W/R/T LeBron, winning and “It.”
[P]eople’s minds are tricking them. Such ethereal reverence is often simply a function of a winning team; We rarely discuss or even remember spectacular performances in defeat. […]
ESPN’s Skip Bayless keeps proclaiming that LeBron is surprised that he’s making big shots and plays for the first time in his life. Maybe it’s that Skip, and others, tend to forget events when they don’t support a story and cling to the ones that do
Because James’ playoff successes didn’t stop there. In 2008, he scored 45 points in game 7 against the historic Boston Celtics defense. James made eight jumpers in that game. Derrick Rose has made eight jumpers in the last three games.
