ALL THAT CAN stop LeBron James’ championship coronation is another Thunder comeback.
LeBron is on LeBrink, a victory from winning his first NBA title. Appearing relaxed yesterday, he said he has recovered well from the cramping issues that knocked him out of Game 4.
He apologised for his performance in last year’s NBA Finals and what he called his immaturity toward fans and media afterward.
He appears completely different now, more comfortable on and off the court and seeming to have figured out everything it takes to become a champion.
He’s almost there, but won’t think about it until his Miami Heat have picked up one more victory.
“As crazy as it sounds, I haven’t got caught up in it,” James said. “I won’t get caught up in it because I’m not going to let, you know — the human nature is to automatically think about after we win it, what are we going to do. I’m not there. I won’t get there until those zeros hit and I see that we won.
“I’m the leader of this team, and I’m not comfortable right now. I’m comfortable in my game, but I’m not going to be comfortable until we seal this thing.”
The Heat have three cracks at it, starting with Game 5 tonight on their home floor. No team has overcome a 3-1 deficit in the finals, but the Thunder already wiped out one big hole just one round ago in the Western Conference finals.
“I’ve been down 0-2 against San Antonio and everybody said it was over then, and we won,” Kevin Durant said. “But it’s over with. That’s old. It’s a new series. We’ve got to be ready to come out here and try to get this Game 5 tomorrow. We’ll see what happens. We’re not going to give up. We’re going to keep fighting to the end and hopefully we can take this thing back to the crib.”
