LeBron's 2018 Playoff Run Explained in 10 Minutes

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    LeBron's legendary 2018 run took place 4 YEARS AGO.
    Can't believe I've been on UA-cam long enough to witness it in real time, and now give it the first of probably many retrospectives.
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  • @Dom2k16
    @Dom2k16  Рік тому +140

    I can't believe how long its already been.
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    • @scj1668
      @scj1668 Рік тому

      Great video especially at the beginning because there was no way they could change up that roster with Kyrie still on the team. And I kind of just forget that derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade ever play for Cleveland😂

  • @PlanetAfterlife
    @PlanetAfterlife Рік тому +3968

    That game one of the finals was insane. Lebron made us all believe (even if only for a minute) that the KD Warriors could be beaten.

    • @twotimes1165
      @twotimes1165 Рік тому +229

      Man what it felt like that for me the first two games

    • @bigguy8435
      @bigguy8435 Рік тому +392

      The Harden Rockets almost made me believe on the WCF

    • @housesuns-kings8480
      @housesuns-kings8480 Рік тому +290

      then the goat jr smith had other plans

    • @slyracoon9256
      @slyracoon9256 Рік тому +169

      @@housesuns-kings8480 and even when he got the ball I was like ok they either gonna pass to lebron or it’s gonna be a putback or another foul. Little did everyone know he would run off with it.

    • @FGPlus
      @FGPlus Рік тому +24

      And then reality struck and he got swept again

  • @JeySnow1517
    @JeySnow1517 Рік тому +1544

    I genuinely think 2018 playoff Bron is the pinnacle of basketball. I don’t think it’s possible to play better than he did. Even as a Warriors fan, it was insane watching that man torch team after team, game after game. I’m taking 2018 Bron over any player in NBA history

    • @michaeljordan5655
      @michaeljordan5655 Рік тому +19

      Well you enjoy losing 🤣

    • @depression8694
      @depression8694 Рік тому +279

      Buddys name is literally micheal jordan lmfao

    • @kennn30
      @kennn30 Рік тому +76

      Ya that run made a really good argument for LeBron as the best, most all-around playoff performance probably ever

    • @pranavmanie1479
      @pranavmanie1479 Рік тому +83

      This. I'll pick 2018 LeBron over any other player at any other time in history too.

    • @louischampagnon3670
      @louischampagnon3670 Рік тому +6

      Facts. I thought the exact same

  • @phothewin6019
    @phothewin6019 Рік тому +2185

    LeBron was in his bag in the 2018 playoffs. His most impressive playoff run imo.

    • @AG30
      @AG30 Рік тому +115

      Definitely his best from a individual standpoint

    • @samuelpemberton
      @samuelpemberton Рік тому +83

      Yep. For me it solidified him top 2. Ain’t no way he went through all that shit.

    • @shepardice3775
      @shepardice3775 Рік тому +117

      He also had an insane regular season where he played all 82 games and if the Cleveland team hadn't been so trash, he might've won MVP over James Harden

    • @Q29021
      @Q29021 Рік тому +51

      @@shepardice3775 tbr those was one of the years “that you couldn’t give lebron every mvp even tho u could argue it every year” type of season

    • @shepardice3775
      @shepardice3775 Рік тому +58

      @@samuelpemberton It was so transcendent because it felt like none of it should've been possible. It didn't make any sense. He just went "I'm LeBron James so I'm going to win anyway" and won somehow. I don't even know what would've happened if they managed to take game 1 of the Finals I feel like the NBA world would've had a meltdown.

  • @QuanBooming
    @QuanBooming Рік тому +959

    That game 1 in the finals is probably the most deflating thing I’ve witnessed as a Cavs fan. I knew bro was gone after that 😂

    • @JayMyles24
      @JayMyles24 Рік тому +19

      😭

    • @beestboy2001
      @beestboy2001 Рік тому +182

      fucking jr man 😭 imagine he threw it out to bron and he hit a 3 for game, shit would’ve been crazy

    • @ja4309
      @ja4309 Рік тому +96

      Even before that, if Hill made his free throw, that whole fiasco does not happen. Still a hell of a run tho

    • @williamsmaine21
      @williamsmaine21 Рік тому

      I said the same thing after that happened😂

    • @iRiiley
      @iRiiley Рік тому +16

      @@beestboy2001 that ''what if'' burns me to this day hahaha

  • @bulldog3_42
    @bulldog3_42 Рік тому +748

    2018 LeBron is his peak
    Sure 2013 LeBron was also the best defender in the league but this LeBron was at complete control of the game of basketball

    • @chrisweldon9215
      @chrisweldon9215 Рік тому +82

      Only if ur could combine 2013 defense with 2018 offense sheesh

    • @ronaldomendoza7578
      @ronaldomendoza7578 Рік тому +97

      @@chrisweldon9215 That man would either be a stamina God or gassed completely by the time he got to the finals lmao

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому +23

      @@ronaldomendoza7578 Indeed, it's impossible to have both, especially with that role and age that he had.

    • @mazriuelas6654
      @mazriuelas6654 Рік тому +85

      2018 bron was his peak as a basketball player and 2013 bron was his peak physically

    • @benjaminan1183
      @benjaminan1183 Рік тому +4

      2017 LeBron hadn't regressed yet defensively, cause his offensive
      role wasn't as large and still had a similarly dominant PS run. I'd take that 1, & for a great defensive unit a guy like Chandler would be more ideal than LeBron in 2013.

