LeBron's 2018 Playoff Run Explained in 10 Minutes

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LeBron's legendary 2018 run took place 4 YEARS AGO.
Can't believe I've been on KZbin long enough to witness it in real time, and now give it the first of probably many retrospectives.

[@Dom2k16]

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[@scj1668]

Great video especially at the beginning because there was no way they could change up that roster with Kyrie still on the team. And I kind of just forget that derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade ever play for Cleveland😂

[@PlanetAfterlife]

That game one of the finals was insane. Lebron made us all believe (even if only for a minute) that the KD Warriors could be beaten.

[@twotimes1165]

Man what it felt like that for me the first two games

[@bigguy8435]

The Harden Rockets almost made me believe on the WCF

[@housesuns-kings8480]

then the goat jr smith had other plans

[@slyracoon9256]

@@housesuns-kings8480 and even when he got the ball I was like ok they either gonna pass to lebron or it’s gonna be a putback or another foul. Little did everyone know he would run off with it.

[@FGPlus]

And then reality struck and he got swept again

[@JeySnow1517]

I genuinely think 2018 playoff Bron is the pinnacle of basketball. I don’t think it’s possible to play better than he did. Even as a Warriors fan, it was insane watching that man torch team after team, game after game. I’m taking 2018 Bron over any player in NBA history

[@michaeljordan5655]

Well you enjoy losing 🤣

[@depression8694]

Buddys name is literally micheal jordan lmfao

[@kennn30]

Ya that run made a really good argument for LeBron as the best, most all-around playoff performance probably ever

[@pranavmanie1479]

This. I'll pick 2018 LeBron over any other player at any other time in history too.

[@louischampagnon3670]

Facts. I thought the exact same

[@phothewin6019]

LeBron was in his bag in the 2018 playoffs. His most impressive playoff run imo.

[@AG30]

Definitely his best from a individual standpoint

[@samuelpemberton]

Yep. For me it solidified him top 2. Ain’t no way he went through all that shit.

[@shepardice3775]

He also had an insane regular season where he played all 82 games and if the Cleveland team hadn't been so trash, he might've won MVP over James Harden

[@Q29021]

@@shepardice3775 tbr those was one of the years “that you couldn’t give lebron every mvp even tho u could argue it every year” type of season

[@shepardice3775]

@@samuelpemberton It was so transcendent because it felt like none of it should've been possible. It didn't make any sense. He just went "I'm LeBron James so I'm going to win anyway" and won somehow. I don't even know what would've happened if they managed to take game 1 of the Finals I feel like the NBA world would've had a meltdown.

[@QuanBooming]

That game 1 in the finals is probably the most deflating thing I’ve witnessed as a Cavs fan. I knew bro was gone after that 😂

[@JayMyles24]

😭

[@beestboy2001]

fucking jr man 😭 imagine he threw it out to bron and he hit a 3 for game, shit would’ve been crazy

[@ja4309]

Even before that, if Hill made his free throw, that whole fiasco does not happen. Still a hell of a run tho

[@williamsmaine21]

I said the same thing after that happened😂

[@iRiiley]

@@beestboy2001 that ''what if'' burns me to this day hahaha

[@bulldog3_42]

2018 LeBron is his peak Sure 2013 LeBron was also the best defender in the league but this LeBron was at complete control of the game of basketball

[@chrisweldon9215]

Only if ur could combine 2013 defense with 2018 offense sheesh

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

@@chrisweldon9215 That man would either be a stamina God or gassed completely by the time he got to the finals lmao

[@dusk6159]

@@ronaldomendoza7578 Indeed, it's impossible to have both, especially with that role and age that he had.

[@mazriuelas6654]

2018 bron was his peak as a basketball player and 2013 bron was his peak physically

[@benjaminan1183]

2017 LeBron hadn't regressed yet defensively, cause his offensive role wasn't as large and still had a similarly dominant PS run. I'd take that 1, & for a great defensive unit a guy like Chandler would be more ideal than LeBron in 2013.

[@sausei8055]

Comparing 2018 bron to a 15 foot robot is a realistic depiction of his dominance in that run

[@dusk6159]

He was pretty much Atlas

[@Gragor837]

@@dusk6159 atlas?

[@dusk6159]

@@Gragor837 Thank you! I didn't even notice that the cellphone correction pulled that distortion.

