LeBron James is the best player in the NBA Finals.
LeBron James is the best athlete in the NBA Finals.
But LeBron occasionally needs to sit on the bench to get some rest. And when he does, the Cavs offense struggles. That’s the nice way of saying it’s complete and utter trash.
Take a look at this statistic from NBA.com:
Per http://t.co/kzLg9M1fZ6, Cleveland's O in the 22 minutes LBJ hasn't played in Finals:
18.2 FG%, 00.0 3pt%, 54.6 pts/100 poss, -39.2 net.
— Dan McCarney (@danmccarneyNBA) June 15, 2015
Is that bad? Because that looks really, really bad. You can make an argument for Steph Curry as Finals MVP. He certainly has played (and shot) much better these last two games. And you can probably make an even better argument for Andre Iguodala’s tremendous impact on both ends of the court.
But without LeBron, the Cavs are worthless. Without LeBron, the Cavs are a sub-par team that probably finish dead last in the NBA.
Give that man his MVP right now.
