I'mWithDan
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I disagree. It's a body language thing. In that Celtics game, LeBron looked like he was just going through the motions. He was putting up pretty stats, but he looked checked out and disinterested. Two nights ago, that wasn't the case at all. He was tired, but he looked like he was giving it everything he had. If we had lost two nights ago, I doubt anyone would have blamed LeBron, because his effort was there.
Yeah pretty much this. In the 2010 Celtics series something just looked "off". Watching him play hundreds of games, it was just easy to spot something wasn't 100% right. It seemed like the first time in his career where, mentally, a team broke him...and then the residual effect of that was him shutting down a bit and giving up (in a sense).
This post-season, he's been SO tough and that has trickled down to the team. He's attacking inside the post more than he ever has in a Cavs uniform. He's welcoming contact both on offense (attacking the basket) and on defense (willingly playing the 4 and battling PF's on defense). He's taking responsibility for things that don't go well and is just willing us to these wins down the stretch (wether that is scoring himself or getting guys wide open looks). I watch him play, especially in the ECF and I just believe we are going to win solely based on his body language. The fans feel it, the team feels it and it seems to be buoying everyone. Win or lose in the finals, I feel like LeBron is emptying the clip. That's all you can ask for.