LeBron James GREATEST Game EVER 2012 ECF G6 vs Celtics - 45 Pts, 30 in 1st Half, 15 Rebs, 5 Asts!
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The turning point of his career!! He had finally had enough. Lebron has been a legend ever since!
He was a legend before
@@jDBabyMonsterStan hater much? Dude has been great for 20 years. Here u are a hater yet spending time watching him dominate...
@@kennystephens6602 I'm a 'hater'? Whatever you say... Cause I know he folds in crunch time He's not that guy like Kobe He just executes with talent not clutch Just sayin
@@kennystephens6602 you mean dominate the east Lol
@@jDBabyMonsterStan has a better clutch percentage than Kobe in regular season and in the playoffs, just saying
I'm 42 I've seen Jordan, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Kobe, Iverson and Olajuwon. When I first saw Lebron I've never seen anything like him. He was 6'8 265lbs and faster than Iverson, passed like Magic, shoots like Bird, strong like Shaq, scores like Jordan, Kobe's determination and plays Defense like Hakeem.💯 He is a combination of all of them. 💯✌
I'm 45 and while Lebron is great in his own right he ain't as fast as AI was, not as strong as Shaq was, not as good a shooter as Bird was, I mean come on... nor does he score like Jordan, but he's like 80% of all of these and that in combination is SAVAGE. You ain't never seen anything like Shaq, MJ and AI either, if you're being real about it. Nor Bird. I guess Kobe is a lesser version of MJ, and Hakeem is similar to say Embiid now, but those other dudes, no one is like them at all.
@@SFXingful Lebron chased down Iverson, He isn't stronger than Shaq but many players have commented because of his size, strength and speed its similar to Shaq driving to the basket, I've never seen Bird shoot 3's from the range Lebron hits them from and if I'm not mistaken Lebron has made more 3 pointers than Bird has and as far as scoring like Jordan, Lebron is the greatest scorer of all time.💯 To your point if you think he's 80% of all that it's still amazing and that was my whole point saying we've never seen anything like him and I don't think we will ever again when he's gone.💯
I wasn't saying he's stronger than Shaq, I said he's strong like Shaq. Lebron is by far the strongest SF we've ever seen and also stronger than most of the PF's we've ever seen. Everything else you agreed with me on and your right I don't think we'll ever see anything like him again . Only 2 players I think got a chance of being like Lebron right now are Giannis and Zion because they're freaks if nature also. 💯💯
im 39, a chicago bulls fan. Grew up idolizing MJ. Lebron James is the best basketball player ive ever seen. I couldnt agree more with youre breakdown. And on top of his physical talent, he somehow is always the smartest player on both sides of the ball, on the court, at all times.
Lol
The course of NBA history would be drastically different if Lebron didn't win this game
Yeah but he do
Facts heat would’ve disbanded earlier and Idk what the Cavs were looking like that early
For the Mavericks
6-4
@@Chromedesu444 the cavs would not even offer him a contract. the owner hated him at this point
Lebron in this game is one of the best examples ever witnessed of what being "in the zone" is. You could see it in his eyes that man was not going to be denied. Masterful performance from start to finish. One of if not the greatest player of all time.
That was LeBrons coming out Party as a legitimate GOAT candidate.
I think that was the pistons series
@@codyeble6764 yup. He was already getting more GOAT comparisons than Kobe ever did from a young age. That Pistons game was legendary and super underrated. Now everyone glazes LeBronto. I do to 😅
When goat back was against the wall and he showed off here’s proof that bron does have killer instinct
Yea bro he beat a old boston team in 7 games and won 2/4 rings what a goat
@@poloc4652 hey did he win or naw I mean you play to win right
@@showtimej2582 so how can he be the goat if mj won more then him
@@poloc4652 because bill russel won more than both of them put together what’s your point
@@showtimej2582 my point is jordan won 6-0 against top opponents while lbj won 4-10 plus that bill russel statement is stupid he played against 5 teams filled with poorly payed players
2007 g5 vs Pistons 2012 g6 vs Celtics 2013 g7 vs Spurs 2014 g4 vs Nets 2016 g5, g6, g7 vs Warriors 2018 all series - most notably, game g2 vs Toronto, g1 vs Warriors You can pick and choose. It's all a matter of preference. For the single 2011 failure, he's had all these games and series to make up for it. If my memory serves me right, nobody in NBA history except him and MJ have multiple signature games in the playoffs when it matters the most.
