Lebron dies when elite defender Kawhi Leonard subs in to guard him
Posted May 14, 2021, 6:02 PM UTC
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When was this? 700 years ago?
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Early cretaceous period
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He was mad that they called timeout and ruined his free throw rhythm not because Kawhi subbed in, idk how this post has gone years and nobody has disproved it.
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this is great
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kawhi went on to hold him down to a puny 28/7/4
So...multiple notes:
Presuming this is Game 5 of the 2013 NBA Finals, Lebron finished with a 25/8/4 line, not 28/7/4.
Those 25 points came on 22 shots and a 36% shooting percentage, which isn’t great.
There’s 2:14 left in the half, and Lebron would make the second free throw here and go scoreless for the rest of the half. He’d go on to shot 18% on the second half after shooting 55% in the first half.
While I can’t see who exactly guarded who on Basketball Reference, a quick look at the play by play suggests that Danny Green guarded Lebron most of the first half and Kawhi guarded him most of the second. Note that Green exits in the clip as Kawhi enters.
Does anyone of this mean Lebron was unhappy because Kawhi came in? No, but there are ample suggestions that Kawhi made Lebron’s life harder that day, and that contributed his poor game and the Heat’s loss that game; that loss put the Heat within one of losing the championship (though they’d ultimately win 4-3). Considering Lebron’s desire to win and understanding of the game, it’s not unreasonable to think he dreaded Kawhi’s defense.
Yes, Lebron is a beast, but that’s still really good for this point in Lebron’s career
eh fair
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