All throughout the all-star break LeBron James had to hear about the fantastic season Kevin Durant was having and how there was a new leader in the clubhouse for the MVP race.
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The main knock on LeBron, for whatever reason, is his lack of killer instinct, and his non Jordan like demeanor which everyone seems to so crave. Even though he has two MVP's and two NBA Finals MVP's over the last two years.
Over this all-star break, LeBron has put on display why he is the greatest player in the NBA right now and possibly of all-time. The difference here is that James didn't put his reasons up in lights for everybody to see. He did it subtly.
It started with LeBron coming out and saying that when it is all said and done that he would be on the Mount Rushmore of basketball, which is also known as being one of the greatest of all-time.
This news made headlines but nothing along the lines of making the Twitter servers crash.
The first game back from the all-star break for the Heat was against the Dallas Mavericks, a team that had beaten them in the NBA finals three years ago.
LeBron looked like a man possessed, and registered a fantastic stat line. He finished the game with 42 points, on an incredibly efficient 16-23 from the field, and also chipped in 9 rebounds to go along with 6 assists.
The game after was against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who happened to have a one Kevin Durant on it. The Heat trounced the best team in the West, at the time, by 22 points. LeBron finished the game with 33 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. The kicker here is that he did not even get to finish the game, as he was knocked out after sustaining a broken nose.
Fast forward a week and a half to March 1, the Heat are playing the Charlotte Bobcats in Miami. LeBron just proceeded to drop 61 points on 8-10 from three point land.This isn't a coincidence.
It's LeBron putting on display for all to see why he has a serious case to be made for greatest player of all-time.
Does LeBron take it easy in other games?
No. The NBA season is a grind and for teams like the Miami Heat, staying healthy is imperative. Just ask Chicago Bulls fans and Derrick Rose.
What this string of legendary play really indicated is that LeBron is still the sherif in town and that isn't changing anytime soon.
The comparisons to MJ need to stop because their playing styles are completely different. It is very easy to want to compare these two but the fact of the matter is that they are different.
The Heat aim to win their third championship in a row this season and look for similar play from LeBron in the playoffs especially against rival Indiana Pacers.
This was a great feature style article! You told us why LeBron is the best, then showed it with stats and ended looking to the future. I would have liked to seen a link to another article or maybe even a video that talked about LeBron's playing style or showed him actually playing. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this post although I may be a little biased because I'm a fan of both LeBron and The Heat lol)!
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