[@Anonymous-hm9dc]

@@Gragor837 he's the dude in greek mythology holding up the sky, he carrying the world

[@Gragor837]

@@Anonymous-hm9dc bruh

[@masongreen1371]

That whole season was crazy. They were supposed to lose so many games and Lebron would just take over and execute perfect offensive basketball decision making. Looked like a man amongst boys every game physically and mentally.

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@666ssn666]

@@ethancbaker2002 Imagine if KD never joined such an already almighty team. Good chance LeBron has more than 6 rings.

[@sway9427]

@@666ssn666 i dont even think its a good chance. i think its a 100% chance he gets more than 6

[@timob1681]

@@666ssn666 if the warriors 2016 roster went into 2017 without kd, I think the cavs would've repeated

[@666ssn666]

@@timob1681 good chance they would have won in 2015 also if injuries didn't hit the other key players

[@adrianthehomie5632]

The only post season run that has genuinely made me speechless

[@HDRookie]

He was so much better than Durant in 2018 and the sports media still tried to make it a discussion lol

[@vmurda415]

Agreed. I could not believe what I was seeing. We were all witnesses that year

[@Hamzz25]

Lebron in 2018 was an absolute killer . Probably my favourite edition of a player of all time . He was insane that season

[@sirwopthelll6853]

I literally couldn’t believe my eyes watching it in real time

[@KAMAII4]

Watching Bron drop 51 and not get that w was insane and sad at the same time , insane cause Bron was going off but sad that so many sequences happened, especially that charging foul that the refs switched

[@taannmann]

That was such a good game, bron going crazy, curry hit crazy shots and that crazy buzzer beater, and as a warriors fan even i got pissed at jr smith😭

[@DMalltheway]

Same happened to Lillard

[@babyzelly9334]

I’m glad I’m not the only one that remembers the charge. I feel that if that call had went in Lebrons favor…the pandemic would never of happened lol

[@666ssn666]

It was so obvious he was leaving Cleveland after that 4th quarter.

[@TheNamesDitto]

That charging foul was so damn bullshit. The Warriors got so many calls on their side.

[@shaneyy__]

This was really the last time I sat down and watched the playoffs intently. I didn’t start until after game 2 of Indy-Cleveland. I wanted to see just how good Oladipo had become. Wildly enough I started following LeBron intently because embarrassing the Raptors like that was insane to me. Looking back on it, it’s crazy that the same Celtics core of Smart, Brown, Tatum, and Horford got to the Finals 4 years later, only to face off against the same guy LeBron duked it out with for years on end, Steph. And Steph came out on top without KD and without Klay’s heroics. Instead, a guy that was written off as soft genuinely came through and elevated his game to be Curry’s co-star. I love the NBA man. These career storylines are just incredible.

[@ajanalysis7742]

I wish the rockets made it to the finals. That would have meant a lot for harden's legacy. Let's be honest the rockets would win against the cavs in five games, even with Lebron's heroics.

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

@@ajanalysis7742 I got the Cavs. The rockets and Cavs were literally built the same. 3pt shooting, some defense and small ball. Harden does bad in elimination games, but it would all depend on CP3’s health cuz he stays getting hurt.

[@ajanalysis7742]

@@VictoriesAtTheMarathon lebron had no help. He couldn’t have beaten two all stars Clint capela and great role players even if he averaged 30 and harden was playing bad. Kevin love averaged 11 per game. Harden took the 73-9 warriors with kd to 7 game never done before. The pacers took the cavs to 7 games. How would they beat a team that almost beat one of the greatest teams of all time in the warriors with kd.

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

@@ajanalysis7742 the pacers were an all around team. The rockets are all around, but they don’t have championship dna. Chris Paul, James Harden, and I’m fs not putting my faith in Clint Capela to get me a chip 😂😂. I just think the Rockets defense would be an issue plus LeBron would go at Chris, since they homies. I don’t even like Bron like that either.

[@godimready2go]

Half the fun is the storylines Fr , seeing who’s going to carve out a legacy. Seeing players grow from prospects to legends or even fizzle out and be out the league. It’s so unpredictable you never know what might happen.

