LEBRON JAMES PLAYED the best NBA Finals game of his life in Miami's Game 7 win over the Spurs.
He had 37 points and 12 rebounds on 12-for-23 shooting. He scored 22 of those points in the second half.
With 30 seconds left, LeBron hit the biggest shot of his career when he came around a screen, squared up, and drained a two-pointer to put the Heat up 92-88.
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The two dominant anti-LeBron narratives (1. He isn't clutch, and 2. He doesn't take the big shot) died together in this shot:
He plays up to the big sport jock stereotypes but probably one of the smartest to play the game. Hasn’t spent a cent of his salary over the years, living solely off promotional work.
Gets out of the league with 3 Superbowls, hall of fame status (I assume), millions of dollars, and most importantly a still functioning brain.