LeBron James Scores Cavs LAST 25 POINTS In Game 5 of ECF | Full Highlights May 31, 2007

[@yungtruth28]

Starting lineup for this team C - Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF - Drew Gooden SF - Lebron James SG - Sasha Pavlovic PG - Larry Hughes Bench Ira Newble Anderson Varejao Daniel Gibson Donyell Marshall Damon Jones Eric Snow Scot Pollard Only Lebron could carry a team like this to the NBA Finals

[@YoshiSohungry]

yeah ilgauskas was a two time all star but that's his second best player? when kobe had kwame and smush parker he couldn't win a playoff series! lebron clearly better

[@phillydefer24]

yungtruth28 that finals loss that year should count as a W regardless for carrying all of that to a finals lol

[@yungtruth28]

Yoshi So hungry On those squads Kobe had Lamar Odom and Bynum before he got hurt so he still had a better team lol

[@Alien-ky3td]

yungtruth28 He didn't have Bynum

[@understandmenowson7676]

yungtruth28 well Duncan and Hakeem won with no all start teammates. Cavs were a really good defensive team. LeBron sucked in the finals though.

[@yallniggastrippin1839]

This is like myplayer in 2k

[@Cloudieok]

@Star Killer how’s quarantine going

[@nolimitmasee]

@@Cloudieok good

[@Cloudieok]

@@nolimitmasee that’s wassup

[@Cloudieok]

If anyone wanna play 2k21 my user is vlex1nn

[@xanman9062]

@@Cloudieok bet

[@TheDCGuitar13]

He pulled off the equivalent of a 29 point quarter when his team needed every single bucket. I caught MJs last three and Kobe’s 5 but this game was the single greatest playoff performance I’ve ever seen. One man destroyed one of the best defensive teams ever in the still physical era of the NBA. He’s not my favorite but you guys gonna have to put some respect on this mans name.

[@stiggiestigwood3310]

Yup. No one else ever did anything quite like this

[@ricardosantanna9006]

@@e8fy823 they were one lebron away from getting to the finals And they were in the finals in 2005(lost in 7) and won it in 2004 Only 3/2 years of difference

[@splibs43]

@e8fy823 The Pistons were a real good team. I personally don't believe in a such thing as weak NBA players because the players who you think are weak will bust your ass

[@esoy1000]

​@@ricardosantanna9006 he is a black jesus believer he will do anything to discredit bron.😅

[@RodBel97]

@@e8fy823 they in the conference finals 3 straight years how is that washed?

[@NacuaMatata]

I'm a Detroit fan and watched this live 😂 but it's pretty cool to say you watched lebron basically start his peak. I see why Jordan fans are so defensive

[@JSSTyger]

Two years in a row the Cavs eked out a Game 5 win at the Palace.

[@gikgik4254]

Lebron beat the team Jordan hadn’t won against until they got old. Especially salty about that

[@Mundatorem]

"BUT HE'S NOT A CLOSER" - Skip

[@jaching3456]

yeah skip is high... he only said that because sometimes lebron passes to his teammates for the last shot. If your teammates are open pass it lol. Lebron is not the the most clutch player of all time but he is definitely a closer.

[@YashRamisetty]

He doesn't have the clutch gene

[@Ruk.14]

YAWSH Being clutch is elevating your game during pressure moments. How is leading both teams in 5 categories not clutch?

[@lebronblew5finalsnottop5ne22]

Daniel O 22ppg in the finals LOLOLOLOL 2011 finals 16ppg LOLOLOL

[@Ruk.14]

Chris Carter Jordan in 96 in games 4-6. 23 ppg on 34% shooting.

[@geordiejones5618]

Jordan's 63 in double overtime against the prime Celtics, Magic's rookie year 42/17 game 6 of the Finals starting at center, and this game are the greatest NBA performances of all time.

