The thing that makes this even more badass...

[ArbitraryWater]

https://i.redd.it/vprqy0pjyb271.jpg



this isnt from during the game when he was already cooking or they were leading big,


this is from seconds before tip off...

[highwhey]

warriorfan looking at the crack he's about to smoke:

https://i.redd.it/vprqy0pjyb271.jpg

[Prometheus]

I'm pretty sure this is inaccurate. I want to find somewhere to watch this game in full, not just to find out whether or not you're wrong, but because it is a uniquely memorable performance that still gives me chills.

But I'm pretty sure this shot was either right before the start of the third quarter, or some time in the middle of the third quarter. Just speaking from memory.

[SouBeachTalents]

I'm pretty sure this is inaccurate. I want to find somewhere to watch this game in full, not just to find out whether or not you're wrong, but because it is a uniquely memorable performance that still gives me chills.

But I'm pretty sure this shot was either right before the start of the third quarter, or some time in the middle of the third quarter. Just speaking from memory.
Nah, it was before the tip off.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN17J-KMWnY&ab_channel=HouseofHighlights

[ArbitraryWater]

I'm pretty sure this is inaccurate. I want to find somewhere to watch this game in full, not just to find out whether or not you're wrong, but because it is a uniquely memorable performance that still gives me chills.

But I'm pretty sure this shot was either right before the start of the third quarter, or some time in the middle of the third quarter. Just speaking from memory.


I woud have thought this is the case, but I just watched some highights of the game, and this seems to be the picture as Mike Breen goes into his commentary right before tip off...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN17J-KMWnY


on 2nd note, it ooks ike GD the highight editor, just put it in there.


Here in the NBAs cip of it:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtBAshwZs3A


you can see the guy waking nonchaanty behind him, so its either before the 1st quarter or 3rd quarter.

[ArbitraryWater]

in the NBAs clip it zooms out for a nano second:


https://i.gyazo.com/5f8a39f292c897f71b3a5d996045c9b9.jpg



looks like play may have aready been under way yea

[tpols]

It looks like he was possesed by a demon.

Maybe did a ritual before the game to atone for 2011?

[SATAN]

Maybe you're a nutjob.

[Jasper]

actually it was before a Bucks game , when he talked with Giannis and said I need to dump this AD weak ass and bring you in.
Giannis laughed his head off ... me you NAHHHH

Then the Bron look

[ArbitraryWater]

actually it was before a Bucks game , when he talked with Giannis and said I need to dump this AD weak ass and bring you in.
Giannis laughed his head off ... me you NAHHHH

Then the Bron look

poopsie?

[Full Court]

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slamonline.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2Fjason_terry_lebron _james.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=99192b8e752688310d91b16d906c926efe77b18aec1b1b 2dd7098b1405296a6e&ipo=images

[Wally450]

Nah, it was before the tip off.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN17J-KMWnY&ab_channel=HouseofHighlights

Man, that's some Mandela Effect shit right there. I could've sworn it was early in the game after a bucket or something.

Still the hardest still taken in NBA history.

[Axe]

Man, that's some Mandela Effect shit right there. I could've sworn it was early in the game after a bucket or something.

Still the hardest still taken in NBA history.
Against which team again?

[Wally450]

Against which team again?

The Celtics?

[ArbitraryWater]

Man, that's some Mandela Effect shit right there. I could've sworn it was early in the game after a bucket or something.

Still the hardest still taken in NBA history.


Again, it probably was. It seems to be edited in.

[imdaman99]

He was great that game but they should have never been in that position to begin with

[Wally450]

So I just did some research. He does it with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Coming out of a timeout.

6:40 mark of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmlSMdAfWg&ab_channel=GAMETIMEHIGHLIGHTS

I thought it was earlier on, but I was incorrect.

Heat were up 11 at the time of the face.

[Wardell Curry]

That whole game pretty much confirmed to me that if LeBron James was as crazy as Jordan was in terms of competition, he would be the undisputed best player ever. But, LeBron is a nice guy and he's not that guy. He does not seem to have a ton of anger in him despite the fact that he didn't know his father. Most of the time he's rather joyous. I'm pretty sure Jordan's seemingly unrelenting anger came from his relationship with his father. But hey, woulda coulda shoulda. LeBron is deeply insecure but he's probably lived a happier life than Jordan. Happy life or best player ever... who knows such things?