  • @sausei8055
    @sausei8055 Рік тому +420

    Comparing 2018 bron to a 15 foot robot is a realistic depiction of his dominance in that run

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому +1

      He was pretty much Atlas

    • @Gragor837
      @Gragor837 Рік тому +1

      @@dusk6159 atlas?

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      @@Gragor837 Thank you! I didn't even notice that the cellphone correction pulled that distortion.

    • @Anonymous-hm9dc
      @Anonymous-hm9dc Рік тому

      @@Gragor837 he's the dude in greek mythology holding up the sky, he carrying the world

    • @Gragor837
      @Gragor837 Рік тому

      @@Anonymous-hm9dc bruh

  • @masongreen1371
    @masongreen1371 Рік тому +366

    That whole season was crazy. They were supposed to lose so many games and Lebron would just take over and execute
    perfect offensive basketball decision making. Looked like a man amongst boys every game physically and mentally.

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому +26

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

    • @666ssn666
      @666ssn666 Рік тому +13

      @@ethancbaker2002 Imagine if KD never joined such an already almighty team. Good chance LeBron has more than 6 rings.

    • @sway9427
      @sway9427 Рік тому +13

      @@666ssn666 i dont even think its a good chance. i think its a 100% chance he gets more than 6

    • @timob1681
      @timob1681 Рік тому +10

      @@666ssn666 if the warriors 2016 roster went into 2017 without kd, I think the cavs would've repeated

    • @666ssn666
      @666ssn666 Рік тому +5

      @@timob1681 good chance they would have won in 2015 also if injuries didn't hit the other key players

  • @adrianthehomie5632
    @adrianthehomie5632 Рік тому +205

    The only post season run that has genuinely made me speechless

    • @HDRookie
      @HDRookie Рік тому +32

      He was so much better than Durant in 2018 and the sports media still tried to make it a discussion lol

    • @vmurda415
      @vmurda415 Рік тому +2

      Agreed. I could not believe what I was seeing. We were all witnesses that year

  • @Hamzz25
    @Hamzz25 Рік тому +152

    Lebron in 2018 was an absolute killer . Probably my favourite edition of a player of all time . He was insane that season

  • @KAMAII4
    @KAMAII4 Рік тому +460

    Watching Bron drop 51 and not get that w was insane and sad at the same time , insane cause Bron was going off but sad that so many sequences happened, especially that charging foul that the refs switched

    • @taannmann
      @taannmann Рік тому +32

      That was such a good game, bron going crazy, curry hit crazy shots and that crazy buzzer beater, and as a warriors fan even i got pissed at jr smith😭

    • @DMalltheway
      @DMalltheway Рік тому +3

      Same happened to Lillard

    • @babyzelly9334
      @babyzelly9334 Рік тому +64

      I’m glad I’m not the only one that remembers the charge. I feel that if that call had went in Lebrons favor…the pandemic would never of happened lol

    • @666ssn666
      @666ssn666 Рік тому +9

      It was so obvious he was leaving Cleveland after that 4th quarter.

    • @TheNamesDitto
      @TheNamesDitto Рік тому +34

      That charging foul was so damn bullshit. The Warriors got so many calls on their side.

  • @shaneyy__
    @shaneyy__ Рік тому +743

    This was really the last time I sat down and watched the playoffs intently. I didn’t start until after game 2 of Indy-Cleveland. I wanted to see just how good Oladipo had become. Wildly enough I started following LeBron intently because embarrassing the Raptors like that was insane to me.
    Looking back on it, it’s crazy that the same Celtics core of Smart, Brown, Tatum, and Horford got to the Finals 4 years later, only to face off against the same guy LeBron duked it out with for years on end, Steph. And Steph came out on top without KD and without Klay’s heroics. Instead, a guy that was written off as soft genuinely came through and elevated his game to be Curry’s co-star.
    I love the NBA man. These career storylines are just incredible.

    • @ajanalysis7742
      @ajanalysis7742 Рік тому +24

      I wish the rockets made it to the finals. That would have meant a lot for harden's legacy. Let's be honest the rockets would win against the cavs in five games, even with Lebron's heroics.

    • @VictoriesAtTheMarathon
      @VictoriesAtTheMarathon Рік тому +9

      @@ajanalysis7742 I got the Cavs. The rockets and Cavs were literally built the same. 3pt shooting, some defense and small ball. Harden does bad in elimination games, but it would all depend on CP3’s health cuz he stays getting hurt.

    • @ajanalysis7742
      @ajanalysis7742 Рік тому +27

      @@VictoriesAtTheMarathon lebron had no help. He couldn’t have beaten two all stars Clint capela and great role players even if he averaged 30 and harden was playing bad. Kevin love averaged 11 per game. Harden took the 73-9 warriors with kd to 7 game never done before. The pacers took the cavs to 7 games. How would they beat a team that almost beat one of the greatest teams of all time in the warriors with kd.

    • @VictoriesAtTheMarathon
      @VictoriesAtTheMarathon Рік тому +4

      @@ajanalysis7742 the pacers were an all around team. The rockets are all around, but they don’t have championship dna. Chris Paul, James Harden, and I’m fs not putting my faith in Clint Capela to get me a chip 😂😂. I just think the Rockets defense would be an issue plus LeBron would go at Chris, since they homies. I don’t even like Bron like that either.

    • @godimready2go
      @godimready2go Рік тому +4

      Half the fun is the storylines Fr , seeing who’s going to carve out a legacy. Seeing players grow from prospects to legends or even fizzle out and be out the league. It’s so unpredictable you never know what might happen.