6:43- I remember watching this game at BW's that night. When I saw LeBron's eyes, I turned to my friends and told them that the game, the series, and the championship is over. Something has snapped in LeBron...he's never looked back since. He's an all time great...much respect to James
Same here. Watching it with my nephew. He had this look that was real serious, but not the fake kind that people throw on when they're nervous. He was thinking about how he failed them in Dallas. He went into that unstoppable from everywhere mode like few players outside of the likes of MJ, Kobe, T-Mac, and company reach, when you're destroying people in the post, off pull-ups, threes, drives, cuts, free throws, put-backs, fast breaks, everything.
He had that Jordan and Kobe killer Look there.
Suuuuurrrreee you did... Did they all call you up after he won that championship and congratulate you on your incredible prophecy and insight too?
i'm sure you did.
This ironically sounds like one of the stories lebron has made up in the past before for absolutely no reason. “I knew Kobe was about to drop 80”
I watched this game with my cousin who hated LeBron. I was about to graduate high school , my cousin was a junior. (He was a kd/melo fan) before the game started I told him LeBron was gunna go off he laughed and said the Celtics would lock him up. 6 minutes into the first quarter his smile has faded and he's just blankly watching the game lol. By the 3rd quarter he's like "this game is wack let's go hoop" 😂
😂
Funny story, but at the same time the perfect example of a hater. Whenever they have the opportunity to stand corrected, they avoid it all all costs bc they never wanna stop hating.
@@J.A.Z-TheMortal Yep.
@@J.A.Z-TheMortal This is 100% facts
no player better than him in history
1.jordan 2.kobe 3.lebron
@@rimasbu9101 nah bro. I am a HUGE Kobe fan but it's gotta be 1: Jordan, 2: Lebron, 3: Kobe. Kobe had injuries that held him back and had a shorter career than Lebron. That said, I think MJ and Kobe are the most perfect basketball players in history. They both can play A+ defense, score from anywhere, and elevate their teammates.
@@rumham7631 Kobe and Jordan didnt elevate their teammates. They were all about ISO game and scoring machines. Both struggled to win games without their superstar teammates. Both of them were blessed to have Phil Jackson as the coach. Lebron never had such legendary coach !
@@krp6680 Phil Jackson overrated stop it. What did Phil accomplish without kobe and Jordan? Nothing
@@geraldking9385 but he helped to create some of the greatest teams of all time…
Never get sick of watching this flawless performance 🐐
I remember watching this live I was sick because I wasn’t a fan of him in Miami but watching now I just appreciate the greatness
They say he doesn't have killer instinct, this performance is a masterpiece
Nah this performance was a masterclass that will live in NBA history forever
To me, the greatest performance in NBA history, all circumstances and stakes considered. I watch the highlights of this game at least a few times a month
Facts
6:44 the iconic moment … 99 overall Lebron
Le0 fucks given James
100 overall
Lebron carried the whole team on his shoulders, DOMINATING PERFORMANCE!🔥mannn incredible game. He played outstanding ball like it was his last game of career.
Listen to what Dorris is saying to LeBron… imagine having all of that on your back and you perform night in and night out. The greatest ever and it isn’t close.
as a Boston fan, I come to this every so often to remind myself that monsters do exist.
I will never forget this game
I remember watching this game and saw the look in his eyes I said “that’s not Lebron” he wasn’t smiling or laughing he was lock and loaded definitely the goat
we are lucky he is not playing like this everygame 😅 its boring. I want flops, drama , team rotations, etc where team effort is a must. But hell, this is just boring, scary and undeniably he can do that everynight if he want it
1:42 watching a player that size, 6'9" 260lbs, run down the court at that speed and athleticism is just such a magnificent sight. LeBron would have been an unreal tight end in the NFL. He would have been Megatron 2.0.
