(Photo : Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) AUBURN HILLS, MI – LeBron James (#23) of the Cleveland Cavaliers wipes his face with a towel in opposition to the Detroit Pistons in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals throughout the 2007 NBA Playoffs at The Palace at Auburn Hills on May 24, 2007 in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Lebron James followers’ marketing campaign for him because the NBA’s Greatest of All Time took successful Monday after the Los Angeles Lakers misplaced by 44 factors to the Philadelphia 76ers.
In comparability, Michael Jordan’s worst defeat was a 37-point beatdown from the New York Knicks in 1992 when he was nonetheless a part of the Chicago Bulls.
It was not the worst defeat for the Lakers franchise, however for Lebron, it took him to the bottom level of his profession.
James didn’t mince phrases in describing what went down in Philadelphia. When requested what they have to do to show issues round after a dejecting loss, he mentioned, “A lot.”
“I can only speak for myself,” he mentioned when requested how to reply to the loss.
“I don’t like it.”
King James has each proper to react that means, not simply because he’s the chief of the staff or the shortage of effort from the roster as a complete however as a result of it was his worst loss ever.
How does that loss examine to his different “ugly losses”?
Here are a number of the worst defeats the King suffered in his NBA profession earlier than Monday:
1. 42-point loss to Indiana Pacers – February 5, 2019
The first season of Lebron James with the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t pan out as anticipated. They missed the 2019 playoffs, and in the identical season, he additionally skilled the bottom level of his skilled profession after they misplaced to the Indiana Pacers by 42 factors, 136-94.
James scored 18 factors within the recreation on an evening when he may have surpassed Michael Jordan within the All-time scoring record.
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2. 36-point loss to the San Antonio Spurs within the 2013 NBA finals
This defeat is on the record due to the gravity of the sport. James and the Miami Heat misplaced by 36 factors to the Gregg Popovich-coached San Antonio Spurs, making it the worst of his NBA profession.
People questioned LBJ’s want to win a championship and the vitality of his tremendous staff. The worst a part of the loss is that Lebron missed 11 of his 13 shot makes an attempt, main individuals to query his drive and mentality.
The Heat ultimately received the collection in seven video games for his or her back-to-back NBA championship.
3. 36-point loss to Washington Wizards – April 24, 2008
In his fifth season, James suffered a beatdown from the Washington Wizards within the 2008 playoffs.
To be truthful to James, he produced the standard numbers he was making, however the Wizards had been hungrier. The capital-based membership was down 0-2 within the collection, they usually did the whole lot to restrict James.
The recreation’s most memorable second was the back-and-forth between James and Deshaun Stevenson, who completed the sport with 19 factors.
4. 35-point loss to Golden State Warriors – January 16, 2017
The 2016-2018 rivalry between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers was the height of animosity between the 2 groups.
The Cavs beat the Warriors within the NBA Finals of 2016, and that meant they solely had two probabilities to actual revenge in opposition to the James-led staff. They had been in a position to do it on January 16, 2017, with former MVP Kevin Durant now on their facet.
The Dubs took care of the enterprise from the tip-in, as they by no means trailed the entire recreation. Their protection clamped each James and Kyrie Irving, holding them to simply 35 p.c on the sphere and a mixed 12 turnovers.
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