The San Antonio Spurs are crowding the paint and daring LeBron James to take jumpers. So why doesn’t he?
Through the first three games of the NBA Finals, James has yet to score 20 points. It’s his longest such postseason streak since the 2011 Finals vs. Dallas, and we all know what happened there.
If James doesn’t want that to happen again, he has to stop worrying about efficiency and start worrying about the Miami Heat falling into a 3-1 hole. He has to stop wasting possessions trying to get his teammates involved and take over, the way the best player in the world should.
Also in this podcast with Yahoo Sports Radio, I discussed the impact of Tony Parker’s hamstring injury and how he has to play if the Spurs are to win their fifth NBA title.
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LeBron is sometimes hesitant to shoot jumpers simply because he isn’t a shooter…he doesn’t have the most natural shooting motion,and he doesn’t have a prototypical shooters’ physique.I’ve noticed over time how he ‘powers’ in most of his jump shots…Lebron is a scorer,and scorers get their point in an array of ways.A player like Tony Parker,however,would knock down every single one of those open looks ,if given the same opportunity…