Was LeBron's 2012 Game 6, ECF in Boston the Greatest individual game in NBA history?

[ELITEpower23]

With the most pressure of any game in basketball history, all eyes were on King James to deliver yet again. And YES. HE. DID. DELIVER.

To make matters worse, the entire Miami Heat did not show up on the road facing elimination. LeBron outscored all five starters combined and almost outscored 6th man Bosh:

LBJ: 45 on 19/26 (73.0%)
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Wade: 17
Chalmers: 9
Bosh: 7
Battier: 8
Haslem: 6
= 47 points on 17/44 (38.6%)


https://i.postimg.cc/mrY3wBfT/LBJ-outscores-his-team.png


Highlights of the GOAT game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rN17J-KMWnY&feature=emb_title


I don't think there's been any game that has put more pressure on one single player nor has anyone delivered with pure dominance quite like James did during this game.


https://i.postimg.cc/R0BKqy3y/Greatest-Game-of-All-time-LJ.png

Checklist for GOAT game
• Insane pressure (James was still ringless at this point)
• Elimination game (Down 3-2)
• Degree of difficulty (Away game, in Boston, against KG, Pierce, Allen, Rondo)
• Toughness (Boston was #1 ranked defense)
• Teammate help (Everyone disappeared)
• Individual Dominance (45-15-5 on 70% not done since Wilt Chamberlain)
• Scored 46% of team's total points
• Did it Matter? (This sparked a title run and the greatest 5-year peak in basketball history)

https://i.postimg.cc/5tyQRCr9/Goat-Tings.png

This game obviously is the greatest individually played game in NBA history, so what would be second greatest? His 2018 Finals Game 1? His 2016 Finals Game 6?

[Spurs m8]

Yeah, this game was the most pressure of any game in basketball history.

The virgins strike again

[warriorfan]

Yeah, this game was the most pressure of any game in basketball history.

The virgins strike again

:roll:

[Johnny32]

considering the circumstances yes. lebron was under more pressure to win now than any athlete in american team sports history. what's crazy is he let off the gas in the 4th cuz the game was over.

1st qtr - 14 points on 6-7 fgs
2nd qtr - 16 points on 6-7 fgs
3rd qtr - 11 points on 5-8 fgs
4th qtr - 4 points on 2-4 fgs

he could have dropped 50/60 if needed.

[kawhileonard2]

No not really as he was down 3-2 in the series while having HCA. Should never be down 3-2 in a series with HCA.

[TheCorporation]

considering the circumstances yes. lebron was under more pressure to win now than any athlete in american team sports history. what's crazy is he let off the gas in the 4th cuz the game was over.

1st qtr - 14 points on 6-7 fgs
2nd qtr - 16 points on 6-7 fgs
3rd qtr - 11 points on 5-8 fgs
4th qtr - 4 points on 2-4 fgs

he could have dropped 50/60 if needed.

Agreed.

We'll never see another game like this.

[Gohan]

Iverson 2003 against hornets says “hello”

55 points greastest game in nba history

[RRR3]

IDK but it's probably LeBron's best game considering the context. Certainly his most iconic game.

[SATAN]

IDK but it's probably LeBron's best game considering the context. Certainly his most iconic game.

[SATAN]

Oops.

[FultzNationRISE]

Hmm, was it the greatest performance ever?


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[RRR3]

Oops.
This isn't funny, stop being a bitch

[TheCorporation]

Hmm, was it the greatest performance ever?


https://c.tenor.com/19yBf5oaeasAAAAd/no-yes.gif

It really is safely #1 all time when all things are considered. Everyone anti LBJ is scared to say otherwise because they know better.

[MadDog]

Circumstances accounted for, its definitely up there. I'd argue Giannis' 50 piece in the finals is also in the discussion. Its probably BOTH the best finals and closeout game. Ditto with Frazier's Game 7 (against Wilt/West/Baylor) where he put up 36 points & 19 assists in the finals.

[warriorfan]

Circumstances accounted for, its definitely up there. I'd argue Giannis' 50 piece in the finals is also in the discussion. Its probably BOTH the best finals and closeout game. Ditto with Frazier's Game 7 (against Wilt/West/Baylor) where he put up 36 points & 19 assists in the finals.

Supposedly it was an error and Frazier actually had 9 assists that game. It used to be on YouTube and people rewatched the whole game and could come up with 9 assists at the most.

