Much has been said of LeBron's game five performance against the Boston Celtics during the 2010 playoffs.
In that game, LeBron went 3-14 with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 block, and 3 turnovers. It was a blowout 120-88 win for the Celtics and gave them a 3-2 lead in the series.
While his shooting was poor, LeBron still led the game in assists (which is something considering how poorly his teammates were shooting).
Since then LeBron has been criticized for not being able to perform when it really counts.
It was a bad game. But to pin a guy's ability to perform in the playoffs on one series is ridiculous.
LeBron has the highest playoff Player Efficiency Rating of any active NBA player at 27.08 (Kobe is 9th with 22.36, if you're wondering).
LeBron has a playoff average of 29.31 points per game (2nd among active players), 8.42 rebounds per game (12th) and 7.32 assists per game (5th).
Looking at the five major statistical categories, there is no active NBA player with better playoff numbers than LeBron James.
Perhaps it his remarkable level of consistency o ...
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Article written by Gordon Garner
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