How can you not be in awe of LeBron James every single night you see him play, ESPECIALLY after seeing his unreal three-pointer with the shot clock running down and under a minute to play to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors?
A reminder: he said he was seeing “three rims” on that shot after an eye poke from Draymond Green.
Well, there are those critics out there — including Skip Bayless from Undisputed, although he’s surprised us from time to time — who don’t think he’s among the greatest to play the game. And this stat we saw on Wednesday night should put that all to rest:
Ay @RealSkipBayless all these shots luck or nah? pic.twitter.com/TQx0IJtqMj
— Musa Rizk (JoyConBoyzForever) (@MusaRizk) May 20, 2021
After the clutch 3 from @KingJames that beat Golden State, he has 97 career game-tying or go-ahead shots in the final minute, trailing only @kobebryant’s 101.
[via @ESPNStatsInfo]
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) May 20, 2021
Also a neat stat:
LeBron James' go-ahead shot was a 34-footer, his longest make of the season. It's the longest go-ahead shot in the final 3 minutes of a game in his career (regular season, playoffs, Play-In Tournament). pic.twitter.com/51HZ6jDrHc
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 20, 2021
Mic drop. That’s it. That’s all you need to know. Oh and here’s what Bayless tweeted on Wednesday about the shot:
Lucky desperate three by LeBron with the pressure off at the end of the shot clock. He's at his best when there's no drive-or-launch decision. He can just heave and hope. If he misses, no expectation, no fault. It's an "impossible" shot. Besides, he "was seeing three rims."
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 20, 2021
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