[@EdSmith313]

This feels like throwback Dom all the way around. Good stuff

[@anthonyrayes]

We need more of this from Dom. His content is mesmerizing he just needs to put it out there. The best person on KZbin to talk / debate basketball unapologetically unanimous.

[@AndresDiaz-qs8gk]

I still be watching his video on Dirks 2011 run, great content.

[@meep7895]

@@anthonyrayes yeah i miss this kind of content from him

[@tylermorrison420]

I agree more of this stuff please

[@EnigmaKid49]

all that was missing was a "dom2k on the mic" intro

[@AtlasAdvice254]

The craziest thing to me was the media at the time. They said the pacers would stop the cavs, and Lebron made them look like a JV team. The number 1 seeded raptors were supposed to put an end to his reign in the east, just for him to SWEEP THEM. The celtics lead by a young JT were supposed to take the east, especially after his dunk on lebron that they played as many times as they could on every channel, saying that the celtics had his number once again, just for lebron to demolish any hope they had in game 7. Then, when they lost the finals to the most stacked team in nba history, they wanted to paint it as though lebron had failed and that he didnt just have one of the greatest playoff runs of all time. That was the season that made me hate NBA media more than any other. Theyre leeches that suck on any legend of the game until they can throw dirt on their name to follow trends. Its so cheap and classless.

[@richcole7168]

As a pacers fan, the entire nba media wrote this series off as an easy sweep for the cavs. This being the same year that the Pacers were written off as a bottom 5 team, so point still stands, media sucks

[@20marvelman]

Lebron went 7 games with a JV team? Lmfao

[@chadickusvonmaximus4067]

@@20marvelman Lebron was on a JV team. That’s the entire point. Lebron carried the cavs to the best individual playoff run ever.

[@lukelassiter9748]

Really great take and honestly goes to show when you see people plagiarizing these shitty opinions and then defending them like they are on a show.

[@limitation246]

​@@richcole7168 this is just straight up not true.Im not a Cavs for or a LeBron fan at all.But The Cavs were expected to not even make the playoffs and when they did they were doubted all year.i don't see how you would even say that when they were indeed favoring the pacers.

[@MarlonT]

The most impressive playoff run I’ve been able to witness. Truly incredible

[@ja4309]

First round he led the Cavs to a 7 game series win against the supposedly inferior and up and coming Pacers Second round he led the Cavs to a 4 game sweep against a Raptors team who was more favored than the Cavs by most people Conference Finals, another 7 game series win against a Celtics without Kyrie or Hayward and yet the Celtics looked like the better team Finals was a 4 game series loss but that could have been at least 5 games had JR not f up Overall, what a run

[@redpillfreedom6692]

@Soul searching Your standards are lower than dirt

[@unkown981]

@@ja4309if jr didnt fuck up lev Ron wouldn’t of busted his hand after game 1 we could of actually witnessed the completion of the greatest post season run of lebrons carrier

[@healthycrackhead2273]

Was at game 5 vs the pacers, best IRL sports moment of my life. Crowd reaction was wild

[@dt089]

2018 was legendary, 2016 was iconic, but rarely do I hear people talk about his 2015 playoff performance which was also unbelievable to witness especially when both Kyrie and Love got injured.

[@CREOLEHEAT]

LeBron played his best playoff basketball from 2015-18. The Cavs could've realistically won 2-3 championships.

[@PremiumRaizo]

When you think about it, LeBron really should have at least 5 rings, because he got screwed by bad luck with team mate injuries multiple times. Particularly in 2015 and 2021.

[@LurtzLurtz14]

"Noone ever did more with less" - best words to describe lbj 18 run indeed

[@dmonispears]

looking back lebron really tried that last year on the Cavs

[@Ejr82u]

ya by trading rose wade thomas etc lmao

[@ilikebooty93]

@@Ejr82u the fuck that gotta do with him carrying the fuck outta the cavs in the playoffs?

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@8teenOfficial]

2018 playoff LeBron inspired me a lot. He helped me get through with many challenges in my life fr

[@realMHoops]

Game 2 vs Toronto is still one of my favorites to go back and watch. The degree of difficulty on those turn around jumpers were just absurd.

