LeBron scores 45 points vs. Celtics in Game 6 of 2012 Eastern Conference finals | ESPN Archives
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2019
- On June 7, 2012, LeBron James' 45-point effort helps the Miami Heat stave off elimination in the team's 98-79 victory vs. the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference finals.
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I miss villain Lebron 💯 he was an absolute beast in this game
Mind of the North Star
Does it matter? He’s still an all time great. Yes the record isn’t the best but he is on the mount rushmore of basketball.
@Mind of the North Star Nah you're the one with an obsession lmao
@Mind of the North Star This guy says he likes Bron and you're out here blasting him on all your replies. You have a problem you've gotta sort out but if you think you're alright bud then do you ig
@Mind of the North Star I like Jordan man but he's not top 50 all time for sure. He's my favourite player so I'm being unbiased.
Ur profile picture 😭😭😭😭
Doc: They're gonna see our best tonight, I can feel it
LeBron: Hold my headband
You win that shit was hilarious
Like they said, LeBron James seen their best. Unfortunately, their best couldn't see him.
Hahhehehhehehehehhegrggrgr
With the fate of the universe on the line LeBron delivered 😂😂
Second Account Gun to head. Okay Max Kellerman. I see you
That death stare gave me chills at 14 and still does at 21
All about that stare
Game 6 Jimmy Buckets brought me here!
remember this game like it was yesterday. the scariest version of bron we EVER got. he let the world know that miami Bron was NO JOKE.
LeBeautiful Nigga you be all over the videos😂😂
LeBeautiful
This is the game that everyone, even lebron haters agree, saw the killer instinct that lebron could have had. Unfortunately he hasn’t really dominated the way he did in this game.
If D wade hadn’t of had 17 and had 9 points then Bron would have had Half the points for the whole team. He still accounted for 45.91836734693878% of the Miamis score
This was the most important game of his career
I’d argue game 7 of 2016 finals
@@KingCraze22 while game 7 2016 was very important, game 6 2012 ECF was more important imo. Remember in 2011, the mavs beat the heat and he was getting clowned consistently cause he kinda "choked". 2012 was his redemption season and his chance to get his first ring. If Lebron lost against the celtics in game 6, then he would be sent home again, clowned even more, and Pat riley would've broken up the Big 3. Then he would've not won in 2013 against the spurs(most likely). Lebron's legacy was at a greater risk in that game 6
@@jjbulmor6827 I'd have to agree. Losing to a 73 win team in the road in a Game 7 with the margins that slim would not have made a damping on his career as much as he would've lost to an aging Boston Celtics team. I remember watching this game (even as a current Celtics fan) seeing that evil look on Lebron's face, and going "OH THIS MAN IS DEAD SET ON A MISSION". We will never see another game like this game from him, and I'm not talking about his stat sheet; I'm talking about his looks, the thousand yard stare he had throughout the game.
Best performance I ever saw from LeBron James. Better than anything Kobe Bryant ever did in the postseason. Down 3-2 and LeBron set himself to God Mode.
That game against the Pistons when he played with the Cavs can’t be overlooked
Greatest game of Lebron career Imo
2001WCF against Prime Tim Duncan Coach Pop Spurs
22 yr old Kobe
Game 1 45 pts averaging 33 7 & 7 for the Series leading LA in Scoring & To the NBA Finals 22yr old Kobe
That's why Kobe has 5 rings and LeBron has 3 dumbass
@@statusofmyown9829 carried shaq fat lazy ass to those easy finals mvp's as Afro Kobe always did
@@kckc7140 and why lebron has 4 season MVP while kobe only 1 season MVP dumbass
Jimmy Butler having 47 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and four steals in Game 6 of the 2022 ECF with the Heat facing elimination brought me here.
Same lol
Same
“We broke him” KG said
Moises Hernandez when Lebron was the lone superstar😂.As soon as he got help they couldn’t beat him.
@Eredin, King of the Wild Hunt kgs brain broke trying to stop lebron
@@klkkkk1346 he's not hating
Tim Duncan, Dirk, and Shaq broke KG. Had that man crying in a interview because he couldn’t get to the finals with the T’Wolves.
@@DerrickTheTrainer this is true!
Don’t forget the game agains the Pistons when he played with the cavs.. that was an epic performance too!!
it was! mabye better than this one. but this was IT. lebrons legacy on the line
@@macp2657 I think this performance is much better than the Pistons one.
ESPN just couldn’t help themselves 😂
This was a legendary performance tho I can't lie.
Stop bitching
JuiceGlobal and u right here watching it so u couldn’t help it either lmfaooo. Stoooopid
For real. This bum couldn't even make the playoffs but of course, LeSPN needs to protect the king's image
dizzle fo yeah cause he my fav player dummy🤣🤣 sensitive ass
paul the lied pierce bricking those shot and choked😂
This is everyone's favorite lebron.. This dude was fr sick and tired of losing to the Celtics. Everyone for sure misses this lebron.
mark clayton You got that right this LeBron was op asf
Gotta love 2016 NBA finals Lebron tho too
@@dirkgross2189 2018 too, I think we might get a glimpse in 2022
None of the players today have these type of moments.