He’s poetry in physical form. The grace and power he moves with is truly other worldly. Like you’re watching the evolution of humanity. Or something that’s not quite human. He’s just unbelievable
legacy on the line and goat performed
probably the greatest single performance in NBA history, wow. gets better every time. (Celtics fan)
this and scoring the last 25 points against my pistons in the 07 ECF to me are LBJ greatest performances
This is the Bron that is the answer to the GOAT debate. Nobody, let alone entire Championship team could stop him.
Gotta watch this every once in a while
Wow, what an incredible game by an incredibly talented player. He also just makes it look so easy but that’s what the great players do.
This Lebron was 101 overall 😭
Greatest of all time💯💯💯💯
This is literally his legacy on the line..
I'm not a total lebron fan but you gotta give the man the respect he deserves.
Bron has 2 of the top 3 Playoff performances EVER!! This is one of them, still in amaze watching it
You’re not going to change my mind about this guy being the greatest player to ever touch the ball
Till this day still his most memorable performance
He could score 50+ in this game if he played the remaining minutes in the 4th.
words cant describe being 16 and having anxiety the whole day leading up to this game because if the heat lost all my friends were gonna roast me and my guy lebozo, but this man put up a generational one
When lebron is in the zone, he is spectacular
I remember watching this live as a big Heat fan and being nervous. But you could tell early on LeBron wasn’t going to let them loose.
For anyone who doesn't know the context behind this game and for those who just happened to see this video, I'll give you the context. Before this game, LeBron James has basically achieved every single achievement individually: MVPs, All Star MVPs, All Star Games, All NBA Teams, and many other accolades except for defensive player of the year. The only one missing is the ultimate goal, which is a championship. He went into the NBA Finals with the Cavs in 2007 but he has faced the much more experienced and heavily favored Spurs, which had them swept the Cavs. Since then, LeBron hasn't made back into the NBA Finals. He got close in 2009 but on those last games, he basically disappeared in those games and for that, he was heavily criticized because again, LeBron has achieved so much individually but underachieved in the playoffs. Then in 2010 free agency, LeBron decided to go to Miami in a nationally televised program called The Decision. That move was received negatively by everyone and viewed as “unnecessary” because it was unprofessional, and a punk move on the part of LeBron. It was so bad that some Cavs fans burned his jersey and putting it on camera. LeBron has formed the “Big 3” with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and was heavily favored to win the championship. LeBron’s first year was basically a year full of media and fan scrutiny and he was also the most disliked athlete because again, his decision to tell that he was going to the Heat in a nationally televised program was uncalled for, and unnecessary. The Miami Heat then went to the NBA Finals facing the Dallas Mavericks, which the Heat were heavily favored. They were up 2-1 games, but LeBron has again disappeared, scoring only 8 points in game 4 and played bad for the rest of the series and the Mavs went on for the biggest upset, winning the championship in 6 games. This is the biggest meltdown that LeBron has faced in his career. After the championship series, the media, former players, and the fans were after on LeBron, heavily criticizing him for disappearing again, especially in the Finals where they were heavily favored, and it was deemed that LeBron will just seemingly disappear if he needs to step up or if he needs to win a big game. Facing the next season, LeBron was determined to get back and redeem himself. He won the MVP in that season (his 3rd), and the Miami place second in the Eastern Conference. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Heat faced the Boston Celtics, which is a rivalry existed between LeBron and the Celtics. The Heat were up 2-0 games, but the Boston Celtics managed to tie up the series. In game 5, Paul Pierce drained a 3 pointer in LeBron’s face to seal the game, and Boston was now up 3-2 games. Everyone assumed that the Celtics will go to the NBA Finals because game 6 is In Boston and everyone expects that LeBron is not going to show up based on his past games where he didn’t show up. Everyone is heavily criticizing and also questioning LeBron’s legacy coming into this game, and this game answered all of those questions and shutting the criticisms up.
Well said
this is so nice. Well said my guy. Lebron is THE GOAT
His documentary is gon be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Didn't Lebron also say years later if they lost this series the big 3 would have been broken up?
Add to the fact OKC was favoured in the odds to win the championship for the 2012 finals against this Miami, before game 1 started.
he went michael jordan mid range killa mode
The stats dont even put into perspective how otherworldly this performance was. Basically all midrange jumpers. Barely any threes or free throws. 45 pts but he would've had 55+ if it was a close game. He was completely in a zone didnt smile or celebrate the entire game just all about business.
