail in the defining moments of the game restrained Chicago
from taking control in the series.
Even though the Bulls won the game-1 of the series with a comprehensive margin however, accompanied with the brilliance of two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) LeBron, Miami Heat thrashed Chicago out of the play-offs followed by
four successive victories.
James ripped the Bulls apart in the Conference Finals with a dominating average of 25.8 points 7.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists. LeBron’s major domination came down the stretch as he kept the score board ticking for the Heat and at
the same time freed up a number of opportunities for his teammates to carry the momentum. Whenever the Bulls strived to retaliate in the fourth quarter during the contest, they were always haunted by the forceful assail from the influential James.
A Sudden Decline in James’ performance
Miami Heat raced away into the NBA Finals and won the first game against the streaking Mavericks. As the series moved on, a considerable decline was observed in the performance of LeBron which caught Miami off guard. It was not
just a matter of one game. In the last three meetings, LeBron failed to put up a decent performance and epically fell short in the fourth quarters of each game as this is a disastrous meltdown in his seven splendid years of domination.
"I missed a lot of open shots I'm capable of making. James said. "You don't see it out of me a lot so when it happens everyone is surprised. You have three bad games in a seven year career, it's easy to point that out," James said
"I put a lot of pressure on myself to go out there to be the best player on the court, but I don't hang my hang low or make excuses, because that's not the type of player or person I am." James said.
The game-4 of the Finals turned out to be an absolute failure for James. He landed only 8 points followed by a skimpy shooting percentage from the field by connecting only 3 shots out of 11 attempts. The Heat were leading with
a comprehensive 9 points margin in the last period however James didn’t score a single bucket in the final 12 minutes and the Mavericks tied the series 2-2.
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