Un-freakin-beleivable.

As I mentioned before what amazes me the most about LeBron is how he handles everything with such poise and maturity, its almost as if he's unaffected by the massive praise and criticism that comes with being in the spotlight all the time.

 It's pretty ironic that Kobe is doing all this complaining to the media about the Lakers inability to build around him while LeBron is doing it all on his own in Cleveland. If this doesn't illustrate the difference between the two guys than what does? I love Kobe's game and all, but the way LeBron is handling things is just amazing to me. It certainly says something about the difference in character between both guys.

The most freakish thing about LeBron right now is that he seems to possess the skills of a Jordan, but with the mind of a Magic Johnson. I've never seen a player in 26 years that has such a unique combination of size, strength and athleticsm. LeBron plays with the steadiness, smoothness and calm confidence of Magic, but rips your heart out at the end of the game like Michael.

I was unsure, coming into this series, if LeBron could dominate a game, like Jordan, in crunch time when everything was on the line. I'm here to say that he proved me wrong and then some. Now that he has shown the ability to dominate, I'm convinced that we are going to see something akin to watching the Chicago Bulls in the 1990's, an era where one player dominated the competition without mercy. LeBron has a decent surrounding cast, but without him they aren't anything special. Everybody considers the Spurs a lock to win it all, but if Cleveland beats Detroit, I think Cleveland will give the Spurs a run for their money. The Spurs are a very good team, but nobody, in my estimation, this year is untouchable. Dallas won 67 games and lost in the first round. The Spurs are a #3 seed and haven't had the long standing dominance this season to warrant an automatic win in the finals. Cleveland may not win it all, but I think that anybody in their right mind can admit that as long as LeBron is on the floor, that Cleveland has a chance.

I've used the hyperbole a lot here, but what I witnessed last night was something so incredible. I'm simply at a loss for words.

LeBron has a ways to go to get to Jordan's level, but the talent is there, and I think we can all ackowledge that LeBron has finally left his first major imprint on NBA history.

Not only did LeBron score 48, scoring the last 25 for the Cavs, but he came close to getting a triple-double. Now that's just insane.

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He's just a very complete basketball player.  And when you watch him play usually he's trying to get other people good opportunities to score.  But when he had to turn it on and carry the team on his back he did that too.

I don't think it's that people are jumping on the bandwagon, it's that people haven't had the opportunity to see him play as much because he's in the Leastern Conference.