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MEMORABLE LEBRON JAMES MOMENTS

rebounds, five assists —and an intense look cameras caught him making during the game is still a meme today. Miami won 98-79, came home to beat the Celtics in Game 7 and went on to beat Oklahoma City for James’s first NBA title.

“He was absolutely fearless tonight, and it was contagious,” Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said.

THE STREAK

ON May 31, 2007, LeBron James and the Cavaliers went to Detroit for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, series tied 2-2 entering what would become a doubleovertime thriller.

Drew Gooden made a free throw with 2:49 left in regulation to draw Cleveland within 88-84. And that was the last point he, or any Cavs player not wearing No. 23, would score that night.

James scored Cleveland’s final 25 points— and 29 of the Cavs’ last 30—to lift his team to a 109-107 win and a 3-2 series lead. He even had the game-winner, a layup with 2.2 seconds remaining.

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