[@EashwarKantemneniiamawesome]

Greatest player I’ve ever seen in my life. As a Cavs fan, the 2016 finals was great, but watching lebron through the 2018 playoffs up until the finals was the most fun I’ve ever had watching basketball. Our team had not business being there, but we had lebron and no one else did. I still cannot fathom how he took down a very good Celtics team essentially all by himself, down 2-0 and 3-2, with all the momentum against him, and went to Boston in game 7 and silenced the garden while playing all 48 minutes. And he should’ve won at least a game at golden state if it weren’t for the phantom review of an offensive foul and jr being a dumbass.

[@EashwarKantemneniiamawesome]

And all these raptors fans want to clamor about how kawhi carried his team through the East in 2019. Stfu. Lebron had a better postseason in 2018 than kawhi could dream of in 2019. If lebron could face the 2019 golden state injured to hell warriors team in the finals in 2018, he would’ve had a ring too. Matter of fact, give me 2018 Cavs over 2019 raptors by a mile. Lebronto

[@calm123]

Means you havent seen MJ, my condolence

[@monsieurimhim6147]

@@EashwarKantemneniiamawesome if kwahi had to 2 elite players his whole career he would've ran the east too

[@williamfeng6706]

@@calm123 Micheal never in his life would carry the cavs like lebron did, you on some drugs or something? Or you want me to pay for your medical bills?🤣🤣🤣

[@williamfeng6706]

@@monsieurimhim6147 Kevin love averaging 15 points that playoff? Come on bro really?

[@nikitastojanovski5841]

Greatest individual run of all time and I witnessed it live

[@monsieurimhim6147]

Crazy not even close , wade in 06 , dirk 1st 🏆, giannis & kwhai in Toronto way better than bron's

[@nikitastojanovski5841]

@@monsieurimhim6147sorry g clearly you didn't understand what individual run meant(going deep in the playoffs but not winning the title)the 3 examples you gave won the title

[@monsieurimhim6147]

@@nikitastojanovski5841 that's not the meaning of individual run 🤨 if so then this wouldn't be compared to others that won a 🏆, it's a performance through the playoffs

[@carterbilbro4615]

@@monsieurimhim6147 lmfaoooooo

[@keithasante2580]

That playoff run was one of the greatest individual feats I’ve seen in any sport. the block against the pacers to an immediate game winner. Controlling the tempo of games the way he did as well. Deserved better

[@dusk6159]

The closest you could get to a one-man player show. And to doing it all for your team.

[@enragedbear]

I’m taking 2018 playoff LeBron over any other player in history.

[@tumulouspark1409]

Lmao same the only person I'd compare is 2016 playoff lebron and 2013 playoff lebron, really shows how good he is for so long

[@ethancbaker2002]

Me too man. He was built different that year

[@damonsonnier34]

I would love to see a video of the best playoff runs of all time. 2018 LeBron vs 1995 Hakeem vs 1993 Jordan, 2000 Shaq, etc.

[@qdakid7776]

I think dirk had the hardest one

[@savageballer10]

That would take longer to make a video like that but that would be amazing!

[@forceview3]

@@qdakid7776 easily 95 rockets. 6th seed faced the 3 seed, 2 seed, and top seed in BOTH conferences, never had homecourt advantage, came back down 3-1 vs Suns, my personal pick for most impressive

[@sportstalkonly1442]

2018 Bron smoking them all.

[@adrianthehomie5632]

2003 shaq was the best shaq but 2000 is still a great year

[@cadendixon4413]

Greatest player I’ve ever witnessed. A lot of that season he was running the pg too and displayed amazing passing and facilitating.

[@dusk6159]

Even added on that by putting a show in the All Star Game.

[@marecare223]

Just game 1 in the finals is a prof he deserves all the respect. What a player

[@ja4309]

Game 5 against the Pacers, Games 1 and 3 against the Raptors, Game 6 against the Celtics, and Game 1 against the Warriors. These are few of his more iconic games of that 2018 run that would just make you accept that he became god who will test your team's mettle

[@aboynamedchris8412]

I will never forget this run. I was in college at the time and I was in tune deep with the nba playoffs. I had the 50 inch tv, the illegal streaming service, and at least 20 people in my room watching in awe!

