They were literally hanging on by a thread named LeBron James, who knew his teammates were dragging, and so he dragged them himself.He had 16 points in his first 14 minutes. Andrew Lynch "The most striking element about the way we talk about LeBron, though, is how quickly we change our minds immediately after coming to concrete conclusions. His every mistake is made out to be the end of the world. In his third playoff game in purple and gold, James has finally shown a city draped in purple and gold exactly what the fuss was all about.When the games matter, he matters. “That was his address.”That residence now belongs to James. Team: Los Angeles Lakers. And when the dragging Lakers needed him in Game 3 against the resurgent Portland Trail Blazers, James went on the attack, charging and crushing and ultimately pushing them to a This series is over. When the stakes are high, he soars. He is the author of five books, including a collection of his columns entitled, “Plaschke: Good Sports, Spoil Sports, Foul Ball and Oddballs.” Plaschke is also a panelist on the popular ESPN daily talk show, “Around the Horn.” For his community service, he has been named Man of the Year by the Los Angeles Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and has received a Pursuit of Justice Award from the California Women’s Law Center. He stopped several steps beyond the three-point line and scored. “Tonight, I just tried to be aggressive, see if I could get to the paint, see if I could find my guys,” James said. “I didn’t want him to have to carry the team the whole time.”Caruso was also big, particularly handling the ball, especially in the wake of another stall for oft-injured Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando for a 2-1 series lead, while Oklahoma City defeated Houston in overtime.“[Caruso] allows LeBron to be off the ball some ... important to sustaining his freshness,” Vogel said. In case you were wondering – and he was – “Plaschke” is rhymed with “Great Gatsby.”After three days days of no basketball and emotionally charged meetings, the Lakers collected themselves and ousted the Trail Blazers with a Game 5 win.Anthony Davis and LeBron James thrived, and the Lakers ousted Portland 131-122 as NBA games resumed Saturday after a pause in play to protest and push for change.Staples Center will serve as a polling place for where L.A. voters can cast ballots for the 2020 presidential election from Oct. 30 through election day, Nov. 3.While the Milwaukee Bucks’ off-court social justice work is far from done, they showed how quickly their power could be brought together for change.Newsom takes a more cautious and stringent four-tier approach than his first reopening effort. LeBron led all players in scoring, rebounding, assists, blocks and steals for the series as the Cavaliers stormed back to win a title for Cleveland. In his third playoff game with the Lakers, LeBron James finally showed a city draped in purple and gold exactly what the fuss was ... becoming Playoff LeBron in Game 3 win ... that was a loss. LeBron so far has won 154 games and lost 79, for a total Playoff Win % of 66.09%; almost exactly the same! Then he hit a three-pointer to give them a 114-100 lead to clinch it again.“Basically, he lived in the postseason,” James said of Duncan. He committed eight turnovers and missed five free throws“I knew after Game 1 he was going to shift his focus to being more assertive, looking to score the basketball. Surely a superteam like the Heat wouldn't be content with one title, right?LeBron's fourth Finals appearance represented a turning point in his career, albeit one that almost never happened.Just imagine how differently we'd look at the King had Gregg Popovich not pulled Tim Duncan from Game 6 of the 2013 Finals, making possible Ray Allen's 3-pointer off of a Chris Bosh rebound. LeBron would have been 1-3 in the Finals — and two of those losses would have come with LeBron boasting the better team.Jesus Shuttlesworth saved LeBron with the Heat on the brink of elimination, and the King pulled his Finals record even at 2-2. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most.