LeBron James should have been awarded the Finals MVP trophy. And I don’t think that there is any legitimate argument that could make me think otherwise.
I could rattle off all the numbers. I could say that LeBron averaged 35.8 points. I could mention that he averaged 13.3 rebounds.
I could slip into the conversation that he averaged 8.8 assists per game in this Finals series.
I could also go on to say that he is the first player in league history to lead both teams in points, assists and rebounds for an entire Finals series.
However, I do not think it is necessary to use all of these statistics. What I will say is that I don’t think I have ever seen a player put an entire team on his back through a Finals series like LeBron did. Period.
There cannot be an argument when I say that this has to be one of the greatest Finals performances in league history.
He nearly led a Cavaliers team to a Finals victory that, in all fairness, would have been at the bottom of either conference had LeBron James not been there.
So it all makes perfect sense that Andre Iguodala is awarded the Finals MVP right?
Yes, I do admit that he played extremely well. The sixth man veteran who was hungry to contribute and managed to make life difficult for LeBron is an amazing story. But, his performance was not better than LeBron’s.
LeBron’s performance wasn’t just for himself. It was for every single player on that team. He made role players stars; he made the city of Cleveland believers.
If LeBron was not the Most Valuable Player then I would desperately like to know the prerequisites for winning such an award. What does one have to do? What is the NBA’s definition of valuable?
To my knowledge, LeBron – the best player on the planet – could not have done more. He could not have played better.
LeBron should have been the first player since Jerry West in 1969 to lose a Finals series and still come away as the MVP.
LeBron James deserved to join Jerry West on such an honourable list.
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