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32 Is The New 22: Why It’s The King’s Court Now More Than Ever

By Dan Gilinsky

May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the first half against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
May 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) slam dunks during the first half against the Toronto Raptors in game one of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Watching LeBron James play for the Cleveland Cavaliers never gets old and I’ve been glued to the TV in this postseason run now more than ever.

That’s saying something, too. I’m not ashamed to admit it: I have always watched entirely too much television. I might have to get that checked out. That said, in my humble too-much-TV-watching opinion, LeBron Raymone James is playing the best basketball of his existence on this Earth. The 32-year old is leading this Cleveland Cavaliers ball club to the Promised Land, one possession at a time. For us viewers, it doesn’t get a whole lot better than that at this moment in time.

It’s the second straight season that the Kia commercial man has led the Cavs to eight straight wins to start the playoffs. Has any other team ever done that in the history of the NBA? If you guessed yes, you were wrong. The Bron-led Cavaliers are in a league of their own, and the King has his finger prints all over every facet of the game.

At this point, the other series to determine the King’s opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals is just fine print. That’s kind of insane, considering Isaiah Thomas and John Wall are playing out of their minds and are on the verge of super-stardom. Regardless, though, what LeBron is doing right now is silencing all the “Cavs can’t flip the switch” naysayers from the national and even local media.

The first aspect of why the King has been playing at the best level of his career is efficiency.