[@carterbilbro4615]

Ryan Sansaricq add in Lebron’s 45 in 3 quarters

[@carterbilbro4615]

Ryan Sansaricq on 19/26 from the floor

[@robertolebron2296]

Jordan’s 69, 18 against the Cavs? Or is that not in playoffs

[@Joe-ng3ob]

@@robertolebron2296 no its not in playoffs

[@aaronwright1621]

Wait...it took double overtime for Jordan to score 63? Shame.

[@l.p.ejames2531]

young lebron athleticism with lebron's IQ he has now would be the unstoppable player

[@Ndoelicious]

the equivalent of using a cheat engine on 2k

[@CanditoTrainingHQ]

He's really not much less athletic now. Watching this I was actually surprised at how his straight ahead sprint speed + where his head ends up in relation to the rim on dunks is similar to what it still is now. Maybe just a bit better laterally back in the day. I think having basically 0 injuries his entire career has added up in his favor big time.

[@michaels6951]

this is random af. didn't know you were into ball

[@tanguylaloy8155]

@@CanditoTrainingHQ he's still a powerfull player but his explosiveness changed. At 22 he could jump of one foot without a lot of momentum needed for example. Now he needs a good run to be able to get really high. (also he lost about a head of vert, remember that his head could go over the rim)

[@MrThwippy]

Tanguy Laloy he most definitely didn’t lose his vertical he just plays it safer

[@camrose306]

If Jordan did this people would bring it up every time the goat convo comes up. But people barely mention this when talking about LeBron

[@arronfrazier7873]

Jordan scored 63 on the Celtics in the playoffs in 86. Lebron scored 49 in OT and 25 straight and 29 out of 30 in the 4th Qtr. The difference is this Piston team athletically was better than the Celtics. However, this is the greatest and most important thing. The Bulls lost that game and the series. The Cavs won this game and that series.

[@benembaye3397]

@@arronfrazier7873 because lebron also is one of the greatest passers of all time and gets his teammates involved which effects winning more

[@krillin4768]

Because no one mentions clutch LeBron performances prior to 2011, if LeBron never had 2011 this performance would be remembered for being extremely clutch and talked about more.

[@pandarasengan6709]

@@arronfrazier7873 but the Celtics had 4 HOFers on their team and were the #1 ranked defense

[@arronfrazier7873]

@@pandarasengan6709 So! That 2007 Piston team had played in 4 straight ECF 2004 to 2007 and two straight NBA finals 2004 and 2005. That Lebron game 5 performance against the Pistons in 2007 with 49 points and 25 straight is one of the best in NBA playoff history. More importantly, the Cavs won the game and that series.

[@rebboy17]

I remember watching this live with my brother and it was the game that truly made me a fan of lebron

[@WhenItsHalfPastFive]

LeBron's next best scorers on that team were either Larry Hughes, Sasha Pavlovic, or Daniel Boobie Gibson. And all three of them could be interchanged, showing how terrible of a roster that was. LeBron carried that dumpster fire to the NBA finals. At age 22. No other player would have been able to do that with that roster. Not happening.

[@Ndoelicious]

but imo the Finals vs Spurs were the ones who breaks him down mentally, that is until recently when he get back to the Cavs, realizing that he is on top of the game alone and should fear nobody..14 years going and still the unguarded locomotive of a man

[@jamesmaster012]

+Ndoelicious That and the 2009-2010 season...

[@TheRafaelBond]

MJ, Wilt, Shaq, etc. a bunch of guys would have beaten these Pistons. Look at the 2007 East conference for fuck sake. I love LeBron but yall need to stop this.

[@WhenItsHalfPastFive]

Rafael Mertin not with the roster lebron had in 2007, no. Lebron was the perfect combination of distributing the ball, making his teammates better, scoring, rebounding and defense to make that happen.

[@Mektek19]

Rafael Mertin Exactly the Cavs won 50 games and Detroit won 53. They were both mediocre teams and the rest of the east underachieved. The east as exposed in the finals when the Cavs got swept. Dallas and Phoenix would have done the same.

