In his pre-game pep talk, Doc Rivers claimed the Heat hadn't seen the best from the Celtics. It turned out his team hadn't witnessed the finest from LeBron, either. LeBron averaged a point per minute, finishing with 45 - netting 30 in the first half alone - basically blistering the basket by shooting a searing 73% from the floor, to stretch the series to a seventh game. Maybe swapping out the black for the red road uniforms explains why LeBron's stroke was red-hot. The fire didn't spread to his teammates, as Dwyane Wade was the only other to reach double digits, but he needed 17 shots to score 17 points.
All in all, LeBron wilted the Celtics with his Wilt-esque performance. Wilt Chamberlain is the sole player to produce a playoff game with statistics superior to LeBron's 45 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. It's fitting that "The Stilt" stands above the rest, but last night, LeBron climbed the ladder and reached another rung. It's a shame the game wasn't in Miami; we were curious to hear what a certain young fan would shout to LeBron afterward.
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