[MadDog]

Supposedly it was an error and Frazier actually had 9 assists that game. It used to be on YouTube and people rewatched the whole game and could come up with 9 assists at the most.

Didn't know that. If true that's gotta be one of the biggest stat-fudges ever. 10 more assists is whopping. Makes you wonder what statisticians were doing with Wilt's numbers lol

[Manny98]

I would say so, definitely the best single game performance I have ever seen live

[warriorfan]

Didn't know that. If true that's gotta be one of the biggest stat-fudges ever. 10 more assists is whopping. Makes you wonder what statisticians were doing with Wilt's numbers lol

It definitely has to be the biggest ever. I know you are half joking but I don’t think Wilt really got very much stat padding. If anything it would be the season he lead the league in assists. Assists are pretty much the only stat you can really fudge as there is a subjective factor in determining if a play was a real assist or not. I think people have accused Stockton of getting his assists boosted but when broken down statistically he wasn’t seeing a huge variance from home and away games. So that somewhat kills that narrative. I think it does happen at times but it’s not nearly as big or as often to really move the needle in most cases.

[3ba11]

Lebron's superteam was down 3-2 to a completely bum team - KG/Allen/Pierce were 35/36/34 years old - so Lebron's entire career is littered with underachieving his supporting talent expectation..

This year is another example, or the 7 straight years of turning preseason favorites into Finals underdogs or losers (2010-2016).

[warriorfan]

Lebron's superteam was down 3-2 to a completely bum team - KG/Allen/Pierce were 35/36/34 years old - so Lebron's entire career is littered with underachieving his supporting talent expectation..

This year is another example, or the 7 straight years of turning preseason favorites into Finals underdogs or losers (2010-2016).

This. Big 3 in their prime vs an over the hill big 3. Nothing to see here.

[Hey Yo]

Bosh missed the first 4 games due to an injury the previous round and came off the bench the Final 3gms

Superteam??? :oldlol:

[3ba11]

Bosh missed the first 4 games due to an injury the previous round and came off the bench the Final 3gms

Superteam??? :oldlol:


Bosh outplayed the league MVP in the 11' ECF to carry the Heat to the Finals...

Only Lebron has sidekicks outplay the league MVP (most help possible) in the 11' Playoffs, 16' Playoffs and 20' Playoffs..

Unprecedented help

[Hey Yo]

What's that have to do with the 2012 ECF?

[Baller789]

I think Wilt's 100 point game is.

That record is virtually unbreakable.

[PeroAntic]

Its Derrick Rose's 50 point game. Or Kobe's final game.

[TheCorporation]

I think Wilt's 100 point game is.

That record is virtually unbreakable.

Regular season :lol

No pressure, no elimination, not on the road.:lol

NEXT

[Baller789]

Regular season :lol

No pressure, no elimination, not on the road.:lol

NEXT

Has anyone come close?

Yes or no?

[Bawkish]

Regular season :lol

No pressure, no elimination, not on the road.:lol

NEXT

you can't even score 50 pts against grade schoolers

[TheCorporation]

Has anyone come close?

Yes or no?

Cool regular season game.

Welcome to a playoffs discussion :lol

NEXT!

[ELITEpower23]

Bosh missed the first 4 games due to an injury the previous round and came off the bench the Final 3gms

Superteam??? :oldlol:

Bingo

:pimp:

[SouBeachTalents]

NBA history is a tall order, but it's probably the greatest performance of the last decade considering the context. And as someone pointed out earlier, LeBron took his foot off the gas in the 4th quarter. If need be he could've dropped 60 in this game, he was that locked in.

[ELITEpower23]

I would say so, definitely the best single game performance I have ever seen live

:applause:

[ShawkFactory]

Bosh outplayed the league MVP in the 11' ECF to carry the Heat to the Finals...

Only Lebron has sidekicks outplay the league MVP (most help possible) in the 11' Playoffs, 16' Playoffs and 20' Playoffs..

Unprecedented help

Good thing that's relevant to this topic.

[Wally450]

Its Derrick Rose's 50 point game. Or Kobe's final game.

Literally no one knows that game. I legit have no clue what game you're talking about.

[TheCorporation]

NBA history is a tall order, but it's probably the greatest performance of the last decade considering the context. And as someone pointed out earlier, LeBron took his foot off the gas in the 4th quarter. If need be he could've dropped 60 in this game, he was that locked in.

When you consider all the context surrounding that game it has to be top three no less.