#9 - 2012 NBA Finals - Game 4 - Oklahoma City Thunder (H)
Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Miami Heat 104
The original cramp game. LeBron was UNBELIEVABLE in this
series. We will probably look back on it as the height of his basketball powers. They won in game 5, but he got
his defining moment in this one, by hitting a clutch 3 after being carried off
with cramps. He matched Westbrook’s 43 with a near triple double in this one.
Paritcularly, it was his finishing at the rim and rebounding which were
outstanding, and reflected the effort and drive he was bringing
in his leadership role as the team chased their first ring. It’s difficult to describe
the fear that ran through Miami when LeBron cramped up. It seemed to fulfil the
anti-lebron legacies, just as it looked like he would finally reach the top of the
mountain. When he was out, Wade and Chalmers made huge plays to keep the heat ahead. And when LeBron came back in to hit that 3, it gave the team and the
home crowd the momentum shot it needed to grind it out. This was by far Chalmer’s best game in
a heat uniform, scoring 25 and having two crucial buckets in the final minutes.
The reasons:
- The 3. (And the micro movie version for you)
- Some vintage LeBron moves that we never really saw again were on full display this series. The quick release jumper from the triple threat position. And the short lived variant where he would hold the ball above his head and launch straight into a jump shot. Plus the focus on crashing the offesnive boards and going straight up for tough follow up layups in traffic. And an impossible ability to finish after contact at the rim, again and again. LeBron had access to all the cheat codes in this series.
- Wade's clutch layup
- Chalmer's clutch layup
- MARIO ****** ******* CHALMERS
-
The original cramp game. LeBron was UNBELIEVABLE in this
series. We will probably look back on it as the height of his basketball powers. They won in game 5, but he got
his defining moment in this one, by hitting a clutch 3 after being carried off
with cramps. He matched Westbrook’s 43 with a near triple double in this one.
Paritcularly, it was his finishing at the rim and rebounding which were
outstanding, and reflected the effort and drive he was bringing
in his leadership role as the team chased their first ring. It’s difficult to describe
the fear that ran through Miami when LeBron cramped up. It seemed to fulfil the
anti-lebron legacies, just as it looked like he would finally reach the top of the
mountain. When he was out, Wade and Chalmers made huge plays to keep the heat ahead. And when LeBron came back in to hit that 3, it gave the team and the
home crowd the momentum shot it needed to grind it out. This was by far Chalmer’s best game in
a heat uniform, scoring 25 and having two crucial buckets in the final minutes.
The reasons:
- The 3. (And the micro movie version for you)
- Some vintage LeBron moves that we never really saw again were on full display this series. The quick release jumper from the triple threat position. And the short lived variant where he would hold the ball above his head and launch straight into a jump shot. Plus the focus on crashing the offesnive boards and going straight up for tough follow up layups in traffic. And an impossible ability to finish after contact at the rim, again and again. LeBron had access to all the cheat codes in this series.
- Wade's clutch layup
- Chalmer's clutch layup
- MARIO ****** ******* CHALMERS
-
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