A list of Lebron's top playoff performances

[Mr Feeny]

Let's carry on from the other thread. It would be nice if everyone had an actual list with 10 or so games that includes stats and maybe context:

Note that this differs from "most memorable performances". Unlike those in the other thread, I'm more focused about his individual performances in these games rather than the "legacy games". Even then, some might overlap.

Boston in an elimination game 6 of the 2012 ECF:

45 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists on 70%fg while holding Pierce to 4-18 shooting.
The only other heat player with double digit points was Wade who shot 6-18.

2007 ECF Game 5 vs Detroit (series was tied at 2-2)

48 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists including scoring the last 25 consecutive points to end the game (including the game winner). He also scored 29 of the last 30 points for the Cavs and was the only cav to score from the 4 minute mark of the 4th quarter onwards.
This was truly mind-boggling. He resembled a playstation player with a cheat code.

2016 NBA finals game 6 against GSW (was down 3-2)
41 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocks on 59%fg including a stretch where he scored 18 straight points in the 3rd quarter to blow the game wide open. This, in an elimination finals game!

2013 NBA finals game 7 against the Spurs
37 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists on 》 50%fg including the championship clinching jump shot.
Shooting clinic here as he scored 5 threes and several in your face jumpers.

2014 ECSF Game 4against brooklyn:
49 points on 16-24 shooting to all but close the series.

2009 ECF Game 1 vs Orlando
49 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks on 67%fg

2009 ECSF game 3 vs Atlanta:
47 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists on 60%fg (on just 25 shots)

2016 Nba finals game 5
41 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks on 53%fg in an elimination finals game

2012 ECSF game 4 vs Indiana trailing 2-1
40 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks on 52%fg
HUGE game on the road to avoid letting Miami fall into a 3-1 deficit

2006 1st rd Game 5 vs Washington (tied at 2-2)
45 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on 61%fg including the game winner

2015 ECF game 3 vs Atlanta
Horrible start missing his first 10 shots. Then goes ballistic and recovers to put up:
37 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists and some HUGE baskets down the stretch.

2013 nba finals game 6
32 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 16 4th quarter points in this title elimination game to keep miami alive. Also held Tony Parker to 6-23 shooting and caused him to shoot an airball on what would have been the title winning basket at the end of the 4th.

2010 game 4 vs Chicago
37 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists on 65%fg to all but seal the series and cause endless pain to kamil.

2015 ECSF game 5 vs Chicago (tied at 2-2)
38 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks on 59%fg while holding Rose to 7-24 shooting.

2009 ECSF game 5 against Orlando
37 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists.
Scored or assisted 32 straight points in this elimination game.

2012 nba finals game 5 vs OkC
26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists and 2 blocks to clinch his first championship.
Fudge joins lebron fam after this.

2013 ECF game 1vs Indiana
30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and the game winner.
Only instance in nba playoff history of someone getting a 3D and the game winner.

[Mr Feeny]

[COLOR="DarkRed"]LEBRON IN NBA FINALS[/COLOR]

Incidentally, here are Lebron's stats in the finals (i want to create a Lebron stats central-hub so it becomes easier for fans to check in and find what they're looking for rather than sort through the plethora of threads on ISH or use google).


LEBRON in the last 5 finals (2012-2016):



Lebron overall in the finals:



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[COLOR="Blue"]Lebron's stats averages[/COLOR] in the past few finals:

2012: 28.6/10.2/7.4/1.6/0.4 on 47%
2013: 25.3/10.9/7.0/2.3/0.9 on 45%
2014: 28.2/7.8/4.0/2.0/0.4 on 57%
2015: 35.8/13.3/8.8/1.3/0.5 on 40%
2016: 29.7/11.3/8.9/2.6/2.3 on 49%

(He averaged 36,12,10 over the last 3 games of the 2016 to bring the Cavs back from a 3-1 deficit and win the title)

Note that in 2015, he had become the first player in history to lead both teams in pts, rebounds and assists in the finals.
In 2016, he became the first player in history to lead both teams in EVERY statistical category.

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[COLOR="Blue"]Lebron's DEFENSE during the 2016 playoffs and finals:[/COLOR]


Lebron's defense in the 2016 playoffs:

Overall: 31.9 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 45.9%, -14.0%
Threes: 24.1 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 36.7%, -12. 6%
Twos: 36.6 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 50.5%, -13.9%
<6ft: 37.9 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 61.3%, -23.5%

LeBron's defenae in the 2016 finals:

Overall: 31.6 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 47.9%, -16.3%
Threes: 29.0 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 39.6%, -10.6%
Twos: 33.3 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 53.6%, -20.3%
<6ft: 38.5 DFG%, opponents usually shoot 63.6%, -25.1%
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[Im Still Ballin]

Goat.

[scuzzy]

Nice work boys!


Bout to sit and watch youtube clips of each listed

[Mr Feeny]

ONp. If you guys have anything to contribute, please do so. Any pics that have his stats.
Let's try to put everything in one place where it's easy to find and use in arguments.

[BlakFrankWhite]

That 2016 finals game 5 vs GSW >>>> all

[Lebron23]

Watching some of the greatest games of LeBron.

[IllegalD]

Great list, OP.

I noticed there are no games from 2011. Why is that? Can someone explain it to me?

Was LeBron injured or something that season?

[Andrei89]

Great list, OP.

I noticed there are no games from 2011. Why is that? Can someone explain it to me?

Was LeBron injured or something that season?

2011 forever rent free

You fakkits should consider yourselves lucky because had Lebron not choked in 2011 he would have been considered the consensus GOAT

[ImKobe]

Great list, OP.

I noticed there are no games from 2011. Why is that? Can someone explain it to me?

Was LeBron injured or something that season?

Take away the EC and he has like two good Finals games to his name, he was forgettable in his first 3 Finals, has yet to make a game-tying/winning shot in 9 Finals. All padded numbers against a Warriors team that plays a 6'6 guy at Center with a 200 pace.

[ArbitraryWater]

basically half of the top 15 is now from 2018, only OP could have managed such shitty list

[AirFederer]

basically half of the top 15 is now from 2018, only OP could have managed such shitty list

2016 says hello

[SpaceJam2]

2016 game 6
Highest Finals game score in NBA history
41-11-8-4-3 with only one turnover (59% fg, 50% 3p)

GOAT finals performance hands down

2018 game 1
Second Highest Finals game score in NBA history
51-8-8-1-1 (59% fg, 43% 3p)

These are the #1 and #2 ranked game scores in Finals history.

[superduper]

2011.

Boom.

[dazzer87]

LeGoat........