When lebron is focused,hes a monster and that gives fear to anyone that blocks his way
Came back to this in 2024
Im a huge MJ fan but Lebron has a better all around game. Lebron trully belongs in the conversation as the G.O.A.T
THE KING
this for ever will be the clutchest game ever ,when everything was on the line he turned everything around and clutched his career not just a game but his whole damn story as a basketball player and to go from this when everything was on the line to be top2 all time if not the best ever is nothing but fking insane.
We broke Lebron🤦♂️
“He couldn’t stop all 5 of us” No disrespect to the LGBTQ community but that was the gayest shit ever said
What doesn't kill you make you stronger
Their dick got broken
He broke them Ctfu they were done after this
I was 11 when he did this.. It’s been almost 14 years. He’s dominated professional basketball since I’ve been 3 years old. We will never see this again.
This game is the moment when Bruce Leroy realizes he was the master all along….them hands started glowing
GOAT JAMES
I come here once in a while
Considering what was at stake in this game, this was possibly the greatest individual performance in the history of the sport.
Unlike the 2008 series against the Celtics, LeBron improved his jumper. Hope to see this kind of improvement to Giannis and earn him more rings.
The real goat
6:43 🤣😂🤣💯💯
“Level 5, you saying I can level more?” 😤
This is back where celtics,spurs,dallas are a threat i miss these day where you need to put blood and sweat to reach the finals.
dallas and celtics are still both a threat except for the spurs.
@@mr.leroysmith7012 Not this season for Dallas sadly Lol.
It’s ironic that Kobe and bron stopped kg and the Celtics and the big three from winning again especially bron
I remember where I was watching this game and exactly what I was eating and everything. Just one of those events where you remember where you were at when it happened
Kobe NEVER had a game like this in the playoffs and considering the situation. 💯
I mean stats-wise, Kobe in 2001 Game 4 against the Kings, 48 pts and 16 rebounds. But yeah they swept through the playoffs until AI in 2001, so this had more pressure.
we need this bron rn
We need it for 4 straight games
In the days when watching the NBA was still entertaining.
This was prime tv man lol
8:52 Wilt Chamberlain always there when it comes to a crazy statline we thought this could never been done before
It's crazy how many Wilt records have been broken (best FG% in a season, most assists by a center, most triple doubles by a center, etc) and yet he still has the 100 point game, the 50 ppg in a season, 32 60 points games...
6:46 mama that goes this mann
This is one of my most memorable games of LeBron
Goat
I will never put Jordan over Lebron period
Facts 👑🐐
Lebron in his absolute prime
This is what I think of when I read "killer instinct" comments.
My goat 👑 James getting casual 40 point games
The 2nd incredible moments of LeBron's career, the 1st is when he brings championship to the Cleveland Cavaliers,,
yeah this is more exciting than teams driving nonstop and throwing the ball out for 3's.
That man gave one for the ages his whole vibe was...eff it....we go let it fly and look in his eyes u can see we not losing
I don’t think people realize how great this man was/is…
Lebron is the goat 🐐 simple all time leading scorer gonna be in top 2-3 assists he’s top 7 in 3 pointers like nobody else like Lebron the king 👑 goat 🐐 James
6:13 "I'm not a fan how they're playing right now offensively. JAMES FOR 3, DOES IT AGAIN!!!
LeBron James!
6:43 GOAT 🔥💪
the beginning of doc blowing playoff leads
27years old james wow!
One word. Damn!
6:42 iconic
Prime LeBron was scary. I remember he had games stretches when he tried to keep as perfect a shooting percentage as possible, like this where he was 8/9 early on. MJ is the goat, but LeBron has the best case to take that place no doubt.
This was his peak as a player. His defense was world-class and didn't short that end of the floor (Miami wouldn't allow it), and he controlled the game by holding the ball less that he usually did. This was a Larry Bird/Michael Jordan level of game. He'd only really bring the ball up from a rebound to make a fast decision or would call a real play to cut weak-side and make a supreme move from the post. Much prefer this version than any other version because he actually played a style that allowed for a team game.