  • @AtlasAdvice254
    @AtlasAdvice254 Рік тому +131

    The craziest thing to me was the media at the time. They said the pacers would stop the cavs, and Lebron made them look like a JV team. The number 1 seeded raptors were supposed to put an end to his reign in the east, just for him to SWEEP THEM. The celtics lead by a young JT were supposed to take the east, especially after his dunk on lebron that they played as many times as they could on every channel, saying that the celtics had his number once again, just for lebron to demolish any hope they had in game 7. Then, when they lost the finals to the most stacked team in nba history, they wanted to paint it as though lebron had failed and that he didnt just have one of the greatest playoff runs of all time. That was the season that made me hate NBA media more than any other. Theyre leeches that suck on any legend of the game until they can throw dirt on their name to follow trends. Its so cheap and classless.

    • @richcole7168
      @richcole7168 Рік тому +12

      As a pacers fan, the entire nba media wrote this series off as an easy sweep for the cavs. This being the same year that the Pacers were written off as a bottom 5 team, so point still stands, media sucks

    • @20marvelman
      @20marvelman Рік тому +2

      Lebron went 7 games with a JV team? Lmfao

    • @chadickusvonmaximus4067
      @chadickusvonmaximus4067 Рік тому +14

      @@20marvelman Lebron was on a JV team. That’s the entire point. Lebron carried the cavs to the best individual playoff run ever.

    • @lukelassiter9748
      @lukelassiter9748 Рік тому +6

      Really great take and honestly goes to show when you see people plagiarizing these shitty opinions and then defending them like they are on a show.

    • @limitation246
      @limitation246 Рік тому

      ​@@richcole7168 this is just straight up not true.Im not a Cavs for or a LeBron fan at all.But The Cavs were expected to not even make the playoffs and when they did they were doubted all year.i don't see how you would even say that when they were indeed favoring the pacers.

  • @sirwopthelll6853
    @sirwopthelll6853 Рік тому +136

    I literally couldn’t believe my eyes watching it in real time

  • @MarlonT
    @MarlonT Рік тому +252

    The most impressive playoff run I’ve been able to witness. Truly incredible

    • @ja4309
      @ja4309 Рік тому +3

      First round he led the Cavs to a 7 game series win against the supposedly inferior and up and coming Pacers
      Second round he led the Cavs to a 4 game sweep against a Raptors team who was more favored than the Cavs by most people
      Conference Finals, another 7 game series win against a Celtics without Kyrie or Hayward and yet the Celtics looked like the better team
      Finals was a 4 game series loss but that could have been at least 5 games had JR not f up
      Overall, what a run

    • @redpillfreedom6692
      @redpillfreedom6692 Рік тому

      @Soul searching
      Your standards are lower than dirt

    • @unkown981
      @unkown981 9 місяців тому

      @@ja4309if jr didnt fuck up lev Ron wouldn’t of busted his hand after game 1 we could of actually witnessed the completion of the greatest post season run of lebrons carrier

  • @EdSmith313
    @EdSmith313 Рік тому +1308

    This feels like throwback Dom all the way around. Good stuff

    • @anthonyrayes
      @anthonyrayes Рік тому +49

      We need more of this from Dom. His content is mesmerizing he just needs to put it out there. The best person on UA-cam to talk / debate basketball unapologetically unanimous.

    • @AndresDiaz-qs8gk
      @AndresDiaz-qs8gk Рік тому +16

      I still be watching his video on Dirks 2011 run, great content.

    • @meep7895
      @meep7895 Рік тому +8

      @@anthonyrayes yeah i miss this kind of content from him

    • @tylermorrison420
      @tylermorrison420 Рік тому +1

      I agree more of this stuff please

    • @EnigmaKid49
      @EnigmaKid49 Рік тому +7

      all that was missing was a "dom2k on the mic" intro

  • @dt089
    @dt089 Рік тому +36

    2018 was legendary, 2016 was iconic, but rarely do I hear people talk about his 2015 playoff performance which was also unbelievable to witness especially when both Kyrie and Love got injured.

    • @CREOLEHEAT
      @CREOLEHEAT Рік тому +14

      LeBron played his best playoff basketball from 2015-18. The Cavs could've realistically won 2-3 championships.

    • @PremiumRaizo
      @PremiumRaizo 25 днів тому

      When you think about it, LeBron really should have at least 5 rings, because he got screwed by bad luck with team mate injuries multiple times. Particularly in 2015 and 2021.

  • @EashwarKantemneniiamawesome
    @EashwarKantemneniiamawesome Рік тому +101

    Greatest player I’ve ever seen in my life. As a Cavs fan, the 2016 finals was great, but watching lebron through the 2018 playoffs up until the finals was the most fun I’ve ever had watching basketball. Our team had not business being there, but we had lebron and no one else did. I still cannot fathom how he took down a very good Celtics team essentially all by himself, down 2-0 and 3-2, with all the momentum against him, and went to Boston in game 7 and silenced the garden while playing all 48 minutes. And he should’ve won at least a game at golden state if it weren’t for the phantom review of an offensive foul and jr being a dumbass.