[@cole8957]

Greatest playoff run that didn’t result in a chip ever. Bro was different

[@Fllemingo]

greatest playoff run period

[@Ejr82u]

hmmm no iversons was better

[@kenechi9083]

@@Ejr82u nah

[@Ejr82u]

@@kenechi9083 lol explain and how old are u just askin

[@kenechi9083]

@@Ejr82u old enough to know that Lebron’s run was superior

[@Amm17ar]

I’m someone that thinks Lebron is the goat. That’s probably because I grew up watching Lebron kill my Celtics time and time again, and yeah I didn’t watch Jordan play live. I’ve watched a ton of throwback games, but I never saw Jordan play on a nightly basis, so I might have a bit of bias. Yes he’s lost in the Finals more than he has, yes he doesn’t that “killer instinct” that Kobe and Jordan had. But what Lebron James has done throughout his career is just magnificent. It’s one of a kind. He’s had a million career defining moments, but being in an era where his detractors have a bigger voice than ever….they minimize and forget his performances in preference of diminishing them. If Jordan or Kobe did what Lebron did, it would be something that’s brought up time and time again. I don’t mean to put down Kobe or Jordan. I have my biases. But I should say, Lebron James is my goat. What hes done on the court is just legendary. Yes he’s fizzling out, yeah….LeGM is a thing, but you can’t deny, he’s taken lottery teams to the NBA finals. He may not be the best GM, but he’s the best basketball player I’ve ever watched. Over the years I’ve realized, you gotta appreciate what you have. Because the day it’s gone, it’s gunna hurt. And you’re left with memories. That’s it. Love what you have. Appreciate it, give it your all. Because one day it might not be there, and the regrets will kill you. The regrets I have are killing me. So I watch Lebron and appreciate the fact that though I didn’t do shit with my life, I got to witness something great. I’m not going to get married and have kids, I don’t have a future or a life worth living for, but if I did, I couldn’t wait to tell my kids how great Lebron James was. Sorry for the long comment, I know most won’t read it. But if you did, thank you. Keep your head up, be strong and don’t fuck up your life like me.

[@mybestnugget7514]

Kobe beat the Celtics and Spurs most of the time when they played LeBron lost to the Celtics and Spurs most of the time when they played I never understood these type of comments. LeBron needed D Wade and Chris Bosh to beat an older version of the Celtics

[@mybestnugget7514]

I would actually say the exact opposite of your point. Everything LeBron does is exaggerated. If LeBron won 2 championships with that Lakers squad the media would talk about Gasol and Artest like they’re trash and act like LeBron won by himself. LeBron won with more talented players in Wade, Bosh, Kyrie, and AD and the media acts like he won by himself every time. Kobe literally won a ring without a top 75 player or another all star, with 2 messed up fingers on his shooting hand. Stop the BS, if LeBron did something like that he would be recognized as the GOAT for that sole performance

[@mybestnugget7514]

And I won’t even mention Jordan because his entire career is overwhelmingly full of greater moments

[@Amm17ar]

@@mybestnugget7514 I clearly stated it was my perspective and I had my biases. Thank you for completely missing the latter half of my comment. Appreciate what you have till cuz you never know. Its just basketball. We all have our biases, but dont let that distract you from greatness. Youll regret it.

[@Virgil191]

i’ve got both jordan and lebron at 1 since you can apply so much of the same things to both especially early on with them both getting the short end of the stick with a god squad celtics

[@jmikerivera8818]

5:10 valanciuñas reaction to this lebron fadeaway was what every fan of each team lebron faced felt like during that 2018 playoff run

[@st8of1der]

Wasn't there a story about how Bron didn't play so well for the rest of that series because he hurt his hand punching a locker in frustration over what JR did?

[@ishmeeldavis933]

Awesome, Dom2k!!! People forget how impressive Lebron James's 2018 postseason run was, especially statistically.

[@javianjohnson8746]

Lot of special moments from that 2018 postseason for LeBron. Definitely worth going on a highlights-binge of his performances every now and then

[@wesleyave1791]

I’ll never forget I went to the game the day after the trade deadline and watched Lebron drop his then career high assists with a group of Cleveland’s janitors and training staff… mind blowing stuff

[@justingreene9736]

Watching this playoff run from Lebron back in 2018. He made me appreciate how great he truly is. At the start of the playoffs I wanted/expected him to lose, but by the end I was sad/mad that he wasn’t able to get that 1 game from golden state. Just to be Abel to top off that run.