[@kostatroy6332]

When you switch from "hall of fame" to "rookie" to win the game in 2K

[@yrnxkj7607]

Kosta Troy when you turn the sliders up lol

[@ollieh98]

The day he became "The King".

[@brianspahiu]

Ollie Hunt actually in high school

[@thundercookie1014]

LeKing

[@pakONEoh]

The day others realized he was the KING.

[@jerodtabb311]

@@pakONEoh lll take that 💯💪 that was on my birthday 5 31 💯💪 Bron Went Crazy On My Pistons

[@Junglerequis]

Has anyone forgot this was a championship pistons team and lebron was 22!! 4 years into the league that’s so unreal

[@eralmeroth]

To all the people who think LeBron isn’t a scorer or doesn’t have that killer instinct…Kobe never did this. Mike either. LeBron was 22.

[@kennethrobinson5111]

He doesn't have it . He had it back then when this game happened and lost somewhere along the way.

[@JonathanHernandez-uh5ho]

@@kennethrobinson511120 year career that can happen

[@ejjdabeast2254]

@@kennethrobinson5111bro what 💀

[@UncleRichieGaming]

Facts

[@Fivestarbk6767]

@@ejjdabeast2254I like Bron but there is some truth to that.. I don’t take anything away from Brons greatness.. of course not.. who can.. but as far as the killer instinct thing it wasn’t always there as much as it should or could have been at times

[@jameserickson7667]

Here because somebody tried telling me Giannis at 25 = Lebron at 25. Like this is lebron at 22 cmon

[@eddieG667]

Cavs record when Lebron left - 19-63 Bulls record when Jordan left - 55-27

[@MaddoxX_]

💯

[@carterbilbro4615]

Lebron is the best player of all time and I honestly don’t think it’s that close. The all around game, the versatility, the unbelievable scoring when he’s hot, the maturity, the ability to control the game, the mental and physical toughness, it just doesn’t get any better than this

[@mekhibutler2]

THANKYOU

[@aaronrooks2703]

@@mekhibutler2 get the fuck outta here if you actual believe this bullshit

[@aaronrooks2703]

What all around game. He hasn’t made in all defensive team since his last season in Miami

[@von1626]

@@aaronrooks2703 okay?? Still a all around player

[@ritorudra]

@@aaronrooks2703 LeBron was even snubbed of a DPOY, but you ain't ready to talk about that. His defensive +/- is currently one of the best in the league, but you ain't ready to talk about that. The 2016 block on Iguodala is probably one of the greatest plays ever in the history of the game, but you definitely ain't ready to talk about that.

[@phillipwilson1412]

People need to realize how tiring it is to handle a basketball. In the triangle, Kobe and Michael had a PG bring the ball up and swing to either side. From there, a high and low post on one side of the court would set screens and create mismatches. Lebron, on the other hand, would (and still does) bring the ball up and run a pick and roll at the top of the key. It’s mentally and physically exhausting. Anyone that has played ball can explain to you the difficulties of creating plays. It’s like teaching a man to fish and providing for the family

[@pooloftim8263]

Dude have you ever played basketball? It’s not exhausting bringing the ball up, the rock doesn’t weight 25 lbs lmao. You can argue it’s easier to score that way because there’s more room to work with, which is why they often ISO at the top of the key when the game is on the line. Try again.

[@someonelivescash]

@@pooloftim8263 it is exhausting to bring the ball up for 48 minutes cmon

[@threethemartian]

Maybe if he won the ring that year they would bring it up

[@DudeMcGuybro]

@@threethemartian Everyone knows a good team will beat every individual player. Every player on that Spurs team was better than the Cavs, minus LeBron.

[@hsfazal00]

@@pooloftim8263I don’t think you’ve played basketball maybe (no disrespect). What he’s trying to say is that lebron is playing the role of multiple players at once. He plays the role of Pg and brings the ball up while analyzing the defence & the offensive structure & has to create a play for either himself or another teammate while Jordan & kobe kinda of wait to catch the ball & just play 1on1

[@brianhoang6838]

Lebron movements were so much like 2 guard in his beginning cavs days. I miss that movement.

