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KD vs LeBron 4th quarter performance in 2017 Finals

Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:52 pm
Posted by Phat Phil
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:52 pm
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Posted by TheCaterpillar
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:53 pm to
What are their minutes played in each game prior to the 4th quarter?
Posted by MusclesofBrussels
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:53 pm to
Lebron is gassed. Riveting breaking news chap
Posted by lsupride87
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:54 pm to
Question

If Lebron had Durants q1-q3 stats last night, would there still be 5k fans left in the building to watch the 4th qtr with the Cavs being down 40?
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 1:55 pm
Posted by Fus0623
Lafayette, LA
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:56 pm to
It's fun hating on LeBron, I'm enjoying it myself, but let's stop the "Quitting" narrative. Fatigued does not equal quit
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 1:57 pm
Posted by BigPerm30
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:59 pm to
The real GOAT would slit throats in the 4th. LePretendGOAT passes to jump shooters.
Posted by bwallcubfan
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:59 pm to
needs more HGH
Posted by Korin
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:59 pm to
Now this is a Phat Phil thread I can fap too.
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:02 pm to
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Question

Either way, every game is going to have an L regardless of which direction you spin your moral victories. Game one wasn't even close in the fourth.
Posted by David Ricky
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:07 pm to
From the article that OP found this image

quote:

But the accumulation of minutes and miles on James’s legs this season — and over the past seven seasons, during his incredible Finals streak — probably hasn’t helped, either. This year alone, in which the 32-year-old averaged an NBA-high in minutes per game, James has run 47 miles more than the 28-year-old Durant, 2 who missed just over a month’s worth of games during the regular season following an injury. (Golden State went 16-4 without him.)


Forty. Seven. Miles.

quote:

Recognizing the importance of Game 3, James got hardly any breathers. Of the game’s 48 minutes, he took a seat for a grand total of two minutes, 24 seconds. Yet in that span of rest, his Cavaliers were outscored 12-0, an enormous margin in a game decided by just five points.
Posted by lsu xman
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:19 pm to
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Recognizing the importance of Game 3, James got hardly any breathers. Of the game’s 48 minutes, he took a seat for a grand total of two minutes, 24 seconds. Yet in that span of rest, his Cavaliers were outscored 12-0, an enormous margin in a game decided by just five points.


Lebron was on the court for the last 3 mins where Cavs were outscored 11-0.
Posted by shel311
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:25 pm to
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Lebron was on the court for the last 3 mins where Cavs were outscored 11-0.

Doesn't change the fact that he was +7 on in 46 minutes and -12 off.

If CLE just played GS even in 2 minutes, the Cavs would have been up by 19 points with 3 minutes left, fwiw.

Also, those things tend to happen when everyone, even the opposing coach, knows their 2 best players are tired, and your players are not tired because they played way less minutes, as well as they don't have to work as hard on the court, due to having the best offense we've ever seen.

Those things matter.
Posted by Weagle25
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:29 pm to
He finally admitted last night to being tired.

Funny that he was laughing at a reporter for saying it the day before
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:30 pm to
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Forty. Seven. Miles.

Durant was hurt a whole month plus there are the blowout wins.

Maybe King James should blow all of his opponents out?
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 2:31 pm
Posted by c on z
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:31 pm to
KD can disappear for a quarter and still light it up at anytime.
Posted by jangalang
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:34 pm to
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KD can disappear for a quarter and still light it up at anytime.

Pretty sure you're talking about JR. How were the smells after the game?
Posted by rockiee
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Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:35 pm to
That KD rest is really helping
Posted by cubsfan5150
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:40 pm to
Way less minutes in the Finals? What constitutes "way" less minutes?
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:40 pm to
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That KD rest is really helping

Likewise, I said last year that GS gunning for 73 would hurt them fatigue wise.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 2:43 pm to
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Way less minutes in the Finals? What constitutes "way" less minutes?
KD played 5 less minutes last night.

Curry is averaging 5 less minutes.

Draymond is averaging 10 less minutes.

Thompson, 3 less minutes.


Anything 5 and over is a bunch of minutes. And throw in my other point about how GS has a set of players that the offense comes naturally, whereas CLE only has 1 player who facilitates for other guys, LeBron. Which means when he gets his points, it's not often going to come from another player setting him up for an easy bucket, he'll usually have to work for it.

Throw all of that info together, and that makes a big difference, right?
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