LeBron's 2018 Playoff Run Explained in 10 Minutes

[1987_Lakers]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZHNOdXoBI8

[WhiteKyrie]

His peak in terms of offensive skill set, tbh. Amazing run.

Up until he quit on his team and visibly threw his teammates under the bus in a still winnable game one of the finals.

After what was predominantly an iconic performance, and the best game of his life, against the best possible competition he could face.

Kind of like a 6 foot 8 250 pound version of Allen Iverson‘s one man performance against a goliath in the 2001 Shaq and Kobe led Lakers. Only difference? Allen Iverson is a warrior and has the heart of a Champion … whereas Bron rolled over and quit.

When the going gets tough, LeBron gets to quitting and running, probably a genetic trait from his father bailing on his responsibilities.

Basically a microcosm of him as a player and his career.

After he passed out what would’ve been the game-winning shot with a little Steph Curry guarding him, and threw it to a much less suspecting player who shouldn’t have shouldered that pressure, and wasn’t having the game of his life.

When he himself forgot there was a time out remaining as well, but made it everybody else’s fault … like the coward he is.

And then proceeded to pout and leave in the middle of a post game press conference.

And then to end the series quit after game one, and showed up in the final game press conference with his wife’s stocking wrapped around his hand, acting like it was broken.

Shame he ended such an amazing playoff run on such a shitty note.

[ShawkFactory]

His peak in terms of offensive skill set, tbh. Amazing run.

Up until he quit on his team and visibly threw his teammates under the bus in a still winnable game one of the finals.

After what was predominantly an iconic performance, and the best game of his life, against the best possible competition he could face.

Kind of like a 6 foot 8 250 pound version of Allen Iverson‘s one man performance against a goliath in the 2001 Shaq and Kobe led Lakers. Only difference? Allen Iverson is a warrior and has the heart of a Champion … whereas Bron rolled over and quit.

When the going gets tough, LeBron gets to quitting and running, probably a genetic trait from his father bailing on his responsibilities.

Basically a microcosm of him as a player and his career.

After he passed out what would’ve been the game-winning shot with a little Steph Curry guarding him, and threw it to a much less suspecting player who shouldn’t have shouldered that pressure, and wasn’t having the game of his life.

When he himself forgot there was a time out remaining as well, but made it everybody else’s fault … like the coward he is.

And then proceeded to pout and leave in the middle of a post game press conference.

And then to end the series quit after game one, and showed up in the final game press conference with his wife’s stocking wrapped around his hand, acting like it was broken.

Shame he ended such an amazing playoff run on such a shitty note.

That's not what genetic traits are.

[RRR3]

Truly incredible meltdown by coach over a completely innocuous thread.

[WhiteKyrie]

That's not what genetic traits are.

No but it’s what a joke is, numb nuts.

Either way, both get to running when the going gets tough

[1987_Lakers]

No but it’s what a joke is, numb nuts.

Either way, both get to running when the going gets tough

Reminds me of when you ran when that CP3 FMVP thread backfired on you. You eventually came back with an alt. :oldlol:

[RRR3]

Reminds me of when you ran when that CP3 FMVP thread backfired on you. You eventually came back with an alt. :oldlol:
He also abandoned his main and had epic meltdowns on various alts when LeBron won his fourth ring.

[ShawkFactory]

No but it’s what a joke is, numb nuts.

Either way, both get to running when the going gets tough

Have your joke at least make sense :confusedshrug:

But yes. Lebron does seem to care more about what others think than other ATGs, aside from Shaq maybe.

[RRR3]

Have your joke at least make sense :confusedshrug:

But yes. Lebron does seem to care more about what others think than other ATGs, aside from Shaq maybe.
Durant and Jordan cared just as much if not more.

[TheGoatest]

Biggest carry job of all time.