[@geordiejones5618]

it's his size. he really bulked up between 09-15 and he plays/moves more like a power forward. he's a greater force and more dangerous offensive player now, and for sure a better passer than he's ever been. him and Jordan started off the same they both just exploded to the basket in their youth, but Lebron was more of combo.

[@gikgik4254]

He was still so raw and didn’t have the 270+ frame just yet.

[@Brown_Mental_Musings]

yeaaaah. This old lebron had insane lateral movement and was lightning quick. This new LBJ is much slower

[@SalvadorHVAC]

this is the reason I'm a LeBron Fan.. I recognized greatness this game

[@alucardygo4239]

Legendary tbh. He was so young doing this 🎉🎉🎉 he was so tired at the end? Double over time? 48 points? 25 scored of the teams last 29? 18/33 9 rebounds and 7 assists??? 22 years old???!! The only Cavs player to make a field goal in the last 17mins?? And the only one to score in the final 12?? This is the most 1 Vs 5 performance in recent history 😂❤

[@AustinMichael]

It was the last 25 straight and 29 of the final 30

[@JC-sz9bo]

This is why jordan put out the last dance, he’s worried LeBron will be the GOAT when he retires

[@Bernman100]

I came back to this performance in 2021 it’s so good

[@pranavsambamurti7746]

Btw, the guy guarding him was Tayshaun Prince, a 4 time NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team. When LeBron took over, there was literally nobody on earth who could stop him. Hail to the King!

[@yikez7378]

Im surprised this video only has 167K views. 😲😬 PURELY UNDERRATED!

[@quilox3777]

Greatest performance of all time

[@Paul-oh4ub]

Somewhere, there’s a young person watching this who was either not born when this happened or too young to remember. Let me tell you, this era of Lebron was the most fun I’ve ever had as a sports fan. Nothing has ever come close except maybe his second stint in Cleveland.

[@clutchplays1880]

22 years old carrying a trash team..but the no lifers on youtube will find a way to hate on this

[@RenaldyCalixte]

Because he's not MJ or Kobe!!!!!! (Mocking the KZbin lifers).

[@poppsosa6289]

@@RenaldyCalixte my first round our

[@Dark_EmperorGR]

Man its just unfair to call someone trash when he is better than the 99.9 percent of everyone on the planet . You have to be a superior talent to join the NBA , not everyone is LeBron James dude

[@methnostatemel1913]

Lebum James

[@aspect369]

Because they're jealous that LeBron I hella successful and they're not

[@mishaeljackson3760]

Idk how people hate this man or say he’s not all time when He got all time performance like these!

[@lokro2207xd]

one of the greatest postseason performances for sure 🙏💪💪

[@tomcat9761]

"When great players get it going, there's nothing you can do. You can ran off 20, you can ran off 30, you can ran off 29 out of 30. You can't stop it." - LeBron James on Ja Morant after scoring 22 straight points on 4th Quarter.

[@LeBeautiful]

Greatness at its best. Where a King was born..make me another player in the same team conditions as *LBJ to drop 25 STRAIGHT!?* #Strive4Greatness 🐐🏀

[@austinhudson6943]

This feels eerily reminiscent of Jordan's 63 against the Celtics in the sense that they were both unstoppable against very solid defensive teams in OT playoff games.

[@balleraap007]

Except one team won and one team lost the game and the series 😂

[@careerkitchenshow]

watched this with my dad when i was a kid as a cavs fan and i was in owe. looking back now in still in owe

[@MichaelSmith-or8kt]

In addition to 3 driving layups, 3 dunks, and 2 three-balls, I count 3 LONG, defended 2 pt. jump shots. All in a half court set, nearly all "hero ball" by the main guy. Would any offense allow this now? I get why strategies have changed, but this is just beautiful.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

This was still the worst era in NBA history tho, only a top 3 player of alltime like Lebron could do something like this. During the hero hall era we mostly saw guys like Kobe, Arenas, Davis, and Iverson go 12-30 with 29 points and an early playoff exit.

