“Home court advantage for LBJ” LeBron James makes ‘Cavaliers’ fans go wild after scoring consecutive jumpers
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LeBron James shook up the world with back-to-back sequences of masterful plays in his “home city” of Cleveland, a team he was a part of for quite a lot of time. The city which calls him their own witnessed his magic yet again, the magic that was seen in the Cavaliers era of James, also referred to as his golden era or peak, which people often said would never come back again. But LeBron is a different breed, it becomes his duty to prove the naysayers and the haters wrong every time he steps on the court, and that doesn’t only happen in his home court of LA but everywhere else that he goes to play.
This time, it happened in the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
LeBron James’ homecoming in Cleveland during the NBA All Star Weekend wasn’t an ample amount of time for the fans to cheer on him, and therefore, James had to put on a show for his fans in Cleveland once again, and he did it in style. The homecourt advantage showed as James was seen back in the Cleveland era form, hitting back-to-back buckets, leaving the crowd in awe of the sight he put up. The worst part being, the Cavaliers fans seemed more excited about James putting on a show, and filled the arena loud roaring and cheers in the support of a player that was entirely dismantling their team and their defence.
Well, not James’ fault that the Cavaliers fans are still in denial and can’t get over the fact that LeBron doesn’t play for them anymore.
LeBron put on a show in Cleveland with 38 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, adding another triple-double to his name as the Lakers cruised past the Cavaliers with a 11-point victory margin. Let us now take a closer look at this sequence where James scored back-to-back buckets, leaving the crowd cheering for him against their own home team.
LeBron James shakes up the Cavaliers crowd, makes them go against their home team
Cleveland Cavaliers faced the wrath of the Los Angeles Lakers, specifically LeBron James, who stepped up the pace and turned up the heat in order to make back-to-back buckets against the Cavaliers, turning the home crowd in his favour, making them go against their own team. The homecoming of James in his so called “hometown” was a rough one for the home team, as they succumbed to the pressure put up by the Lakers, but James’ masterful performance did catch the eyes of the home crowd and was enjoyed by the entire world.
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It is the 4th quarter of the game with a bit over 3 minutes remaining on the clock as LeBron receives the ball, is covered from all directions, assesses the scenario, takes a step back and hits a fadeaway 2-pointer as the crowd get flashbacks of his Cavaliers era. The crowd roars in celebration as the Cavaliers move the ball to the Lakers’ paint area and try to make a play, ending in a failed attempt, the Lakers now have the ball again and drive it forward in order to extend their lead.
The ball is again passed to King James, who drives down the court and scores the bucket with a thunderous drunk as the crowd is at its feet, screaming in excitement.
The Cavaliers manage to score a 3-pointer and silence the crowd to some extent, but James is having none of that. LeBron James receives the ball and is guarded heavily by the home team’s defence with nowhere for him to go or pass the ball, he keeps it close to himself for a while and with around 5 seconds remaining on the shot clock, James drives inside and hits a fadeaway 2-pointer as it goes in and the crowd goes crazy! The atmosphere in the arena changed in favour of the Lakers as the crowd dumped their home team in an effort to celebrate their all time favourite player, LeBron James.
Lakers vs Cavaliers, 131-120
The Cavaliers lost another game as they succumbed to the pressure put up by the LeBron led Los Angeles Lakers who cruised past the home team with a 11-point victory.
LeBron led the way for the Lakers with 38 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in the 41 minutes that he played, followed by Russell Westbrook who scored 20 points and DJ Augustin who scored 20 points.
In an inadequate effort, the Cavaliers were led by Darius Garland who scored 29 points, followed by Lauri Markkanen who scored 18 points and then Lamar Stevens who scored 16 points.
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