[warriorfan]

That whole game pretty much confirmed to me that if LeBron James was as crazy as Jordan was in terms of competition, he would be the undisputed best player ever. But, LeBron is a nice guy and he's not that guy. He does not seem to have a ton of anger in him despite the fact that he didn't know his father. Most of the time he's rather joyous. I'm pretty sure Jordan's seemingly unrelenting anger came from his relationship with his father. But hey, woulda coulda shoulda. LeBron is deeply insecure but he's probably lived a happier life than Jordan. Happy life or best player ever... who knows such things?

bron has a pretty small dick and his teammate f ucked his mom, the whole choking a bunch in the finals thing

jordan wins

[1987_Lakers]

People don't understand how much pressure he was under before this game, on the verge of being eliminated, down 3-2 while the year before he had a disastrous Finals. If Miami loses that game, LeBron would have been seen as a complete joke to most fans, he responded by dropping 45 points. This is the game that changed his legacy.

[StrongLurk]

That look was definitely during the game, I remember it.

You are just being fooled by editing/misinformation (not hating, happens to everyone).

[ArbitraryWater]

That look was definitely during the game, I remember it.

You are just being fooled by editing/misinformation (not hating, happens to everyone).


youre being fooled by your inability to read, tbh

[dankok8]

I've always said 2012 was Lebron's best championship run by a distance and this game is probably his greatest game ever.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Lets be honest though, OP. You would think its badass if Lebron popped a squat. Shut your bitchass up :lol

In all seriousness, I remember telling my boy LeBron looked unhinged. Up until that point, I have never seen dude completely and 100% locked in.

[ArbitraryWater]

Lets be honest though, OP. You would think its badass if Lebron popped a squat. Shut your bitchass up :lol

In all seriousness, I remember telling my boy LeBron looked unhinged. Up until that point, I have never seen dude completely and 100% locked in.

thats pretty cringe

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

thats pretty cringe

OK "ArbitraryWater" lol

[ImKobe]

So I just did some research. He does it with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Coming out of a timeout.

6:40 mark of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmlSMdAfWg&ab_channel=GAMETIMEHIGHLIGHTS

I thought it was earlier on, but I was incorrect.

Heat were up 11 at the time of the face.

OP wrong as usual. Knew it had to be from the middle the of the game just from memory.

[jlip]

People don't understand how much pressure he was under before this game, on the verge of being eliminated, down 3-2 while the year before he had a disastrous Finals. If Miami loses that game, LeBron would have been seen as a complete joke to most fans, he responded by dropping 45 points. This is the game that changed his legacy.

One quote from Bill Simmons' article about this game captures, in my opinion, why this game was supposedly so important or "legacy changing".

You can’t imagine what this was like to witness in person. I know Michael Jordan had similarly astonishing games, and others, too, but not with stakes like that. This wasn’t just an elimination game. This was LeBron James’s entire career being put on trial … and it only took an hour for him to tell the jury, “Go home. I’m one of the best players ever. Stop picking me apart. Stop talking about the things I can’t do. Stop holding me to standards that have never been applied to any other NBA player. Stop blaming me for an admittedly dumb decision I never should have made. Stop saying I’m weak. Stop saying that I don’t want to win. Stop. Just … stop.”

http://grantland.com/features/the-consequences-caring/

[ArbitraryWater]

OK "ArbitraryWater" lol

have you looked at your name? lol

just seems like your typical "i gotta be macho now" post. grow up lol

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

have you looked at your name? lol

just seems like your typical "i gotta be macho now" post. grow up lol

Bro I'm just ribbing u. Chillout

[ArbitraryWater]

Bro I'm just ribbing u. Chillout

Whenever you try to do anything but post basketball, it gets confusing and cringe pretty quickly. Just gotta stop doing that.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

You're in germany posting with broken keyboard and pretending to be American.

Fukk confusing. You're just awkward, period lol

[ArbitraryWater]

You're in germany posting with a broken keyboard and pretending to be American.

Fukk confusing. You're just awkward, period lol


bro Im just ribbing you :lol Calm down.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

bro Im just ribbing you :lol Calm down.

My man :cheers:

[ArbitraryWater]

My man :cheers:


https://media.tenor.com/KZSCnVzDgKcAAAAM/controlling-laugh-laughing.gif

[StrongLurk]

youre being fooled by your inability to read, tbh

I read your OP where you were incorrect. No worries mate.

[TheMan]

OP wrong as usual. Knew it had to be from the middle the of the game just from memory.

You can't blame OP, he started watching the NBA only a few years ago

[ArbitraryWater]

You can't blame OP, he started watching the NBA only a few years ago

i made this acc a decado ago, 1.5 yrs after this game happened, how feasible do you think it is that i wasnt watching the NBA yet in 2012? :lol

[LeGoat4Life]

Unfortunately Lebron can't have that same look when he gets confronted by another man

Lebron too busy flopping and hiding behind refs

[Full Court]

Unfortunately Lebron can't have that same look when he gets confronted by another man

Lebron too busy flopping and hiding behind refs

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tenor.com%2Fimages%2Fd5e532 0aef67829b6044fc0d079f7264%2Ftenor.gif&f=1&nofb=1

[8Ball]

So I just did some research. He does it with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Coming out of a timeout.