[@thevidkid10]

I remember this run reminds me of his 2009 playoff run. So, so special

[@dusk6159]

In fact the level of alien-ish maximum basketball performance was right there with 2009 (although his 2008 year was off the charts too) and even more. 2018 Lebron was truly the most impressive basketball display ever.

[@JB-Wolf]

I was working in the Cavs Team Shop during this season. Even after the trade deadline, it was a 🎢 season. Nobody didn’t know what to expect come playoff time.

[@fizzyfuzz5878]

That whole playoffs, especially that finals game 1 was inspiring. Here LeBron alone was fighting an empire, and gave them all they could handle. 51 points, on 59 percent shooting?! I remember the 51, but not the fg %. He had them in a better spot in game 1 of that finals, than the last one with Kyrie. But he couldn't even count on his teammates enough to remember the score..Also he didn't win the MVP that season, when he averaged higher in like everything that Harden did and had no one like CP3 to take enough pressure off him.

[@ajthehandle9126]

I remember watching this playoff run. It was intense but amazing especially that Celtics series. Lebron had some many iconic moments.

[@dusk6159]

That great Celtics Eastern Finals roster being, specifically, a Celtics one was so great to have. Lebron vs the Celtics, Eastern Playoffs, ECF. Perfect clash.

[@jcaustria7538]

That Toronto series still haunts me to this day. The walk off floater is my nightmare fuel 🥲

[@LeBeautiful]

The best run. An OG Dom2k production.

[@kbtitan2464]

The greatest individual basketball player performance I saw with my own eyes.

[@Mr-Opium]

2018 bron was the best player I’ve ever seen

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@Joeycrookzzz_]

Thank you for this video it feels like all the videos I binge watched when I first discovered your channel years ago 💯

[@SuperPyrate25]

So underrated! Thank you Dom !

[@glenbuckley8534]

2018 made me respect Bron even more. Never was a fan, but I must respect greatness

[@jrdb04]

This was the first playoffs and overall nba season I Really paid attention to before that I was in and out and just tuned in for some playoff games and finals but this year man Lebron was just different and glad I saw this playoff run live even if it ended with a sweep

[@MistyKathrine]

9:35 He also had a really good performance in game 3 that series with 33 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds.

[@ItzFarmerJerry]

That’s my 🐐. Being from Akron getting to witness this was crazy.

[@picklespandaohyeah]

I was at church telling the lord earlier how appreciate I was over lebron's 2018 playoff run he must've heard my cries

[@pfizer3082]

We really got blessed with Brons greatness that year 😂

[@kingclutch1978]

Averaged over 30 points every round, while shooting over 50% every round. Had over 8 games with 40 points, and over 6 games with over 10 assists. Complete dominance. Greatest offensive player we’ve ever seen in 2018, you can’t name someone with that level of scoring and passing AT THAT EFFICIENCY

[@controversialmann5345]

Dom needs to make these kinda videos all the time.

[@lucasisto1744]

Great video dom! You should make more of these, just like the old times❤️

[@earlthepearl6414]

That was the single greatest post season run I've ever seen! LBJ was balling out of his mind!!!!

[@anddanny2263]

2018 bron was just different

[@jerryezel4530]

Dom back on his Basketball Masterpiece BS again. I truly love these vids & been watching your channel for years THX 🙏🏽

[@i0nknownun]

Dom been consistent for years, big ups

[@szymciupol]

2011 Optimus prime sim when

[@jxmamba9331]

Greatest player of all time

[@iR3AC7iiONS]

Love the driver 3 background music, the memories!

[@TipSheikh]

Im glad someone else remembers details I do. I remember ever game from that run

[@larrybird6860]

Cavs rebuild is so impressive in just 4 years they were able to get 3 all stars and a future one

[@Awesomeness4627]

Yeah, it's crazy to me that I get to watch a good cavs team already

[@dsbeats5657]

For real they literally made a perfect rebuild I hope my rockets can do something like that but for real That’s crazy they have a pretty damn good team and they’re also So young

[@Book.of.Treason]

all to get sabotaged by Jr smith😭

[@dusk6159]

Not even Thanasis Antetokounmpo or any random D league player would be able to fail like that. Not even knowing the score of his biggest game. At least Hill just missed the freethrow. JR Smith is a premiere NBA player of the last decades too in his role, it's unbelievable that someone as good as him could have such an unadequate head. Wasted talent.