KD,Kawhi,Curry and if you want to James harden but I wouldn’t also Damian lillard
DAME D.O.L.L.A !!! 🐐
Jordan Hamons Nah, only person I’d say had those type of games where KD in the 2017 finals
Not exactly comparable, but Jamal Murray kinda did.
BakuGOAT true him and spida was going crazy. And chris Paul carrying okc is pretty good too
Jimmy Butler may have surpassed this just moments ago in a Heat uniform against the Celtics in game 6 on the road.
No
Not even close. Lebron had 41 in 3 quarters he could easily score 50+ and 18 rebounds had he played the whole game
LBJ had 45 and only played 35 minutes
I remember watching this live. His greatest game since game 5 of the pistons vs cavs series
Greatest game of lebrons career . Because of the magnitude , being down 3-2 against the Boston team he couldn’t beat with the Cavs . You
Could feel the pressure just watching this game live . Bron came out swinging from the jump . Monster game..
Definitely his best game
Im taking this lbj over every player in the league currently
Who wouldn't he could do it all
In the league? I'm taking this bron over any player in history period.
Glad I witnessed that performance live on TV, best game for LeBron ever hands down.
Kwame Brown " Me and Kobe combined for 84 points vs Toronto" Kobe 81 pts, Kwame 3 pts
J W man’s not wrong 😆
I miss Kobe 😓
Lucci Tunechi now we really miss him
Skip be like the celtics held lebron to 4 points in the 4th!
This was lebron saying I’m on a mission and ain’t nobody stopping me he has left a mark and is no doubt he won us a championship in Cleveland and also the greatest basketball player in the world
I'mma miss this dude when he retires 😑
This the lebron skip wish he could be all the time. LoL
A lot of us do
Skip doesn’t want to see that
Lmao Bron has a few games where he underperforms (for him 20-5-5 night with a few TOs) but for the most part Bron is a beast. MJ averaged 37pts at one point but he wasn’t dropping 37 every night. Skip puts on this facade that he wants Bron to play at his peak every night bc MJ did so he can minimize LeBron at every turn. But we all know that no human has ever done that. Not even Wilt.
So blessed to have watched this live, you had to be there for ll the chatter the day leading up, it was something else. Special moment.
Paul Pierce "but my Career was better tho"
Best game of his career to me still!
Remember this game like it was yesterday good times!!
The greatest a human could play basketball. Most pressure ever, most iconic performance. Made it look ridiculously easy, I’ve never seen Boston sound more like a library my entire life.
I remember watching this game live I’m 28years old today this was ten years ago I was 18 until this day this was the best Lebron James performance I’ve ever seen live basketball it was like he couldn’t do nothing wrong it was the magnitude the scrutiny he was gone face alone if he lost this game the pressure for Lebron James fan that was in the Air was unbearable but some how someway The King came out and gave us a performance of a life time at that point the Celtics knew they where dead in the water because he was not gone let the heat lose I seen someone say with the fate of the universe on the line Lebron James came through with a performance and surly he did I truly appreciate his greatness Lebron TheKing James 23/6 !
Doc brilliant, we gotta make some baskets -- fast forward to the clippers in 2020
When Lebron hitting the jumper consistently.. NOBODY can stop him!!
This game (or shall I say series?) showed how good Pierce defending James. Good of letting him score. Lol
Imagine if Lebron played like this his whole career
We miss this Lebron made basketball so exciting to watch!
Still exciting to watch, just a little older now.
BEAST. An absolute BEAST in this game and for the rest of the playoffs. #TheZone
Amazing to watch
The defense of Miami Heat refused to let the celtics in the game,and it got shaken up even further
i can not believe i watched this game live 😭, ppl really gotta remember how much pressure was on the heat going into this game, it was an all time classic
Brick Simmons would’ve scored 4 lmao
This game is the most important performance in LeBrons career. Everything that happens in his career after this night plays out completely differently if he doesn’t perform like this.
Best playoffs performance of all time.
This explains Paul Pierce’s attitude towards LBJ
I never heard him say one negative thing about him on espn lol
Lucci Tunechi
Wait really? I promise you he’s taken several digs at his “legacy” lol
The most iconic game in his career
Doc @ the end 💪🏿
This game right here is probably his greatest ever
I was really expecting that butler would perform like lbj did in this video
The greatest game of his career.
Did any catch the LeBron Bassmaster episode 2 weeks ago?
Need more of this lebron
This the best Lebron game I ever watched.. & it ain’t even close.
Lol they’re gonna bring this up at the beginning of the game broadcast earlier with Pierce there
PAUL PIERCE STILL HATING TILL THIS DAY , CAREER WAS DEAD AT THIS MOMENT , WELL THE YEAR BEFORE IT WAS DEAD , LeGOAT JUST BURIED HIM DEEPER 🐐
Bruh it took prime wade, Bron and Bosh 7 games to beat an already old KG, Allen and pierce.
