As Good as Advertised

Lebron James is the best player in the NBA. He's got the skills, smarts and charisma to be the greatest in his sport for a long time. Tonight,King James showed us why he is this year's MVP when he singled handedly beat the Orlando Magic to tie this series. The game was no different than the first of this series with both teams swapping the lead several times in the final minutes. The Magic looked to be in control when Hedo Turkoglu hit a 12 foot jumper with just one second remaining to give the Magic a 96-94 lead. My friend Jon and I sat in his living room dejected after Turkoglu's clutch shot. But little do did we know that one second was all the Lebron needed to tie the series.
There are few athletes in sports who are truly living legends. MJ, Tiger, Barry Bonds and Tom Brady are four that come to my mind as athletes who time and again can live up to the hype.
These players are separated from the rest of their competitors because they live up to their hype in clutch situations. You can add Lebron to that list.
In these playoffs he is averaging nearly 40 points a game. Tonight he only had 35 points but that's all the Cavs needed.
As Mo Williams threw the inbounds pass to James he caught and released it as time expired. In the back of my mind I thought "He's gonna make this." Just like we think Tom Brady is bound to drive the Pats down the field in the 4th quarter or Tiger will make this 20 foot put on the 18th green to win it.

As the ball went through the back of the net we both went nuts. Lebron had done it again and nobody was surprised. I'm not sure what will happen in this series but there is no doubt in my mind that Lebron James is the best player on the planet.