In the end, I think LeBron was going to play the exact same way he played in the series against the Grizzlies.
He is LeBron James.
With that being said, it was nice for Dillion Brooks to give us some quotables about bears to make it interesting.
LeBron James vowed to be better for Friday’s Game 6 of the Lakers’ first-round series against the Grizzlies.
He kept his word, and his teammates kept up the pressure from the opening tip, destroying the No. 2-seeded Grizzlies 125-85 to win the series 4-2.
It took James 17 shots to make five in Game 5. On Friday, he made seven of his first eight, punctuating a dominant first-half performance with a two-handed reverse dunk in transition.
“It was definitely a Game 7 mentality for us,” James said. “We understood that we had an opportunity to play in front of our fans, and we wanted to try to end it tonight.”
It felt like they ended it by halftime. Los Angeles led by 17 at the break and James had 16 points, one more than his Game 5 total. He finished with 22 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds and made history in the process, winning the 40th playoff series of his career and tying Derek Fisher for the most all time.
“He’s playing with a sense of urgency,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said of the 20-year veteran before the game. “He knows there’s only so many more of these [postseason runs] he’s going to be able to participate in. So he’s definitely been in the moment.”
The second half of Game 6 was merely an extended celebration for the Crypto.com Arena crowd, with the Lakers leading by as many as 40. The cheers were a long time coming, as the franchise completed its first home win to close out a playoff series since 2012, when it beat the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 in the first round.
LeBron went to Instagram to let the world know that no one should be poking bears.
He used a classic line from the rapper Mystikal to prove his point.
Dillion Brooks ran from the media after the blowout loss.