[@zacwoods]

Nah LeBron just went nuts this game. 99% of other players cant do this.

[@reese597]

@@WorldwideWyatt and people say Kobe better then lebron 😂

[@ammarbarri4331]

but we all thought "LeBrOn IsN't ClUtCh" LMFAO THE MAN IS THE GOAT

[@Christappedin]

Ammar Barri facts

[@mattscaramucci3386]

Remember watching this live all time great performance when it mattered most!

[@rebboy17]

This game was the reason I became a lebron fan. This was MJ esq

[@bigmike676767]

One of the greatest playoff performances ever

[@justinwilson1359]

This isn’t talked about enough. Nobody else has ever done anything like this. And LeBron was 22 when he did this. Dude could barely drink a beer.

[@erikamnesian2786]

He decided to take full control of this game, it was Amazing.

[@railenherman6482]

One of Lebron’s many great playoff moments.

[@malikmartin481]

THIS LeBron was a sight to be hold. This is the game that made me a hardcore LeBron and it's one of the defining moments of his HOF career.

[@abudabi1995]

me and my dad looked at each other. no words. we already knew

[@michaelgraber5750]

Everyone says the Celtics game 6 was Lebrons greatest game ever. To me, this game was and always will be. Never saw anything like it, probably never will again. And this was I believe only his third year in the league.

[@felix3033]

2018 finals game 1 was the best Lebron game to me. Didn’t get the win but he abused the Warriors that night

[@michaelgraber5750]

@@felix3033 ah, the good ole JR didn't know the score game 😅

[@THERSC216]

LeBron is the King. I grew up with Jordan but LBJ is way better

[@WorldwideWyatt]

This is on the short short list of greatest individual performances in pro sports history. This was a great Pistons squad and LeBron James took their soul.

[@KDRusha]

I remember watching this live, amazing show

[@ruelza2123]

Name another player in the HISTORY of the game to carry a team with a roster this to the FINALS...??? I won't hold my breath...

[@helloken]

Love him or hate him (or don't care), Lebron has the skills. You don't go to the finals what 9 out of last 10 years? With sheer luck alone... People get too caught up with number of rings...just the sheer number of times this guy has carried his team to the finals is incredibly impressive.

[@elchapo6452]

22 years old. Remember that.

[@teazy7468]

Excellent performance. Definitely top 3 all time in my opinion

[@leultrainstinct406]

What are the other two?

[@Arubapower13]

​@@leultrainstinct406 1.Jordan 2. Kobey

[@melev23]

How many comments on this video do NOT mention MJ? How about just appreciating the fact that this 22 year old kid had the greatest post season performance YOU have ever seen. I’ve seen every MJ postseason game and this is easily the most impressive game since MJ’s 63 against a top three best teams ever.

[@jasongts]

Watching this after LeBron’s 19 point 4th quarter performance vs the Clippers, 16 YEARS later! Not as much of a carry job as this game, but it’s crazy how he still has the clutch factor in him after so many years.

[@allenmkelso8]

Double OT & 216 total points. Times changed a lot

[@sonicgoose2573]

As a pistons fan it’s cool to go back and watch the moment that solidified our 20 year fall into irrelevance

[@SCOOBYGD]

Kenyon martin brought me here.

[@f1mac524]

I guess that behind the back into the jumper wasn’t skill 😂

[@tonythelegend2794]

What has Skip Bayless to say about that?

[@bmrreddy2002]

He'd say Lebron played too selfish and didn't pass the ball! lol

[@kevinwilson3296]

Joe Varvaros he already talked about it already before he said that piston team wasnt a good team anymore😂

[@qqqqqqq936]

Joe Varvaros I remember that LeBron missed a potential game-winner at the end of regulation that game and Skip was like "MJ would've made that shot" 😂 totally discredited his performance

[@alexfiftyem]

He'd say yeah but, but 2011...

