LeBron James
LeBron James
LeBron Raymone Jamesis an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. James has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He has also been selected to 12 NBA All-Star teams, 12 All-NBA teams, and six All-Defensive teams, and is the Cavaliers' all-time leading scorer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth30 December 1984
CityAkron, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Coming off a back-to-back after a big win against Indiana, it was easy for us not to bring the intensity tonight. You can't win a big game like that and then lose a game like this.
It was one of those nights where you come out and you just don't bring it. This is what happens. These guys (with the Magic) are in the NBA just like we are, and this is what happens when you don't bring it.
Coming off a back-to-back, with a big win last night against Indiana, it would have been easy for us to not bring intensity. Early on, our team didn't have intensity. I saw that and I had to pretty much take over matters. I've been able to take my team on my back.
The way he's coached us the first week of training camp and now in the preseason has been great. He has a lot of pressure because he's a rookie head coach, but we don't look at him like that. He's been on championship teams his whole life and he's going to bring that same intensity to us.
It puts a smile on my face to be compared to a legend. Year by year, as you play basketball, you've got to know the history of the game.
It seems like they're trying to take my aggressiveness away. I've been called for more offensive fouls in this series (six) than all 82 games (34) combined probably.
It's not a worry for us. They are going to pick it up, and they know what we need them to do.
That's over and done with. I've moved on, and he's moved on.
The third quarter was a disaster. They put pressure on us and we couldn't make shots. If we want to be an elite team, we can't let teams come back like that.
I'll never be disappointed in my team. But we were not mentally prepared and took things for granted. We can't do that.
There's been enough talking. It's time to get ready for (Game 1).
I missed shots. I'm going to have off nights. But it doesn't matter to me as long as we win.
I just didn't make the shots I wanted to in the second half.
If I don't feel 100 percent tomorrow, I won't go.