LeBron James: NBA Superstar and Activist

LeBron James: NBA Superstar and Activist — page 5
In Game 5 James scored 41 points in a 112 97 Cleveland victory Three days later he scored 41 again to help beat Golden State 115 101 The Cavs had come back to tie the series but they needed to win the next game to make it count Game 7 was at Oracle Arena in Oakland California With the score tied 89 89 and 1:50 left on the game clock James made one of the biggest defensive plays of his career The Warriors raced down the court with the ball Golden State superstar Steph Curry passed to his teammate Andre Iguodala who had a clear path to score As Iguodala jumped to lay the ball into the basket James came soaring from behind him James batted the ball against the backboard causing it to bounce away from the basket and into the hands of a teammate The incredible defensive play kept the score tied With less than one minute left in the game Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving sank a 25 foot 7.6 m three point shot to give the Cavs the lead After the Warriors missed a shot at the other end of the court they fouled James He made one of his free throws to put the Cavs ahead 93 89 Golden State missed two more shots and the Cavs became NBA champions Cleveland fans at the arena cheered for their team’s first NBA championship Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue wept tears of joy James was so overcome with emotion that he could barely speak I gave everything that I had he said I put my heart my blood my sweat my tears into this game Cleveland this is for you 8