This is what happened in the conference finals:

https://images4.imagebam.com/7e/6a/0d/MEDYAC3_o.png

And in the first round that went to 7 games, he didn't have a single teammate score 20 points in a game in any of those 7 games.
Stuck between those 2 series? A 2nd round sweep against the 59 win Raptors, in which LeBron averaged 34.0 ppg on .553, 8.3 rpg, 11.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.0 bpg and a buzzer beating game winner.
What a friggin beast. :applause: :rockon:

[MadDogg]

Overrated imo. LeBron's competition was pretty weak in those playoffs, and overall, he was a better player in Miami. That opening game vs the Warriors though....You could argue its the BEST performance of his career.

[WhiteKyrie]

Overrated imo. LeBron's competition was pretty weak in those playoffs, and overall, he was a better player in Miami. That opening game vs the Warriors though....You could argue its the BEST performance of his career.

Agreed. On everything. But that was his smoothest season ever from an offensive skill perspective. 2008 - 2010, 2012 - 2014, and 2018. Best LeBron seasons and most aesthetically pleasing. Competition in dollars 2018 playoffs in the east of whack as ****, anyone overrating is absurd. They still had K Love and JR Smith. In the conference finals faced Scary Terry Celtics :oldlol: without their best player and still got taken seven. Kyrie plays and the series is over in 6 in Boston’s favor.

[Overdrive]

Biggest carry job of all time.

This is what happened in the conference finals:

https://images4.imagebam.com/7e/6a/0d/MEDYAC3_o.png

And in the first round that went to 7 games, he didn't have a single teammate score 20 points in a game in any of those 7 games.
Stuck between those 2 series? A 2nd round sweep against the 59 win Raptors, in which LeBron averaged 34.0 ppg on .553, 8.3 rpg, 11.3 apg, 1.8 spg, 1.0 bpg and a buzzer beating game winner.
What a friggin beast. :applause: :rockon:

What should this picture accomplish?
Without knowing the full stats this would either mean the Cavs were net negative throughout the series or had deeper scoring in their rotation. 33ppg don't win you games by themself in a 100ppg league. You still need other players to score another 67. The Celtics obviously were neither as top heavy nor as deep as the Cavs, just more balanced between their first 6 players and that's only judging by this picture.

[1987_Lakers]

Agreed. On everything. But that was his smoothest season ever from an offensive skill perspective. 2008 - 2010, 2012 - 2014, and 2018. Best LeBron seasons and most aesthetically pleasing. Competition in dollars 2018 playoffs in the east of whack as ****, anyone overrating is absurd. They still had K Love and JR Smith. In the conference finals faced Scary Terry Celtics :oldlol: without their best player and still got taken seven. Kyrie plays and the series is over in 6 in Boston’s favor.

You serious? JR Smith averaged 9 ppg on 35 fg%, Love averaged 15 ppg on 39 fg%

Celtics were better without Kyrie. 26-11 record without Kyrie Irving between the 2018 and 2019. 78-49 with him, which is a lower win percentage.

Love had an atrocious postseason and missed games 6 & 7 vs Boston. LeBron by himself beat a superior team.

[ArbitraryWater]

The greatest playoff run of all time, bar none.


Never seen a player so effortlessly dominate.

[SouBeachTalents]

The greatest playoff run of all time, bar none.


Never seen a player so effortlessly dominate.
That’s what makes the Game 1 ending so painful. The Cavs beating the Warriors on their home floor with LeBron dropping 50 in one of the greatest Finals performances ever would’ve been a huge opening statement, esp with the way he had been playing that postseason.

I’m still picking the Warriors to win, but that at minimum would’ve made that series interesting.

[Overdrive]

The greatest playoff run of all time, bar none.


Never seen a player so effortlessly dominate.

It was great, but I honestly can't call anything greatest when the title isn't won. I know it's unfair, because it punishes individual play for lack of team success, but what if they lose g7 vs Boston? Still greatest? Where's the line drawn? Is 2016 by Golden State the greatest season ever played even when they lost?

[RRR3]

That’s what makes the Game 1 ending so painful. The Cavs beating the Warriors on their home floor with LeBron dropping 50 in one of the greatest Finals performances ever would’ve been a huge opening statement, esp with the way he had been playing that postseason.

