Looking at LeBron James' performance in elimination games

[Kvnzhangyay]

That was me. I stand by it.

So doesn't that just mean he has an innate killer intinct it just never shows until elimination games

[TheMarkMadsen]

Dude... no. They lost the series to Orlando. Game 6 was an elimination game, since Cleveland was down 3-2. Pass the dutch.

So then we agree that anytime a team is facing elimination, be it game 4,5,6 or 7 it's an elimination game?

And game 6 against the cavs would count as an elimination game towards Dwight Howard's elimination game stats, as his team eliminated another team

You would agree with this

[Frozen1]

Lebron in times of adversity:

2010 Cleveland Cavaliers - Result: Quit.
2014 Miami Heat - Result: Quit.

Biggest quitter of all time for sure.

[Prometheus]

So doesn't that just mean he has an innate killer intinct it just never shows until elimination games

Nah man it's totally different.

Killer instinct is like what a tiger has... or a sociopath... a tiger will sense the weak animal and get excited, knowing it has an opportunity to feed. A tiger will chase when its prey starts to run. A sociopath can sense someone's fear and they become delighted at it. Jordan had killer instinct - when he was on the verge of victory, his drive would elevate to another level and he would "go in for the kill". He could sense when his opponents were losing confidence and it would fuel him to drive the nail in the coffin. Killer instinct is cold-blooded, all about destroying the enemy.

Survival instinct is more like a rhinoceros... or that really strong dorky kid who gets made fun of a lot... a rhino is a passive animal. It just wants to chill and eat green stuff. But if you **** with a rhino to the point that it feels genuinely threatened... you're ****ing dead. It will charge you and maul you so that it can go back to chillin and eating green stuff. Or that big dorky kid. He just wants to draw pictures of dinosaurs and play RPGs. Doesn't want to be bothered. But he's dorky so kids make fun of him. Of course, he's passive, so at first he just takes it. But if you keep ****ing with him, his blood will start to boil... and he has a breaking point where if you cross that line he will beat the dog shit out of you. That's what happened in 2012 against Boston. It's not just that LeBron was about to lose, he was about to lose in humiliating fashion, vanquished by his greatest rivals the year after his epic failure against Dallas. And Rondo, Pierce, Garnett... all those guys HATED him. It was pretty much personal. There was a lot of pent up frustration in that game - he saw what fate seemingly had in store for him and just would not allow himself to go down that way. That shit was mad inspiring.

But killer instinct? No way man. I'm a LeBron fan but he ain't no killer.

[Prometheus]

So then we agree that anytime a team is facing elimination, be it game 4,5,6 or 7 it's an elimination game?

And game 6 against the cavs would count as an elimination game towards Dwight Howard's elimination game stats, as his team eliminated another team

You would agree with this

Yo this is not a difficult concept Madsen. If a win advances your team, it is a close-out game. If a loss eliminates your team, it is an elimination game. Game 7 is automatically both a close-out and elimination game for both teams. Game 6 AGAINST THE CAVS would be a close-out game FOR THE MAGIC. For Cleveland, it was an elimination game... if you're still confused after this post then I give up.

[SouBeachTalents]

Lebron in times of adversity:

2010 Cleveland Cavaliers - Result: Quit.
2014 Miami Heat - Result: Quit.

Biggest quitter of all time for sure.

[no pun intended]

Why is he bringing his team to the verge of elimination in the first place?

[imnew09]

A pic worth a thousand words. This is one of those pic

[SouBeachTalents]

Why is he bringing his team to the verge of elimination in the first place?

Every player in NBA history has faced multiple elimination game. Idiotic logic if serious

[J Shuttlesworth]

OP, Game 6 against the Spurs 2013 was an elimination game as well

32/11/10

[TheMarkMadsen]

Yo this is not a difficult concept Madsen. If a win advances your team, it is a close-out game. If a loss eliminates your team, it is an elimination game. Game 7 is automatically both a close-out and elimination game for both teams. Game 6 AGAINST THE CAVS would be a close-out game FOR THE MAGIC. For Cleveland, it was an elimination game... if you're still confused after this post then I give up.

Wow you're a moron.

You're just arguing semantics.

the magic eliminated the cavs, they closed out the cavs.. Same damn thing you idiot. You can call it an elimination game, or a close out game, either way you lable it youre talking about the same game.

And it's funny, because whenever we see stats for Lebrons "elimination games" they never include game 6 against the magic or any game where he was eliminated.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

A pic worth a thousand words. This is one of those pic

[J Shuttlesworth]

And it's funny, because whenever we see stats for Lebrons "elimination games" they never include game 6 against the magic or any game where he was eliminated.

Wrong. Elimination game averages include the games where he was eliminated as well, not just the ones he won. He is #2 to Jordan in elimination games

[LongLiveTheKing]

Wow you're a moron.

You're just arguing semantics.

the magic eliminated the cavs, they closed out the cavs.. Same damn thing you idiot. You can call it an elimination game, or a close out game, either way you lable it youre talking about the same game.

And it's funny, because whenever we see stats for Lebrons "elimination games" they never include game 6 against the magic or any game where he was eliminated.

It's not a close out game for LeBron if he's down 3-2

This shit isn't hard to understand

[SamuraiSWISH]

If LeBron is aggressive as he was in game 7, from the start, series doesn't need to go 7 games.