[@satanicskater8136]

If i remember correctly Lebron scored last 29 pts of Cavs 30 pts in that game, thst guy who scored that one point must be saved Lebron legacy according Professor Skip xD

[@BigMike12_]

Show that dude in the crowd walking up them steps made af when Lebron hit the game winner had me rollin #neverforget

[@gordinph2037]

lebròn IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE NBA.🐐🐐🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@airkuna]

Probably 1 of the best performance from lebron..

[@marvelous1204able]

Look at this 22 year old carry his team unbelievable

[@liveesunflower]

Insane! LeBron is insane!

[@jrm8899]

He was 22 playing with a bunch scrubs and against one of the best defensive teams in the NBA

[@timpaydaway9250]

i remember this kid become the greatest..

[@nickwright4583]

this is incredible

[@brandonrobbins9940]

I remember watching this live when I was 13

[@Naifz]

Crowned at the palace 👑🐐

[@brodyblackard2386]

Skip Bayliss be like, "He wouldn't have done it without the help of his star teammates"

[@Kxlwvss]

This game is my all time top five behind Kobe 81pts Kobe game winner vs suns Jordan last shot as a bull Magic start center as a rookie

[@RookieN08]

Holy shit, I forgot how athletic young Lebron was until I saw this video lol.

[@davidmenjivarlopez]

Lebron is so clutch !

[@jayremiahYT]

20201... who among these players are still active?? and yet Lebron is still the KING...

[@traveonramey2474]

Lebron gained my respect after that series.

[@Tofuey]

The most underrated thing LeBron ever did

[@felix3033]

Cavs were down 0-2 as well

[@drekarteristhekovanant]

That Boi Tayshaun Prince looked Helpless‼️

[@felix3033]

When he got out the way of that Lebron dunk 🤣🤣 Great business decision

[@drekarteristhekovanant]

@@felix3033 Man!! It looks like He just got scared..

[@bigty390]

Best game he ever played

[@i-work-at-enron]

Detroit lost their ability to deal with a slasher. We saw it in 2005 with Ginobili, 2006 with Wade, and here with Lebron. You know who would have helped with that? Anyone not named Darko.

[@unopaz4970]

When your rotation player is named Boobie this is a carry

[@skeezo3000]

Never saw Jordan do anything like this

[@3jallenl]

I wish I could get a clearer shot of Prince @ 0:32. Meme stuff for sure.

[@danielfletcher8491]

The King of Cleveland

[@thanrl]

Nike needs to bring Soldier 1 back

[@samsachnowitz5348]

The greatest of all time

[@statesoccer]

17 years ago

[@soslime6082]

here after he referenced it while talking about ja

[@jarface993]

whether you love or hate him you can't lie he's one hell of a basketball player

[@Mektek19]

Now this was when he was clutch.

[@Kevin112681]

Man, this hurt me to the core!! I am a fan of LeBron now, but back then I couldn't stand him cause of this.lol

[@lewiyonas3255]

For me this is lebron greatest ever performance

[@cesar5478]

He was in the zone!

[@AlmostAPro5]

This some 2K mycareer type stuff

[@repentyasharahla7632]

This game trumped Kobe 81 point game I’m my opinion… Same year Kobe was up 3-1 and lost to the Suns

[@andrewjones7150]

Happy 15th anniversary to this glorious day.

[@lsunationalchamps08]

I remember vividly. Finally the day after this skip bayless finally called him king James on first take!! Lol

[@miisports6147]

Everyone: basketball is a team game Lebron: and i took that personally

[@cryingjordan8382]

Who’s here after Collin Sexton dropped 42 on the nets

[@repentyasharahla7632]

All 5 Pistons know who’s getting the ball…

[@dskywalker3397]

In terms of size and handle: the closest to Magic.

[@Iluvkelly]

this part of the future lebron doc is going to be insane