LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a Game 6 blowout victory and had a triple-double in the closeout game, on his way to a 4th NBA Championship and eventually a 4th NBA Finals MVP award on Sunday night.
In closeout games in the bubble, LeBron averaged 34.2 points, 12.8 rebounds, 8.8 assists while shooting 64% from the field and 45% from the 3-point line. After winning the award, LeBron said that he wanted respect for the franchise, his teammates, Rob Pelinka, Frank Vogel, and of course, he wanted “his damn respect.”
LeBron James in series close-out games in the bubble:
34.2 ppg 12.8 rpg 8.8 apg
64.1% fgs 45.0% 3pts#NBAFinals #FMVP pic.twitter.com/VjlkFYGdvi— Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) October 12, 2020
Of course, in all of the games that the Lakers won in the series, LeBron James had a great deal of help. Anthony Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope were them most consistent contributors on the Lakers all bubble long, but Rajon Rondo had a huge game in Game 6 to help get the Lakers over the hump. But through it all, LeBron was the leader for the Lakers from Game 1of the season all the way to the end of this playoff run.
Now the Lakers are champions. Anthony Davis has won his first title, Danny Green has won his fourth championship, while Rondo wins his 2nd championship, and Dwight Howard added a championship to his hall of fame career as well.
