Ever since rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers last summer, there's nothing LeBron James would more than to win an NBA title in front of Cleveland's home crowd — ending the city's 51-year championship drought. Instead, King James and the Cavs face the strong possibility of losing to the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 on Tuesday night.
However – fresh off the Cavs' 104-91 Game 5 loss to the Warriors on Sunday night and being down 3-2 in the series – James remains as confident as possible.
"I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world," James told reporters Sunday night. "It's that simple."
How can LeBron feel so confident with his team facing elimination? Well, Tech Times did some digging and came up with the following numbers of times he has faced playoff elimination.
- LeBron James is averaging 31.9 points in 14 career elimination games.
- That's the highest scoring average in NBA history for a minimum of 5 playoff elimination games.
- However, James has a 7-7 career record in playoff-elimination games.
- He is 5-1 over his last such 6 games, though.
- That includes leading the Miami Heat from a 3-2 Finals deficit to win the championship in 2013.
- James is averaging 36.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists in these NBA Finals.
- He's only the second player in NBA Finals history to notch a 40-point triple-double — recording 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in the Cavaliers' Game 5 loss on Sunday night.
- The first player in league history to record a 40-point triple-double during the Finals was Jerry West in 1969.
Can King James and the Cavs force a Game 7 win Tuesday night?
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