The beauty of LeBron's game grows amid boos in game against the Cavaliers and Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland
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| Miami Heat Forward LeBron James |
By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com). Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473
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| Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough |
James said that "nothing can ever get as worse as the first time I came back and its just been different every time since we played here December 2,
2010.”
In this game
though James had his shot going from the tip of the ball in the first
quarter as he scored 25 points. Remarkably, seven of those points came
in the last minute of the quarter. It appeared that he turned the “Q”
arena into his own personal playground, making eight of the nine
shots he took. The final score would be close, a 100 to 96 Cavalier
loss. At times it seemed as though James was toying with his former
team because he made it look so easy.
James said that “its just one of those zones, and its one of those great feelings."
The worst part, said James, is that I missed four free throws.
"I was one for five from the free throw line ( in the first quarter) and I was hoping it didn't take me out of my rhythm," he said.
Rhythm from the three point line is what James had going. He made five of them in the first quarter. Three of those were in transition due to the up tempo pace that the Heat created. Playing to the other teams tempo has been a problem for this Cavalier team all season. LeBron would finish with 43 points on 14 out of 19 shooting from the field and 9 out of 13 from the free throw line. At half time he had 31 of the Heat's 57 points, which indicates that he was a willing passer even though he had more than 50 percent of his teams points.
The worst part, said James, is that I missed four free throws.
"I was one for five from the free throw line ( in the first quarter) and I was hoping it didn't take me out of my rhythm," he said.
Rhythm from the three point line is what James had going. He made five of them in the first quarter. Three of those were in transition due to the up tempo pace that the Heat created. Playing to the other teams tempo has been a problem for this Cavalier team all season. LeBron would finish with 43 points on 14 out of 19 shooting from the field and 9 out of 13 from the free throw line. At half time he had 31 of the Heat's 57 points, which indicates that he was a willing passer even though he had more than 50 percent of his teams points.
This season LeBron has led his team in
points with a 26.8 average, rebounds at 6.9, and assists with 6.5 per
game, and while playing an average of 37.7 minutes. Also, in the most recent game against
the Cavaliers James was again playing without his partner in
domination, Dwayne Wade. Wade was resting as he often has this season
to save his body for when he is needed most. James more than
compensated for Wade's absence. After he scored 25 points in the
first quarter, James allowed his teammates to take the majority of
shots. In the next two quarters LeBron scored only six points in
each. This is where you can see that his game has grown. He backed
off and let others get into the groove and stay in a rhythm. Then in the fourth
quarter when the game was in the balance, as usual James stepped up
and made the plays that needed to be made to insure the win.
With less than
two minutes to play and the Cavaliers within two points, James made
two critical blocks and then made six straight free throws. It is
apparent that LeBron learned from his season high 61 point game
recently when his shot volume took his teammates out of their rhythm
and led to a number of poor performances the following two weeks.
Even after 10 years he is still getting better. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com)
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