I’m still picking the Warriors to win, but that at minimum would’ve made that series interesting.
Refs literally wouldn’t let Cavs win that game. To be clear that had no outcome on the series as the Warriors obviously win 6 at max even if the Cavs win game 1. And probably in 5. But the reffing was just noticeably awful.

[WhiteKyrie]

It was great, but I honestly can't call anything greatest when the title isn't won. I know it's unfair, because it punishes individual play for lack of team success, but what if they lose g7 vs Boston? Still greatest? Where's the line drawn? Is 2016 by Golden State the greatest season ever played even when they lost?

LeBron Stans don’t care about winning. Thus excuse making and their favorite player

[MadDogg]

Agreed. On everything. But that was his smoothest season ever from an offensive skill perspective. 2008 - 2010, 2012 - 2014, and 2018. Best LeBron seasons and most aesthetically pleasing. Competition in dollars 2018 playoffs in the east of whack as ****, anyone overrating is absurd.

Yeah that's fair. 2016 Finals LeBron is probably his peak imo. Short stretch, but he was freakishly dominant. He also eviscerated Chef lol.


In the conference finals faced Scary Terry Celtics :oldlol: without their best player and still got taken seven. Kyrie plays and the series is over in 6 in Boston’s favor.

Right? What was the average age of that Celtics team anyway? 21? :oldlol: Can't forget about Oladipo's Pacers and the Derozan led Craptors.

[1987_Lakers]

Right? What was the average age of that Celtics team anyway? 21? :oldlol: Can't forget about Oladipo's Pacers and the Derozan led Craptors.

That same Celtics team embarrassed your boy Durant, they were better in 2022, but KD had Kyrie on his side and still got swept. Embarrassing.

[MadDogg]

That same Celtics team embarrassed your boy Durant, they were better in 2022, but KD had Kyrie on his side and still got swept. Embarrassing.

KD isnt "my boy" lol. Fvck that deck-stacking, sensitive ass hoe.

[1987_Lakers]

KD aint "my boy" lol. **** that deck-stacking, sensitive ass hoe.


Right. He set the superteam precedent and a healthy Brooklyn team still likely win a ring or two. Which will give KD 3-4 ring. Right there with LeBron. Overall LeBron's a thing of the past though. Believe me when I tell you that 5 years from now, he'll be falling down the ranks. And fast too. Hoopers don't go to youtube to watch or learn from his game. Instead they watch guys like KD, Steph, Booker, Kawhi etc.

Media will hitch their "Next MJ" wagon soon enough.
Super team Durant got swept by these Celtics. :oldlol:

[RRR3]

Schrodinger’s ISH:


The board would die without LeBron threads but LeBron threads are always the worst threads on the NBA forum.

[MadDogg]

Super team Durant got swept by these Celtics. :oldlol:

That quote was when Brooklyn had James Harden. Keep googling my posts though. I don't mind having a fan :confusedshrug:

[WhiteKyrie]

That same Celtics team embarrassed your boy Durant, they were better in 2022, but KD had Kyrie on his side and still got swept. Embarrassing.

Dude you’re comparing apples and oranges. A bunch of guys who can barely go to a bar and order a drink legally, from 2018, compared to 4 1/2 years later? God your LeBron nut slurping knows no bounds. What are you talking about Katie, LeBron is just as big of a bitch

[1987_Lakers]

Dude you’re comparing apples and oranges. A bunch of guys who can barely go to a bar and order a drink legally, from 2018, compared to 4 1/2 years later? God your LeBron nut slurping knows no bounds. What are you talking about Katie, LeBron is just as big of a bitch

The difference is LeBron didn't have a sidekick like Kyrie when he beat those kids in 2018.

KD had Kyrie and both still got swept. :oldlol:

[Axe]

Lue didn't help them at all in the 2018 finals.

[LeGoat4Life]

His last 4 years as a Laker explains his skills

Career lottery boy without AD

[Spurs m8]

We really celebrating a playoff run where he played weak opponents and got swept in the Finals?

