Game 3, 2007 NBA Finals: LeBron gets the last shot but it doesn’t go. Cleveland was already missing Love when Kyrie went down in an overtime Game 1 loss. Whether it’s a barrage of shots, a timely block, or yet another triple-double, James always has another amazing game waiting just after the last one ended. Lebron James absolutely dominated the series, in all facets of the game, by being the first player ever … All anyone will remember about this game is Kevin Durant hitting the dagger three for a second straight year, but LeBron played all but 68 seconds and had the tenth triple-double of his Finals career, carrying a broken roster with a broken hand until the Ws pulled away late. In 2016, it was when the Cavs went down 3–1, and in 2017, it was after a game when Kevin Durant looked younger, faster, and flat out better on both ends. James posted a heap of wild slash lines against Golden State in the Finals. Top NBA Finals moments: Jordan's flu game in 1997 Finals. 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LeBron wasn’t always efficient in these games, but it’s hard to worry about efficiency when your alternative scoring options are Timofey Mozgov and Matthew Dellevadova. This was certainly the most efficient on 15/21 shooting, thanks mostly to James being on fire from deep. He hit an impossible fall-away three to even a series against the Orlando Magic. He couldn’t make a shot to save his life but did all he could anyway, single-handedly willing the Cavs to a one-point defeat against the Spurs. Ranking LeBron James' 10 greatest games in the NBA Playoffs No one was excited about the 2018 Finals rematch — until LeBron played one of the best games of his life to kick things off. The Cavs were down to just LeBron and Tristan, Dellevadova, J.R., Shump, and Mozgov. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving celebrate a made basket | Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. Still, LeBron played all but one minute and put up a road Game 7 triple-double against one of the greatest teams in NBA history, recorded “The Block,” and got the win that will define his legacy forever. The game after the game. We’ll try to account for all of it. This was not one of them. This list is ranking the best single-game NBA Finals performances of LeBron James ' career. This list, for example, was forced to cut out games involving closing out the OKC Thunder in 2012, dropping 54 points on the Golden State Warriors in 2015, and completing the 3-1 comeback against the 73-win Warriors in 2016. Sifting through all of LeBron’s great Finals performances brings even greater appreciation for what he has done for so long. The win locked up LeBron’s second consecutive title and was the exclamation point on his Heat resume and his one truly great team season. Be a great finish as we crown a champion, and 19 his! 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