Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James makes Miami feel the Heat…Three lessons!
By Ronald Agers
1. I Really Hope Cleveland Was Not Watching!
It is clear that LeBron James felt some kind of way losing the previous game to Orlando. LeBron James scored wait for it…51 POINTS!
He ended the game basically with a shot from the half court line that had the Miami Heat fans buzzing. The whipping that he put on the Portland Trail Blazers was something to see…
This was more impressive. Why? Because this was a snapback game! He was sub-par the previous game and superstars tend to come out strong the next game to make up for it.
LeBron James in that zone where he makes difficult shots look like layups.
— Joey Ramirez (@JoeyARamirez) November 18, 2018
19 points in the first quarter, including 3 fadeaways and 3 step-back triples. pic.twitter.com/B5RlgyN8bB
As you can see here in the first quarter highlights, LeBron is active, and more importantly, AGGRESSIVE! LeBron James set the tone to dominate a team that should be dealt with.
Like I have stated all season, LeBron James has to be the best player on the floor for this team to be successful. Against Orlando that was not the case. The Magic had TWO Players that were the best players on the court in the previous game.
LeBron was basically two players in this game by himself. He was that dominant…
LeBron James finishes with 51 points, beating the Heat in Miami for the first time since leaving the franchise in 2014. It was his 2nd 40-point game of the season, making him the 3rd player in history w/ multiple 40-point games in his 16th season or later (joining Kobe & Kareem)
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 19, 2018
LeBron fights through contact for the finish and a foul!#LakeShow (📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/gsXP2qPWp2
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 18, 2018
I basically started writing this post right here because I knew the Heat had nothing for LeBron James and they knew it too. Granted, LeBron James was hitting his 3-point shots early, but he saw Kelly Olynyk in the paint and did not bail him out with a jumper. LeBron put that shoulder into him and drew contact and scored the basket and got the foul.
How about here…
LeBron James shoots a long three and misses. Josh Hart grabs the rebound. Instead of camping out at the 3-point line, LeBron cuts to the basket, receives the pass and please watch how every Heat player gets out-of-the-way!
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1064311280029200385
It got so bad, LeBron James drove the length of the floor at the end of the first half for a layup and the foul. Lakers announcer Stu Lantz actually said if he was Erik Spoelstra, he would tell his team not to be scared of LeBron!
More video proof here!