    • @EashwarKantemneniiamawesome
      @EashwarKantemneniiamawesome Рік тому +12

      And all these raptors fans want to clamor about how kawhi carried his team through the East in 2019. Stfu. Lebron had a better postseason in 2018 than kawhi could dream of in 2019. If lebron could face the 2019 golden state injured to hell warriors team in the finals in 2018, he would’ve had a ring too. Matter of fact, give me 2018 Cavs over 2019 raptors by a mile. Lebronto

    • @calm123
      @calm123 Рік тому

      Means you havent seen MJ, my condolence

    • @monsieurimhim6147
      @monsieurimhim6147 Рік тому

      @@EashwarKantemneniiamawesome if kwahi had to 2 elite players his whole career he would've ran the east too

    • @williamfeng6706
      @williamfeng6706 Рік тому +4

      @@calm123 Micheal never in his life would carry the cavs like lebron did, you on some drugs or something? Or you want me to pay for your medical bills?🤣🤣🤣

    • @williamfeng6706
      @williamfeng6706 Рік тому +1

      @@monsieurimhim6147 Kevin love averaging 15 points that playoff? Come on bro really?

  • @dmonispears
    @dmonispears Рік тому +70

    looking back lebron really tried that last year on the Cavs

    • @Ejr82u
      @Ejr82u Рік тому

      ya by trading rose wade thomas etc lmao

    • @ilikebooty93
      @ilikebooty93 Рік тому

      @@Ejr82u the fuck that gotta do with him carrying the fuck outta the cavs in the playoffs?

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому +9

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

  • @LurtzLurtz14
    @LurtzLurtz14 Рік тому +20

    "Noone ever did more with less" - best words to describe lbj 18 run indeed

  • @healthycrackhead2273
    @healthycrackhead2273 Рік тому +68

    Was at game 5 vs the pacers, best IRL sports moment of my life. Crowd reaction was wild

  • @8teenOfficial
    @8teenOfficial Рік тому +54

    2018 playoff LeBron inspired me a lot. He helped me get through with many challenges in my life fr

  • @nikitastojanovski5841
    @nikitastojanovski5841 Рік тому +141

    Greatest individual run of all time and I witnessed it live

    • @monsieurimhim6147
      @monsieurimhim6147 Рік тому

      Crazy not even close , wade in 06 , dirk 1st 🏆, giannis & kwhai in Toronto way better than bron's

    • @nikitastojanovski5841
      @nikitastojanovski5841 Рік тому

      @@monsieurimhim6147sorry g clearly you didn't understand what individual run meant(going deep in the playoffs but not winning the title)the 3 examples you gave won the title

    • @monsieurimhim6147
      @monsieurimhim6147 Рік тому

      @@nikitastojanovski5841 that's not the meaning of individual run 🤨 if so then this wouldn't be compared to others that won a 🏆, it's a performance through the playoffs

    • @carterbilbro4615
      @carterbilbro4615 Рік тому

      @@monsieurimhim6147 lmfaoooooo

  • @enragedbear
    @enragedbear Рік тому +43

    I’m taking 2018 playoff LeBron over any other player in history.

    • @tumulouspark1409
      @tumulouspark1409 Рік тому +4

      Lmao same the only person I'd compare is 2016 playoff lebron and 2013 playoff lebron, really shows how good he is for so long

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      Me too man. He was built different that year

  • @damonsonnier34
    @damonsonnier34 Рік тому +260

    I would love to see a video of the best playoff runs of all time. 2018 LeBron vs 1995 Hakeem vs 1993 Jordan, 2000 Shaq, etc.

    • @qdakid7776
      @qdakid7776 Рік тому +17

      I think dirk had the hardest one

    • @savageballer10
      @savageballer10 Рік тому +1

      That would take longer to make a video like that but that would be amazing!

    • @forceview3
      @forceview3 Рік тому +62

      @@qdakid7776 easily 95 rockets. 6th seed faced the 3 seed, 2 seed, and top seed in BOTH conferences, never had homecourt advantage, came back down 3-1 vs Suns, my personal pick for most impressive

    • @sportstalkonly1442
      @sportstalkonly1442 Рік тому +36

      2018 Bron smoking them all.

    • @adrianthehomie5632
      @adrianthehomie5632 Рік тому

      2003 shaq was the best shaq but 2000 is still a great year

  • @keithasante2580
    @keithasante2580 Рік тому +52

    That playoff run was one of the greatest individual feats I’ve seen in any sport. the block against the pacers to an immediate game winner. Controlling the tempo of games the way he did as well. Deserved better

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому +3

      The closest you could get to a one-man player show. And to doing it all for your team.

  • @realMHoops
    @realMHoops Рік тому +37

    Game 2 vs Toronto is still one of my favorites to go back and watch. The degree of difficulty on those turn around jumpers were just absurd.

  • @Amm17ar
    @Amm17ar Рік тому +50

    I’m someone that thinks Lebron is the goat. That’s probably because I grew up watching Lebron kill my Celtics time and time again, and yeah I didn’t watch Jordan play live. I’ve watched a ton of throwback games, but I never saw Jordan play on a nightly basis, so I might have a bit of bias. Yes he’s lost in the Finals more than he has, yes he doesn’t that “killer instinct” that Kobe and Jordan had. But what Lebron James has done throughout his career is just magnificent. It’s one of a kind. He’s had a million career defining moments, but being in an era where his detractors have a bigger voice than ever….they minimize and forget his performances in preference of diminishing them. If Jordan or Kobe did what Lebron did, it would be something that’s brought up time and time again. I don’t mean to put down Kobe or Jordan. I have my biases. But I should say, Lebron James is my goat. What hes done on the court is just legendary. Yes he’s fizzling out, yeah….LeGM is a thing, but you can’t deny, he’s taken lottery teams to the NBA finals. He may not be the best GM, but he’s the best basketball player I’ve ever watched. Over the years I’ve realized, you gotta appreciate what you have. Because the day it’s gone, it’s gunna hurt. And you’re left with memories. That’s it. Love what you have. Appreciate it, give it your all. Because one day it might not be there, and the regrets will kill you. The regrets I have are killing me. So I watch Lebron and appreciate the fact that though I didn’t do shit with my life, I got to witness something great. I’m not going to get married and have kids, I don’t have a future or a life worth living for, but if I did, I couldn’t wait to tell my kids how great Lebron James was.
    Sorry for the long comment, I know most won’t read it. But if you did, thank you. Keep your head up, be strong and don’t fuck up your life like me.