Steven Lankford your math is off they were in their mid 30’s not early😂😂
loved how lebron slowed down in the 4th and wade be like bron already did his thing I'll do my thing now
Doc Rivers is a Class Act
Always giving credit where it is due. That is not a weakness but means u acknowledge Greatness
Greatest
Need this Lebron tonight
Most important game of his career. His legacy was on the line, and he responded with his greatest performance ever.
Idc what anyone says. The stakes were never as high as they were in this game, and he dominated. Shut up all the Haters. Until this point in his career, he was LeChoke. not clutch. This game changed the narrative.
In his IG live recently, a fan ask him this game and he said that he need to step up and perform at that level because Pat Riley is ready to blow up the team if they lose and his legacy is on the line..
This Bron was on 🔥
Nobody could fck with LeBron 2012 & 2013 unstoppable
litt them boyz up #GOAT
Espn knew exactly what they were doing 😂
The Miami Heat staved off elimination in game six, which the Celtics never been recovered two nights later
From the look on his face after each shot, there was nothing that was gonna make him lose that game
We need that next year..... go LA
Those that remember the stakes will agree that LeBron’s legacy was literally on the line this game. The year before they lost to the Mavs in the finals and now found themselves facing elimination in the ECF. Had they lost, LeBron’s move to the Heat would have a completely different outlook. But this is the night he really showed that killer instinct people claimed he didn’t have. This is one of my fav performances by LeBron!
neilWAS SO good i forgot bout that guy
GOAT MAN GOAT MAN YEA THAT'S HIM!!!!!
The king
It's the 7 year anniversary. That's why they posted it
My boy LeBusciut at his best 🔥🔥💯💯🐐🐐
The Lebron of old, just wow!!!
Then 10 years later Jimmy Butler does the same thing
LeBron knew this was it.. The crossroads for his career for sure.. Tip your hat to him. A born elite
LeBron showed out this game
Goat
So we gon ignore that Dwayne Wade had more boards than Bosh
Wade holds the world record for "falls after layups."
As a Celtics fan this still stings me
Did it sting you as much as this?
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I'm a life-long Miami Heat fan, but I honestly believe that Celtics team would have won the Finals if they would have just been able to sneak past Miami. Their playoff/championship experience would have been too much for that young Thunder team!
Ruben, yeah. Too bad LeBron was on a mission at that time
Evil LeBron the best version
The very greatest game ever for maybe the very greatest player ever. Still trying to get his first ring LeBron was down 3 games to 2, on the road, and on a 3 game losing streak. It’s basically impossible to put any more pressure on one player. So how did he handle that pressure? He literally played the best game of his life and eventually lead Miami to a championship. So whatever BS Skip blabs about James not having a “killer instinct”, or no “clutch gene”, or not being a “closer”, is just stupid. It’s stupid and factually wrong.
Damn LeBron was jus collecting souls what a game
ESPN bout to start uploading st. Vincent st. Mary videos inna min..smh
you know its bad when rondo is the leading scorer of your team
3:23
His LeGACY is in Danger and he responds the Best Game of his Career
de ja VU 2 night in 2022. (3-3 MIA)
Rap and GSW finals, and put Lebron on? WTF ESPN?
Let's remember the year before, while the Heat had eliminated the Celtics in 5 in Miami, this Game 6 was different. You have to remember, Boston ended Lebron's season in that building twice before (2008 in Game 7 and 2010 in the ECSF in Game 6). The Celtics were looking to end Lebron's season in Boston for the third time in that five-year span. Yes, Lebron went to the ECF in 2009, but lost to the Orlando Magic in 6 games.
This version of Lebron James was determined to flip the script. He knew his legacy was on the line in this game. Had he lost, it would have been three times in five years that Boston would have ended Lebron James' season in Boston. That building was his house of horrors going on and in that one game, exorcised his personal Boston Garden demons once and for all with a performance for the ages in that Game 6 of the ECF and unlike his first stint in Cleveland, in Miami, he had a legit supporting cast.
Skip Bayless said LeBron’s performance this game was overrated.
That’s not a joke. He honestly said that.
In GM 6, Boston Celtics wasn't in it and they never been recovered few days later in GM 7
This dude went jordan mode that night
This game made him the goat
One noticeable thing is that even in his best games, he still made like... only half of the free throws...
So to be fair, he's never been a choker from the free throw line, it's just never been his strength from the first place.
I'm a Laker fan and I root for Lebron and I was pissed when he missed those free throws late in the games that the Lakers should've won this past season.
People can make arguments that he's not the GOAT because of the free throws or whatever but to say he chokes is exaggerating.
Lebron still be doing that until this weekend
Y post something from the past? ESPN, do better.
Skip Bayless like “Those were the quietest 45 points I have seen in the playoffs”
This was brons mj game. Look at the celtics faces
This is the game he became a killer.
What doc felt was brons best not the celtics😂