Op is such a bron c0ck svcking pvssy

[Spurs m8]

Oh yeah..he also gave his direct opponent fmvp AGAIN

What a loser

[Da_Realist]

His peak in terms of offensive skill set, tbh. Amazing run.

Up until he quit on his team and visibly threw his teammates under the bus in a still winnable game one of the finals.

After what was predominantly an iconic performance, and the best game of his life, against the best possible competition he could face.

Kind of like a 6 foot 8 250 pound version of Allen Iverson‘s one man performance against a goliath in the 2001 Shaq and Kobe led Lakers. Only difference? Allen Iverson is a warrior and has the heart of a Champion … whereas Bron rolled over and quit.

When the going gets tough, LeBron gets to quitting and running, probably a genetic trait from his father bailing on his responsibilities.

Basically a microcosm of him as a player and his career.

After he passed out what would’ve been the game-winning shot with a little Steph Curry guarding him, and threw it to a much less suspecting player who shouldn’t have shouldered that pressure, and wasn’t having the game of his life.

When he himself forgot there was a time out remaining as well, but made it everybody else’s fault … like the coward he is.

And then proceeded to pout and leave in the middle of a post game press conference.

And then to end the series quit after game one, and showed up in the final game press conference with his wife’s stocking wrapped around his hand, acting like it was broken.

Shame he ended such an amazing playoff run on such a shitty note.

Damn

[ShawkFactory]

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We really celebrating a playoff run where he played weak opponents and got swept in the Finals?

Op is such a bron c0ck svcking pvssy

Celebrate? You can acknowledge something without celebrating it.

[SATAN]

[


Celebrate? You can acknowledge something without celebrating it.

He's not very smart.

[Johnny32]

They still had K Love and JR Smith.

lol @ this desperate fat man begging for attention.

[Johnny32]

We really celebrating a playoff run where he played weak opponents and got swept in the Finals?

Op is such a bron c0ck svcking pvssy

why not? we "celebrate" jordone getting swept by boston in the 1st rd.

[Full Court]

10 minutes? I can sum it up in less than 10 seconds.

Made it through the weak East and then got swept in the finals.

:lebronamazed:

[Spurs m8]

10 minutes? I can sum it up in less than 10 seconds.

Made it through the weak East and then got swept in the finals.

:lebronamazed:

And handed his direct opponent a FMVP, for the FOURTH time

Amazing

GOAT

[TheGoatest]

He's not very smart.

If you combine all of his alts, his IQ is still smaller than his shoe size. :oldlol:

[TheGoatest]

That’s what makes the Game 1 ending so painful. The Cavs beating the Warriors on their home floor with LeBron dropping 50 in one of the greatest Finals performances ever would’ve been a huge opening statement, esp with the way he had been playing that postseason.

I’m still picking the Warriors to win, but that at minimum would’ve made that series interesting.

And the ending of game 1 makes what he accomplished in the first 3 rounds even more impressive, considering he single-handedly carried teammates with IQs that are as low as J.R. Smith's proved to be all the way to the finals.

[Spurs m8]

Imagine MJ handing his direct opponent even 1 FMVP.

Let alone FOUR.

Absolutely hilarious

[WhiteKyrie]

lol @ this desperate fat man begging for attention.

:oldlol: @ this kid needing to resort to boring personal insults because he’s so ass hurt about the truth of the matter

[Keno]

should've won that year, but unfortunately had to go against JR Smith and the greatest team of all time in GSw. It was an actual 1 vs. 9 on the court.

[Keno]

10 minutes? I can sum it up in less than 10 seconds.

Made it through the weak East and then got swept in the finals.

:lebronamazed:

Watch this video dumbass, his team was worse every round. :oldlol:

[WhiteKyrie]

Damn

What? :oldlol:

[8Ball]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZHNOdXoBI8

This was LeBron's greatest playoff run ever.

Don't think another player was ever this good.