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 Рік тому

      Kobe beat the Celtics and Spurs most of the time when they played
      LeBron lost to the Celtics and Spurs most of the time when they played
      I never understood these type of comments. LeBron needed D Wade and Chris Bosh to beat an older version of the Celtics

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 Рік тому

      I would actually say the exact opposite of your point. Everything LeBron does is exaggerated. If LeBron won 2 championships with that Lakers squad the media would talk about Gasol and Artest like they’re trash and act like LeBron won by himself. LeBron won with more talented players in Wade, Bosh, Kyrie, and AD and the media acts like he won by himself every time. Kobe literally won a ring without a top 75 player or another all star, with 2 messed up fingers on his shooting hand. Stop the BS, if LeBron did something like that he would be recognized as the GOAT for that sole performance

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 Рік тому

      And I won’t even mention Jordan because his entire career is overwhelmingly full of greater moments

    • @Amm17ar
      @Amm17ar Рік тому +10

      @@mybestnugget7514 I clearly stated it was my perspective and I had my biases. Thank you for completely missing the latter half of my comment. Appreciate what you have till cuz you never know. Its just basketball. We all have our biases, but dont let that distract you from greatness. Youll regret it.

    • @Virgil191
      @Virgil191 Рік тому +2

      i’ve got both jordan and lebron at 1 since you can apply so much of the same things to both especially early on with them both getting the short end of the stick with a god squad celtics

  • @cole8957
    @cole8957 Рік тому +133

    Greatest playoff run that didn’t result in a chip ever. Bro was different

    • @Fllemingo
      @Fllemingo Рік тому +6

      greatest playoff run period

    • @Ejr82u
      @Ejr82u Рік тому

      hmmm no iversons was better

    • @kenechi9083
      @kenechi9083 Рік тому +10

      @@Ejr82u nah

    • @Ejr82u
      @Ejr82u Рік тому

      @@kenechi9083 lol explain and how old are u just askin

    • @kenechi9083
      @kenechi9083 Рік тому +25

      @@Ejr82u old enough to know that Lebron’s run was superior

  • @cadendixon4413
    @cadendixon4413 Рік тому +25

    Greatest player I’ve ever witnessed. A lot of that season he was running the pg too and displayed amazing passing and facilitating.

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      Even added on that by putting a show in the All Star Game.

  • @marecare223
    @marecare223 Рік тому +26

    Just game 1 in the finals is a prof he deserves all the respect. What a player

    • @ja4309
      @ja4309 Рік тому +8

      Game 5 against the Pacers, Games 1 and 3 against the Raptors, Game 6 against the Celtics, and Game 1 against the Warriors. These are few of his more iconic games of that 2018 run that would just make you accept that he became god who will test your team's mettle

  • @aboynamedchris8412
    @aboynamedchris8412 Рік тому +8

    I will never forget this run. I was in college at the time and I was in tune deep with the nba playoffs. I had the 50 inch tv, the illegal streaming service, and at least 20 people in my room watching in awe!

  • @ishmeeldavis933
    @ishmeeldavis933 Рік тому +48

    Awesome, Dom2k!!! People forget how impressive Lebron James's 2018 postseason run was, especially statistically.

  • @st8of1der
    @st8of1der Рік тому +15

    Wasn't there a story about how Bron didn't play so well for the rest of that series because he hurt his hand punching a locker in frustration over what JR did?

  • @jmikerivera8818
    @jmikerivera8818 Рік тому +6

    5:10 valanciuñas reaction to this lebron fadeaway was what every fan of each team lebron faced felt like during that 2018 playoff run

  • @Mr-Opium
    @Mr-Opium Рік тому +10

    2018 bron was the best player I’ve ever seen

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

  • @javianjohnson8746
    @javianjohnson8746 Рік тому +8

    Lot of special moments from that 2018 postseason for LeBron. Definitely worth going on a highlights-binge of his performances every now and then

  • @wesleyave1791
    @wesleyave1791 Рік тому +5

    I’ll never forget I went to the game the day after the trade deadline and watched Lebron drop his then career high assists with a group of Cleveland’s janitors and training staff… mind blowing stuff

  • @justingreene9736
    @justingreene9736 Рік тому +11

    Watching this playoff run from Lebron back in 2018. He made me appreciate how great he truly is. At the start of the playoffs I wanted/expected him to lose, but by the end I was sad/mad that he wasn’t able to get that 1 game from golden state. Just to be Abel to top off that run.

  • @fizzyfuzz5878
    @fizzyfuzz5878 Рік тому +8

    That whole playoffs, especially that finals game 1 was inspiring. Here LeBron alone was fighting an empire, and gave them all they could handle. 51 points, on 59 percent shooting?! I remember the 51, but not the fg %. He had them in a better spot in game 1 of that finals, than the last one with Kyrie. But he couldn't even count on his teammates enough to remember the score..Also he didn't win the MVP that season, when he averaged higher in like everything that Harden did and had no one like CP3 to take enough pressure off him.