[@Book.of.Treason]

@@dusk6159 the whole coaching staff is at fault too, they had a timeout and didn't use it

[@dusk6159]

@@Book.of.Treason Yeah Lue folded badly. Even the player Lebron was ready enough to call for the timeout, despite the craziness and the heat of the moment. No ball in hand or coach though, so he couldn't stop it even though he tried.

[@arikejoja9461]

And George Hill

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@gbu541]

This gotta be some of the best NBA content ever

[@mcclentlangellier6408]

Nothing but faxx in this vid dope vid dom

[@ha1up]

The greatest player that ive seen in my life and i will willingly call him the GOAT and take him over MJ

[@forkobe7544]

same

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@mybestnugget7514]

You had to be born in 2012. I can’t even say LeBron is significantly better than Giannis

[@graysonallen8723]

@@mybestnugget7514 gianis would make mj look like baby and put him in the weight room with his 6'6 ass good try tho

[@Tae223s]

2018 Lebron might be the greatest basketball player of all time. Glad I was able to witness that man go off.

[@ha1up]

I am personally taking him over MJ

[@CastroJr92]

@@ha1up same

[@FGPlus]

Lol he got swept

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@Abdul50161]

Great commentary 🔥

[@yesmanyrangel9328]

Great video like always! 2018 lebron was peak lebron!

[@MoppyTheMopster]

can you do kawhi 2019 as well

[@enragedbear]

kawhi was a mf monster that postseason

[@lorddj9910]

Great run as well

[@socialistbatman1211]

The first movie, Optimus was trying to save people and having a convo with Sam while having a fairly equal fight with Megatron. Optimus literally bodied him in every single encounter afterwards. They had to jump (got beat down) and sneak bro to kill him.

[@Clear256]

I revisit 2018 playoff Lebron highlights from time to time. Greatest highlights of all time imo

[@dusk6159]

RS and All Star 2018 highlights too of his. What a body of work.

[@chanendlerbong]

I remember those days like its yesterday, i cant believe it that its already 4 years, almost 5

[@CastroJr92]

I'll put 2018 Bron up against any version of any player in NBA history

[@domclegg1225]

man this is silly but this got me emotional lol. LeBron SHOULD have won that goddamn game 1. and who knows what could have been...

[@tylermaxie8829]

Great video

[@madeofcoconuts]

I can’t believe I just upvoted a LeBron praise video. You didn’t even exaggerate what he accomplished, just told the truth. Well done, great video, and just an incredible example of a superstar refusing to let up.

[@wjp_3155]

I think the 2016 finals win and this playoff run easily puts lebron as the best PLAYER, not best winner everyone gets that confused but. Very out there but if you put Jordan on this same team I don’t think he gets passed Indiana

[@arikejoja9461]

Yea I agree

[@donela6730]

Considering Jordan averaged over 40 a game as a 23 year old against a 1986 Celtics squad that's one of the best teams of all time, the 2018 East is a cake walk for MJ. You're forgetting that Lebron's high scoring in 2018 is what gave these Cavs a chance (same as in 2016 when they came back from 3-1 along with Kyrie). MJ had scoring outbursts in the playoffs just as good if not better than this on a far more consistent basis in the playoffs than Lebron, particularly up to 1993.

[@Wabbajaxe]

2018 playoffs was the perfect storm for LeBron, and I think you can compare this to his 2007 run. LeBron is known for coasting in the regular season so he has no problem ramping up in the playoffs, and it was easy turning on the jets when the teams he faced are great on paper, but lacked a superstar talent or a couple of legitimate stars that can match his output in the court pound for pound. And then he runs into the brick wall that is the West

[@sportstalkonly1442]

The same west that he won a chip his second year in? Put prime lebron in the west all those teams and stars would move east to avoid him. Lebron is old now.

[@username-mf4mu]

gsw werent around in 2020@@sportstalkonly1442

[@joshgoodloe4830]

Elite video

[@vuksgitau]

I loved loved loved his Cleveland Uniforms.

[@toogoat9293]

Imo the last images of him pouting in the timeout huddle after JRs blunder and him flaunting that "cast" after they got swept really leaves a bad taste after a top 5 individual playoff run...

