- Tracy McGrady says LeBron James can never be his GOAT following his terrible 2011 NBA Finals performance
- James averaged just 17.8 PPG in the series, including an 8-point performance in Game 4
- The Miami Heat blew a 2-1 lead against the Dallas Mavericks
LeBron James’ career has been full of amazing moments, but the 2011 NBA Finals were forgettable for the King.
The Big of the Miami Heat faced off vs. the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. While Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh lived up to their end of the bargain, LeBron James had one of the worst series of his career. Keeping that in mind, former NBA star Tracy McGrady can never think of him as the GOAT over Michael Jordan.
“I guess it’s hard for me to look back and, you know, in few of those Finals where LeBron was a no-show,” McGrady said. “Look at the first championship run with Miami against that Dallas team, It’s hard for me to get over that how he performed in that. Now he’s learned over the years of going back and being dominant, but to have those mishaps, MJ never had that.”
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LeBron James averaged just 17.8 PPG, 7.2 RPG, and 6.8 APG in the series. He also scored a mere 8 points in the 83-86 defeat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
It’s worth noting that he was even outplayed by Mavericks’ Jason Terry, who averaged 18.0 PPG against the Heat. At the end of the day, no NBA fans can ever forget James’ failure in the 2011 NBA Finals.
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But considering it was Year 1 of the Heatles, most were happy to see James failing. At the time, he was the villain of the league, and most of the NBA community was hoping to see him collapse.
LeBron James Clapped Back At His Haters After The 2011 NBA Finals
Losing the 2011 NBA Finals hurt LeBron James’ legacy in the league. He even admitted that it still hurts losing in that series.
Evidently, James’ haters were happy to see him lose. To such people, LeBron gave an epic response.
“At the end of the day, all the people that was rooting on me to fail, they got to wake up tomorrow and have the same life that they had before they woke up today.”
LeBron learned from his mistakes in 2011 and led the Miami Heat to back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. Despite winning four rings, the disappearance of 2011 will always hold back LeBron from becoming the GOAT in the eyes of most NBA fans.
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