Monday, March 3, 2014

LeBron James Scores Career-High 61 Points: Analysis, Reaction to Historic Night

LeBron James might as well play blindfolded. It doesn't matter. He isn't of this planet anymore.
You'd think that at a certain point you'd become numb to what LeBron does on a basketball court. Oh, he scored a bunch of points? That crazy dunk? Meh. We've seen it all before.
And then Monday night happens.
In the Miami Heat's 124-107 win over the Charlotte Bobcats, James went off for 61 points on 22-of-33 shooting. He also was an impressive 8-of-10 from behind the arc.
This broke his previous best of 56, which he scored with the Cleveland Cavaliers back in 2005, per Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel:
Fifty-six was also the Heat franchise record, set by Glen Rice, per Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press:
Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala aptly called it "pulling a Roger Maris":
With those 61 points, James nearly increased his season average by one point per game, according to ESPN.com's Tom Haberstroh:
Of course, that was just one of many personal bests that LeBron set on Monday night, via SportsCenter:
Surprisingly, it's the first time the Heat star has scored 50-plus at home, per ESPN Stats & Info:
After the game, James told Bleacher Report's Ethan J. Skolnick that he was glad he did it in front of the home fans:
James was able to score from wherever he wanted on Monday night. The Bobcats were just unwilling witnesses to the carnage, unable to mount any kind of challenge to slow down the King. As for the rest of his team, they were able to sit back and enjoy the show.
SB Nation's Mike Prada jokingly wondered where James' supporting cast was during the game:
The landmark was a mere formality after three quarters, by which time LeBron had already scored 49 points. This is what his shot chart looked like, per CBS Sports' Eye on Basketball:
Here's what his shot chart looked like at the end of the game:
Just to put into perspective how impressive LeBron's performance was, even noted LeBron-hater Skip Bayless was singing his praises:
This certainly does make the MVP race a lot more interesting. Nobody was saying that James couldn't win it again, but between voter fatigue and Kevin Durant's ridiculous January, momentum seemed to have swung in favor of KD.
But LeBron went on a rampage throughout February that culminated in this.
Rather than arguing over who's the best basketball player in the world, fans should simply sit back and bask in seeing the two greatest players of their generation going head-to-head night in and night out.
So, Mr. Durant, how are you going to top that?
 
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