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Kobe Bryant photographed by Jed Jacobsohn while celebrating defeating the New Jersey Nets in Game Four of the 2002 NBA Finals in East Rutherford, NJ - June 12, 2002
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Championship Heat
In the Finals loss to Golden State – a 129-120 victory in Game 5 secured the championship for the Warriors – LeBron James became the first player to average a triple double in the finals, posting 33.6 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists per game.
It was an efficient effort, too. James shot 56.4% from the field and 38.7 on three-pointers (just 64.9% on free throws). In Game 5, he finished with 41 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in 46 minutes. The Cavs needed James on the court for almost the entire game just to have a chance to win.
“I left everything on the floor every game, all five games,” James said. “So for me personally, I have no reason to put my head down. I have no reason to look back at what I could have done or what I shouldn’t have done or what I could have done better for the team. I left everything I had out on the floor every single game for five games in this Finals, and you come up short.”
Celtics/Warriors best of seven NBA Championship Finals starts Thursday, June 2 @ Warriors.
Who you got?
Feeling some residual embarrassment from earlier today when I asked my mom if the Dallas Cowboys were facing off against the Golden State Warriors later this week. I swear, I meant to say Mavericks, but my brain got it twisted. It didn’t help that my mom didn’t notice and said, “Yeah, it’s gonna be the Warriors vs. Cowboys!”