  • @Joeycrookzzz_
    @Joeycrookzzz_ Рік тому

    Thank you for this video it feels like all the videos I binge watched when I first discovered your channel years ago 💯

  • @TomahawkWolf513
    @TomahawkWolf513 Рік тому +6

    I was working in the Cavs Team Shop during this season. Even after the trade deadline, it was a 🎢 season. Nobody didn’t know what to expect come playoff time.

  • @thevidkid10
    @thevidkid10 Рік тому +10

    I remember this run reminds me of his 2009 playoff run. So, so special

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      In fact the level of alien-ish maximum basketball performance was right there with 2009 (although his 2008 year was off the charts too) and even more.
      2018 Lebron was truly the most impressive basketball display ever.

  • @SuperPyrate25
    @SuperPyrate25 Рік тому

    So underrated! Thank you Dom !

  • @lucasisto1744
    @lucasisto1744 Рік тому

    Great video dom! You should make more of these, just like the old times❤️

  • @jcaustria7538
    @jcaustria7538 Рік тому +5

    That Toronto series still haunts me to this day. The walk off floater is my nightmare fuel 🥲

  • @ajthehandle9126
    @ajthehandle9126 Рік тому +7

    I remember watching this playoff run. It was intense but amazing especially that Celtics series. Lebron had some many iconic moments.

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      That great Celtics Eastern Finals roster being, specifically, a Celtics one was so great to have.
      Lebron vs the Celtics, Eastern Playoffs, ECF. Perfect clash.

  • @jerryezel4530
    @jerryezel4530 Рік тому +1

    Dom back on his Basketball Masterpiece BS again. I truly love these vids & been watching your channel for years THX 🙏🏽

  • @ItzFarmerJerry
    @ItzFarmerJerry Рік тому

    That’s my 🐐. Being from Akron getting to witness this was crazy.

  • @kbtitan2464
    @kbtitan2464 Рік тому +7

    The greatest individual basketball player performance I saw with my own eyes.

  • @picklespandaohyeah
    @picklespandaohyeah Рік тому +10

    I was at church telling the lord earlier how appreciate I was over lebron's 2018 playoff run he must've heard my cries

    • @pfizer3082
      @pfizer3082 Рік тому +1

      We really got blessed with Brons greatness that year 😂

  • @mcclentlangellier6408
    @mcclentlangellier6408 Рік тому

    Nothing but faxx in this vid dope vid dom

  • @controversialmann5345
    @controversialmann5345 Рік тому +1

    Dom needs to make these kinda videos all the time.

  • @glenbuckley8534
    @glenbuckley8534 Рік тому +3

    2018 made me respect Bron even more. Never was a fan, but I must respect greatness

  • @kingclutch1978
    @kingclutch1978 Рік тому +3

    Averaged over 30 points every round, while shooting over 50% every round. Had over 8 games with 40 points, and over 6 games with over 10 assists. Complete dominance. Greatest offensive player we’ve ever seen in 2018, you can’t name someone with that level of scoring and passing AT THAT EFFICIENCY

  • @i0nknownun
    @i0nknownun Рік тому

    Dom been consistent for years, big ups

  • @Abdul50161
    @Abdul50161 Рік тому

    Great commentary 🔥

  • @jrdb04
    @jrdb04 Рік тому +5

    This was the first playoffs and overall nba season I
    Really paid attention to before that I was in and out and just tuned in for some playoff games and finals but this year man Lebron was just different and glad I saw this playoff run live even if it ended with a sweep

  • @earlthepearl6414
    @earlthepearl6414 Рік тому +7

    That was the single greatest post season run I've ever seen! LBJ was balling out of his mind!!!!

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Рік тому +1

    The best run. An OG Dom2k production.

  • @yesmanyrangel9328
    @yesmanyrangel9328 Рік тому +1

    Great video like always! 2018 lebron was peak lebron!

  • @jxmamba9331
    @jxmamba9331 Рік тому +3

    Greatest player of all time

  • @ha1up
    @ha1up Рік тому +26

    The greatest player that ive seen in my life and i will willingly call him the GOAT and take him over MJ

    • @forkobe7544
      @forkobe7544 Рік тому +1

      same

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому +1

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 Рік тому

      You had to be born in 2012. I can’t even say LeBron is significantly better than Giannis

    • @graysonallen8723
      @graysonallen8723 Рік тому

      @@mybestnugget7514 gianis would make mj look like baby and put him in the weight room with his 6'6 ass good try tho

  • @TipSheikh
    @TipSheikh Рік тому

    Im glad someone else remembers details I do. I remember ever game from that run

  • @gbu541
    @gbu541 Рік тому +1

    This gotta be some of the best NBA content ever

  • @anddanny2263
    @anddanny2263 Рік тому +5

    2018 bron was just different

  • @larrybird6860
    @larrybird6860 Рік тому +4

    Cavs rebuild is so impressive in just 4 years they were able to get 3 all stars and a future one

    • @Awesomeness4627
      @Awesomeness4627 Рік тому

      Yeah, it's crazy to me that I get to watch a good cavs team already

    • @dsbeats5657
      @dsbeats5657 Рік тому

      For real they literally made a perfect rebuild I hope my rockets can do something like that but for real That’s crazy they have a pretty damn good team and they’re also So young

  • @tylermaxie8829
    @tylermaxie8829 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @iR3AC7iiONS
    @iR3AC7iiONS 4 місяці тому

    Love the driver 3 background music, the memories!

