Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Game 3: What We Learned

5. LeBron James is only a human.

James has had one of the best postseason runs we’ve ever seen. Going into Game 3 he was tied with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most consecutive playoff games with 30 points. However, that streak came to an end with a sub-par performance in Game 3.

James was held to  3 points, a rebound, steal, and 3 turnovers in the second half. He also didn’t score a point in the fourth quarter of a playoff game for the first time since Game 4 of the 2011 Finals. James finished with 11 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.

LeBron appeared to be disengaged for much of the night. He was quick to defer to his teammates and hesitant to drive to the basket. James was nothing like the assertive player that we had seen for the last 13 playoff games.

James took the blame for the loss, but he was quick to point out that this presents the Cavs with adversity for one of the first times this postseason.

If you’ve followed LeBron during his career, you know that he generally plays and performs his best when he is facing adversity. Even if it’s adversity that he created himself. I expect him and the rest of the team to bounce back in Game 4.

LeBron is a great player, but even he isn’t immune from occasional bad games. Unfortunately with the way the Cavs are constructed they won’t win many games if LeBron is having an off game like this.

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The Cavaliers are facing adversity for the first time in playoffs. We’ll see how they respond in Game 4 on Tuesday night.