[@sportstalkonly1442]

He actually did break his wrist. That was confirmed by a doctor and not only that all u gotta do is look at images of his swollen hand after game 1.

[@guru_basketball_kiero]

#GuruBasketballKieroSays 2018 playoff LeBron was UNREAL! THE BEST basketball I've seen him play his entire career. He was THAT KILLER we all say " he isnt" that run

[@oldmajor4910]

Nobody says he isn’t a killer. He’s always been a clutch player. Don’t know what you’re reading people say, he’s statistically one of the clutchest players ever.

[@lorddj9910]

@@oldmajor4910 guess you just ignore all the Kobe,Steph, and Jordan fans lol

[@oldmajor4910]

@@lorddj9910 People who say LeBron has never been clutch are just people who troll. No one actually believes that.

[@KingXNYCTallSosa]

I’ve never seen a man carry so hard in my life

[@royjones8312]

As a Canadian I gotta say that while that sweep hurt, it more than likely gave Masai the realization that he needed to truly shake things up.

[@seriouslystewarts3537]

I was at Game 7 cavs vs Ind …. Lebron “CARRIED” that team … went after My son’s game at Drew Joyce basketball tournament …. I’m a MJ guy but Lebron was the team on dat run I can’t lie 🧑🏾‍🦯…

[@tiktokexposed898]

This playoff run and season solidified Lebron as the GOAT to me

[@ethancbaker2002]

This version of Lebron was the best. I used to think 2013 Lebron was the best. But this Lebron should of won mvp, dpoy, and finals mvp but go screwed all screwed. Lebron carried this whole franchise back to the finals for them to get swept by kd and the warriors. So sad to see Lebrons legacy thrown away another wasted year.

[@tiktokexposed898]

@@ethancbaker2002 2013 was his best year but 2018 is top 3

[@ethancbaker2002]

@@tiktokexposed898 he was really good in 2018 he just seemed better than everyone but I guess that’s becuase how trash the Cavs were

[@HamGoingCam]

I love the “he’s not clutch” argument when videos like this

[@ThorSealtiel]

great points

[@KittyCentral12]

ahhh, the GOAT Mike could not do the same with Bron's teammates

[@rafikz77]

True tbh

[@sportstalkonly1442]

I always put it like this. Give 2018 Bron a squad and what would that look like. Would be totally unfair

[@shepardice3775]

I don't think anyone could've replicated what LeBron did that year. It was like he was writing the mf script.

[@chindaddyisdaddy2758]

Jordan took one of the greatest teams ever to double overtime with 63 points and a team that was called the "cocaine traveling circus."

[@sportstalkonly1442]

@@chindaddyisdaddy2758 one of his teammates averaged 23 a game. 2018 bron would've smashed those celtics or got a game or two with that team jordan had.far better than the 2018 cavs. no player outside kevin love in the 2018 playoffs averaged double digits and he averaged like 14 points

[@Jeff_2x]

This is where his offensive scoring was at its best imo.

[@rosediddynorelation4824]

I'm so happy you covered this run, this playoff run showed how godly lebron was.

[@connordelaney5863]

I remember the trade deadline that year very well because that day I was off school because of the Eagles Super Bowl parade.

[@Fllemingo]

Best individual playoff run in NBA history. period.

[@Ejr82u]

better than iversons in 2001 lmao no

[@Fllemingo]

@@Ejr82u lmao youre either a 40 year old boomer or just delusional

[@donela6730]

Nah he would've been out in the 1st or 2nd round if he wasn't facing the NBA JV squads in the East.

[@mybestnugget7514]

This isn’t even better than Kawhi’s run a year later. And nowhere near Dirk’s 2011 run. LeBron fans make it damn near impossible to like LeBron

[@123456drob]

1 of 100 reasons LeBron is the GOAT and it's not close.

[@Sf75178]

One of the reasons he is great. He is not the goat

[@123456drob]

@@Sf75178 He is easily.

[@Sf75178]

@@123456drob why is he?

[@icamp4fun-.-928]

as a 19 year old, this playoff run made him my Goat . One man lead this poor roster to the finals although they lost . Dropped 51 on arguably the greatest team ever (and he’s a pass-first player)

[@johndoe-ey1vn]

the bench reactions when he starts hitting those fadeaways will always make me laugh. they are flat out demoralized