  • @Tae223s
    @Tae223s Рік тому +23

    2018 Lebron might be the greatest basketball player of all time. Glad I was able to witness that man go off.

    • @ha1up
      @ha1up Рік тому +8

      I am personally taking him over MJ

    • @CastroJr92
      @CastroJr92 Рік тому +2

      @@ha1up same

    • @FGPlus
      @FGPlus Рік тому

      Lol he got swept

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

  • @szymciupol
    @szymciupol Рік тому +4

    2011 Optimus prime sim when

  • @madeofcoconuts
    @madeofcoconuts Рік тому +1

    I can’t believe I just upvoted a LeBron praise video. You didn’t even exaggerate what he accomplished, just told the truth. Well done, great video, and just an incredible example of a superstar refusing to let up.

  • @MistyKathrine
    @MistyKathrine Місяць тому +1

    9:35 He also had a really good performance in game 3 that series with 33 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds.

  • @Book.of.Treason
    @Book.of.Treason Рік тому +12

    all to get sabotaged by Jr smith😭

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому +1

      Not even Thanasis Antetokounmpo or any random D league player would be able to fail like that. Not even knowing the score of his biggest game.
      At least Hill just missed the freethrow.
      JR Smith is a premiere NBA player of the last decades too in his role, it's unbelievable that someone as good as him could have such an unadequate head.
      Wasted talent.

    • @Book.of.Treason
      @Book.of.Treason Рік тому +1

      @@dusk6159 the whole coaching staff is at fault too, they had a timeout and didn't use it

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      @@Book.of.Treason Yeah Lue folded badly.
      Even the player Lebron was ready enough to call for the timeout, despite the craziness and the heat of the moment.
      No ball in hand or coach though, so he couldn't stop it even though he tried.

    • @arikejoja9461
      @arikejoja9461 Рік тому

      And George Hill

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

  • @domclegg1225
    @domclegg1225 Рік тому +4

    man this is silly but this got me emotional lol. LeBron SHOULD have won that goddamn game 1. and who knows what could have been...

  • @chanendlerbong
    @chanendlerbong Рік тому +1

    I remember those days like its yesterday, i cant believe it that its already 4 years, almost 5

  • @joshgoodloe4830
    @joshgoodloe4830 Рік тому

    Elite video

  • @CastroJr92
    @CastroJr92 Рік тому +3

    I'll put 2018 Bron up against any version of any player in NBA history

  • @Wabbajaxe
    @Wabbajaxe Рік тому +3

    2018 playoffs was the perfect storm for LeBron, and I think you can compare this to his 2007 run. LeBron is known for coasting in the regular season so he has no problem ramping up in the playoffs, and it was easy turning on the jets when the teams he faced are great on paper, but lacked a superstar talent or a couple of legitimate stars that can match his output in the court pound for pound. And then he runs into the brick wall that is the West

    • @sportstalkonly1442
      @sportstalkonly1442 Рік тому

      The same west that he won a chip his second year in? Put prime lebron in the west all those teams and stars would move east to avoid him. Lebron is old now.

    • @username-mf4mu
      @username-mf4mu 4 місяці тому

      gsw werent around in 2020@@sportstalkonly1442

  • @Clear256
    @Clear256 Рік тому +2

    I revisit 2018 playoff Lebron highlights from time to time. Greatest highlights of all time imo

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 Рік тому

      RS and All Star 2018 highlights too of his. What a body of work.

  • @ThorSealtiel
    @ThorSealtiel Рік тому

    great points

  • @wjp_3155
    @wjp_3155 Рік тому +3

    I think the 2016 finals win and this playoff run easily puts lebron as the best PLAYER, not best winner everyone gets that confused but. Very out there but if you put Jordan on this same team I don’t think he gets passed Indiana

    • @arikejoja9461
      @arikejoja9461 Рік тому

      Yea I agree

    • @donela6730
      @donela6730 Рік тому

      Considering Jordan averaged over 40 a game as a 23 year old against a 1986 Celtics squad that's one of the best teams of all time, the 2018 East is a cake walk for MJ. You're forgetting that Lebron's high scoring in 2018 is what gave these Cavs a chance (same as in 2016 when they came back from 3-1 along with Kyrie). MJ had scoring outbursts in the playoffs just as good if not better than this on a far more consistent basis in the playoffs than Lebron, particularly up to 1993.

  • @socialistbatman1211
    @socialistbatman1211 Рік тому +4

    The first movie, Optimus was trying to save people and having a convo with Sam while having a fairly equal fight with Megatron. Optimus literally bodied him in every single encounter afterwards. They had to jump (got beat down) and sneak bro to kill him.

  • @rosediddynorelation4824
    @rosediddynorelation4824 Рік тому

    I'm so happy you covered this run, this playoff run showed how godly lebron was.

  • @icamp4fun-.-928
    @icamp4fun-.-928 Рік тому +2

    as a 19 year old, this playoff run made him my Goat . One man lead this poor roster to the finals although they lost . Dropped 51 on arguably the greatest team ever (and he’s a pass-first player)

  • @guru_basketball_kiero
    @guru_basketball_kiero Рік тому +21

    #GuruBasketballKieroSays 2018 playoff LeBron was UNREAL! THE BEST basketball I've seen him play his entire career. He was THAT KILLER we all say " he isnt" that run

    • @oldmajor4910
      @oldmajor4910 Рік тому +3

      Nobody says he isn’t a killer. He’s always been a clutch player. Don’t know what you’re reading people say, he’s statistically one of the clutchest players ever.

