Despite Bum Ankle, LeBron Proves He’s Still the Best

LeBron James was huge in Cleveland must-win Game 5 victory. But he’s done this before, right?
Despite Bum Ankle, LeBron Proves He’s Still the Best
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James slaps scored 38 points in a Game 5 win over Chicago to put his team up three games to two. AP Photo/Tony Dejak
Dave Martin
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LeBron James’s 38-point, 12-rebound, 6-assist, zero-turnover showing on Tuesday night in Cleveland’s pivotal 106–101 Game 5 win over Chicago—to put the Cavs up 3–2—was yet another virtuoso performance from the game’s best player on the sport’s highest stage.

The hometown superstar, who recently finished third in the MVP voting behind Stephen Curry, also made the defensive play of the game in coming out of nowhere to block Derrick Rose’s potential game-tying fast-break layup try with 48 seconds left.

What made it all the more impressive was that the four-time MVP was playing on a bum ankle, while knowing that the Cavs had to have this one to advance. With the possibility of Pau Gasol being ready for Chicago in Game 6, the time to pounce was Tuesday night and James made sure they did so—as he’s done before.

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Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.
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