Re: Did LeBron EVER have to face a legitimate rival in his career?
2012 ... the year Lebron had "redemption" in mind, after falling flat in the 2011 Finals... Lebron improved his post game and range and came out hungry.
Re: Did LeBron EVER have to face a legitimate rival in his career?
Originally Posted by 3ball
OKC's offense left a lot to be desired...
A lot of teams that DIDN'T win when they got to the Finals probably wish they could have played against OKC's "ok, your turn to go 1-on-1 off-the-dribble" offense instead.
No surprise that this was Lebron's only convincing championship win out of his 5 tries.
They put up a decent points per game total. Their offense could have been improved for sure, but the main problem was their defense - mainly that they didn't make adjustments to LeBron destroying them in the post.
Re: Did LeBron EVER have to face a legitimate rival in his career?
A geriatric Tim Duncan. He's 1-2 against him in the finals. That one being the result of a miracle from Jesus himself. Everything else has been pure domination by Old Man Riverwalk.