    • @lorddj9910
      @lorddj9910 Рік тому

      @@oldmajor4910 guess you just ignore all the Kobe,Steph, and Jordan fans lol

    • @oldmajor4910
      @oldmajor4910 Рік тому +1

      @@lorddj9910 People who say LeBron has never been clutch are just people who troll. No one actually believes that.

  • @seriouslystewarts3537
    @seriouslystewarts3537 Рік тому +3

    I was at Game 7 cavs vs Ind …. Lebron “CARRIED” that team … went after My son’s game at Drew Joyce basketball tournament …. I’m a MJ guy but Lebron was the team on dat run I can’t lie 🧑🏾‍🦯…

  • @johndoe-ey1vn
    @johndoe-ey1vn Рік тому +1

    the bench reactions when he starts hitting those fadeaways will always make me laugh. they are flat out demoralized

  • @royjones8312
    @royjones8312 Рік тому +1

    As a Canadian I gotta say that while that sweep hurt, it more than likely gave Masai the realization that he needed to truly shake things up.

  • @MoppyTheMopster
    @MoppyTheMopster Рік тому +7

    can you do kawhi 2019 as well

    • @enragedbear
      @enragedbear Рік тому

      kawhi was a mf monster that postseason

    • @lorddj9910
      @lorddj9910 Рік тому +1

      Great run as well

  • @tiktokexposed898
    @tiktokexposed898 Рік тому +3

    This playoff run and season solidified Lebron as the GOAT to me

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

    • @tiktokexposed898
      @tiktokexposed898 Рік тому +1

      @@ethancbaker2002 2013 was his best year but 2018 is top 3

    • @ethancbaker2002
      @ethancbaker2002 Рік тому

      @@tiktokexposed898 he was really good in 2018 he just seemed better than everyone but I guess that’s becuase how trash the Cavs were

  • @LetsTalkAbout1125
    @LetsTalkAbout1125 Рік тому +1

    As a Raptors’ fan, there are only TWO eras that will forever haunt me. 1, being the Brian Colangelo*(sp) era with Andrea Bargnani and his failed all European lineup. And two Lebronto, for 4 straight seasons Lebron not only torched but toyed and strategically broke us down year after year. You playing that game 3 buzzer beater just made my heart sink again for no damn reason

  • @HamGoingCam
    @HamGoingCam Рік тому

    I love the “he’s not clutch” argument when videos like this

  • @toogoat9293
    @toogoat9293 Рік тому +3

    Imo the last images of him pouting in the timeout huddle after JRs blunder and him flaunting that "cast" after they got swept really leaves a bad taste after a top 5 individual playoff run...

    • @sportstalkonly1442
      @sportstalkonly1442 Рік тому +1

      He actually did break his wrist. That was confirmed by a doctor and not only that all u gotta do is look at images of his swollen hand after game 1.

  • @KittyCentral12
    @KittyCentral12 Рік тому +8

    ahhh, the GOAT
    Mike could not do the same with Bron's teammates

    • @rafikz77
      @rafikz77 Рік тому +2

      True tbh

    • @sportstalkonly1442
      @sportstalkonly1442 Рік тому +1

      I always put it like this. Give 2018 Bron a squad and what would that look like. Would be totally unfair

    • @shepardice3775
      @shepardice3775 Рік тому +1

      I don't think anyone could've replicated what LeBron did that year. It was like he was writing the mf script.

    • @chindaddyisdaddy2758
      @chindaddyisdaddy2758 Рік тому +1

      Jordan took one of the greatest teams ever to double overtime with 63 points and a team that was called the "cocaine traveling circus."

    • @sportstalkonly1442
      @sportstalkonly1442 Рік тому +1

      @@chindaddyisdaddy2758 one of his teammates averaged 23 a game. 2018 bron would've smashed those celtics or got a game or two with that team jordan had.far better than the 2018 cavs. no player outside kevin love in the 2018 playoffs averaged double digits and he averaged like 14 points

  • @TheWidowmaker430
    @TheWidowmaker430 Рік тому +1

    greatest season by an individual player I've ever seen in my life.

  • @connordelaney5863
    @connordelaney5863 Рік тому +1

    I remember the trade deadline that year very well because that day I was off school because of the Eagles Super Bowl parade.

  • @Fllemingo
    @Fllemingo Рік тому +4

    Best individual playoff run in NBA history. period.

    • @Ejr82u
      @Ejr82u Рік тому

      better than iversons in 2001 lmao no

    • @Fllemingo
      @Fllemingo Рік тому

      @@Ejr82u lmao youre either a 40 year old boomer or just delusional

    • @donela6730
      @donela6730 Рік тому

      Nah he would've been out in the 1st or 2nd round if he wasn't facing the NBA JV squads in the East.

    • @mybestnugget7514
      @mybestnugget7514 Рік тому

      This isn’t even better than Kawhi’s run a year later. And nowhere near Dirk’s 2011 run. LeBron fans make it damn near impossible to like LeBron

  • @Jeff_2x
    @Jeff_2x Рік тому +3

    This is where his offensive scoring was at its best imo.

  • @vuksgitau
    @vuksgitau Рік тому

    I loved loved loved his Cleveland Uniforms.