LeClutch.
James had 0 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist after one period. He played all of the 2nd and 3rd quarters. In those two quarters, he had 25 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals. In TWO quarters. He played with so much energy that I knew he was dead tired for the fourth and that we would have to hit some daggers to keep the lead and we did not and almost blew the game.
It's interesting that his first time around, he was criticized for "not taking over," "not exerting his will," "being passive," "deferring," etc., and now that he's doing what people have wanted him to do, he's not "being efficient." He can't win in the media's eyes, but he wins on court.
This is his SIXTH (would have been seventh if he got one more board in the last game) 30/10/10 playoff game. In the last 30 years, everyone else has 12 total (Barkley 2, Westbrook 2, Baron Davis/Jordan/Nash/Payton/PPierce/Sampson/Isiah/Worthy all with one).
6th game with 18 or 19 rebounds in a game; 4 of them have come in playoff games.
8 offensive rebounds is the most he's ever had in any game in his career. His season high was 3 this year, and he only played 13 games this year in which he had multiple offensive rebounds.
This is also his third straight 30/5/5 game in the playoffs. This is his seventh streak of 3+ such games. He also has four streaks of 2 consecutive 30/5/5 games in the playoffs.