6:40 mark of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmlSMdAfWg&ab_channel=GAMETIMEHIGHLIGHTS

I thought it was earlier on, but I was incorrect.

Heat were up 11 at the time of the face.

:applause:

Thanks for the research. From my memory I always thought it was sometime during the game but people kept saying it was before the game.

You can see him crouched over in the corner from your video.

[TheMan]

i made this acc a decado ago, 1.5 yrs after this game happened, how feasible do you think it is that i wasnt watching the NBA yet in 2012? :lol

Very, you're in your early 20s, I doubt a 12 year old kid is interested enough in hoops to join a message forum. You missed that game, 2014 is when you started following the NBA, hence you're wrong in the OP. Me, I can recall iconic moments from MJ from memory.

[Prometheus]

I'm pretty sure this is inaccurate. I want to find somewhere to watch this game in full, not just to find out whether or not you're wrong, but because it is a uniquely memorable performance that still gives me chills.

But I'm pretty sure this shot was either right before the start of the third quarter, or some time in the middle of the third quarter. Just speaking from memory.


So I just did some research. He does it with about 2 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Coming out of a timeout.

6:40 mark of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmlSMdAfWg&ab_channel=GAMETIMEHIGHLIGHTS

I thought it was earlier on, but I was incorrect.

Heat were up 11 at the time of the face.

You're welcome.

[Spurs m8]

It's officially safe to say OP has no life or testosterone

[Spurs m8]

And lol at OP being wrong to start with :roll:

He actually looked to have some (attempted) killer instinct in his eyes there...haven't seen that in a decade

[Prometheus]

One quote from Bill Simmons' article about this game captures, in my opinion, why this game was supposedly so important or "legacy changing".

You can’t imagine what this was like to witness in person. I know Michael Jordan had similarly astonishing games, and others, too, but not with stakes like that. This wasn’t just an elimination game. This was LeBron James’s entire career being put on trial … and it only took an hour for him to tell the jury, “Go home. I’m one of the best players ever. Stop picking me apart. Stop talking about the things I can’t do. Stop holding me to standards that have never been applied to any other NBA player. Stop blaming me for an admittedly dumb decision I never should have made. Stop saying I’m weak. Stop saying that I don’t want to win. Stop. Just … stop.”

http://grantland.com/features/the-consequences-caring/

Some more gems from this excellent, amazingly accurate account of that special performance:


He single-handedly murdered one of the giddiest Celtics crowds I can remember. Thirty points in the first half. Thirty! All with that blank look on his face. It was like watching surveillance video of a serial killer coldly dismembering a body and sticking the parts in the fridge. Only we were right there.


The fans were so shell-shocked that many (including me and my father) filed out with three minutes remaining, not because we were lousy fans, not to beat the traffic, but because we didn’t want to be there anymore. We wanted to get away from LeBron. He ruined what should have been a magical night. We never really had a chance to cheer, swing the game, rally our guys, anything. He pointed a remote control at us and pressed “MUTE.” It was like being in a car accident. LeBron James ran over 18,000 people.

I was not lucky enough to be in the arena for that game, but just watching it on tv I was aware that this was a very rare kind of moment in sports. Looking back, it's as if LeBron's career itself is a story, and this was the turning point.

As a huge fan of the sport, who was highly invested in LeBron at the time, I still remember exactly how I felt about him and that team leading up to that performance. It was like my LBJ fandom had been fool's gold... I really was at the point where I wasn't sure I would ever root for him again. I was on the brink of being convinced that all the narratives about him were, and always would be true. I thought I was about to watch Miami get blown out in lackluster fashion, then watch them blow up that team in the offseason.

But then!

[Prometheus]

And lol at OP being wrong to start with :roll:

He actually looked to have some (attempted) killer instinct in his eyes there...haven't seen that in a decade

In my opinion, it came across more like survival instinct. This was like LeBron raging against his own inner death as a competitor.

[ArbitraryWater]

In my opinion, it came across more like survival instinct. This was like LeBron raging against his own inner death as a competitor.


surival was his late awakening against the Spurs a year later.

This game was all killer.

Even though on the whoe as has been discussed here a few times, he has a knack to hang in there, and survive.

But he loves his le**** you threes and put opponents to bed as well.

[ArbitraryWater]

Very, you're in your early 20s, I doubt a 12 year old kid is interested enough in hoops to join a message forum. You missed that game, 2014 is when you started following the NBA, hence you're wrong in the OP. Me, I can recall iconic moments from MJ from memory.

Buddy how retarded are you?

If I was in my early 20s, I would have joined this forum at 12.

Do you have any brain at all? lmao