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LeBron James: Top 10 Best Career Performances

By Aaron Ferguson

May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts prior to game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) reacts prior to game one of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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June 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala (9) during the second half in game five of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

June 13, 2016: NBA Finals Game 5 vs. Golden State Warriors

With the Cavs’ back against the wall, LeBron would not let Cleveland fall. His Game 5 performance of the NBA Finals will go down as an all-time great Finals performance. In that game, he had 41 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocks.

James’ big game came with the Cavs trailing the series 3-1 against the defending champion Golden State Warriors and in Oakland, nonetheless. His performance was coupled with Kyrie Irving‘s 41 points to send the series to Game 6 in a 112-97 win.

James’ big performance came on a 16-for-30 (53.3 percent) shooting night. His dominant night on the glass was and relentlessness on the defensive end fueled the Cavs to force Game 6 to head back to Cleveland.

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