2018 vs warriors game 1 51 points another one but he’s had so many hard to name lol lebron is the goat 🐐
Need this locked in Bron Game 6 against Warriors Friday.
I would pick another LeBron games as the best ones but this one was epic for the face alone😂
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Top 10 hands down still gotta respect MJ Kobe Bird Magic Russell Wilt Kareem Jerry west Big O Bob Cousy And Dirk
Absolute dominance.
The 🐐 ❤❤
Shane Battier soooo underrated
Greatest to ever play
4:04 the accuracy and velocity on this pass is absurd 😭
The funny thing is the Celtics could have won this series if they had just played them straight up on D and not double team Wade. Lebron punished them for that, particularly in game 1 and game 6 (this game). From a 2012 perspective, it was an interesting strategy. Lebron wasn't aggressive in the finals the year before and lebrons playstyle is that he likes to facilitate. If you double team Wade and say either lebron has to beat us by scoring or he has to find another teammate to step up for him to able to facilitate like he wants to. But even then, I said doc was a fool for this strategy. Game 1 Lebron punished them scoring. In Game 2, Chalmers stepped up and scored like 25 points which helped offset the poor shooting of lebron that game (he still got 30 though) to give the heat 2-0 lead. After game 1, they should have nixed the strategy because once they fell behind 2 games it was gonna be next to impossible to bring it back. Give them credit for fighting back to win 3 straight but that was because of the big four in Boston. The strategy double teaming Wade wasn't why they came back. I know somebody gonna say well they took it to 7 games with that strategy but they likely wouldn't have needed 7 games to actually win it if doc had a better gameplan or if he had made an adjustment after game 1. The fact they had a halftime lead in game 2 using the Wade strategy was probably the worst thing that could have happened to them because even though lebron absolutely punished them in the second half which opened things up for Wade, they stuck to the strategy because they had the lead. But people forget Bosh was out the first 4 games of the series and didn't play starter-level minutes until game 7. Given all the circumstances, it's pretty clear the strategy didn't work and they let a great opportunity slip through their fingers.
Check out lebron from 03- 04, 05. 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13. Lebron has always been a big time scorer, more lethal than wade, boston should have doubled teamed him.
@@kennethmoore8126 absolutely but at the time, the belief was that lebron wasn't a scorer in the vein of a Kobe, Michael or even a dwayne wade. They were wrong but that's just what people believed, they thought lebron couldn't carry a team by scoring in the playoffs which was silly if you think about the 07 playoffs.
I suspect the idea was that Wade would make more errors and turnovers. Whereas Lebron wants to see double teams cause with his size and passing skills he'll pretty much always make the right pass and do it fast and accurate enough for the Boston defense to go into scramble mode. I remember this like it was yesterday...loved this Heat team and even I could not believe how good of a game James played. I think by G6 he realized these were the shots he was being given by Boston's defense and just went for them without any hesitation.
Game 4 against the pacers in 2012 his best game in my opinion
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A man POSSESSED
2007 game 5 against the Pistons is his greatest game ever
I disagree, this ECF game 6 is Lebron's greatest game ever! If the heat lost this game it would have been the end of the D-Wade Lebron and Chris Bosh Heat Era! With Lebron knowing this could end the Heat team; this ECF game 6 had way more pressure on Lebron's Shoulders than that 2007 game 5 against the Pistons. No one was expecting the Cavs to beat the Pistons in 2007.
@@kaimanabissen in 2007 no one expected him to win. Which makes it more impressive. He was 22 years old. He was a better player in 2012 than what he was in 2007. In 2012 he was expected to win, the heat were the favorites before the series started.
2007 g5 vs Pistons 2012 g6 vs Celtics 2013 g7 vs Spurs 2014 g4 vs Nets 2016 g5, g6, g7 vs Warriors 2018 all series - most notably, game g2 vs Toronto, g1 vs Warriors You can pick and choose. It's all a matter of preference. For the single 2011 failure, he's had all these games and series to make up for it. If my memory serves me right, nobody in NBA history except him and MJ have multiple signature games in the playoffs when it matters the most.
Man Heat Bron was basically a video game character in real life. All y’all saying the 2018-19 cavs Bron was better nah. Heat Bron is what y’all mycareer player be doing in real life.