Why the 2015 NBA Finals Won't Tarnish LeBron's Legacy - The Cheat Sheet
When the final buzzer sounded to end Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors had every reason to celebrate. The best team all year — with a 67-win regular season — had officially ended a championship drought that had plagued this franchise since 1975. Stephen Curry could now join the limited group of players who managed to win an NBA championship the... Coach Steve Kerr was now the first rookie coach to take home a title since Pat Riley did it in 1982. Andre Iguodala became the first player in league history to win the Finals MVP award without starting a single game during the regular season. And despite this group’s lack of Finals experience, it still ended up taking care of business. In the end, Golden State didn’t have LeBron James. For the Cleveland Cavaliers, this was now the franchise’s second loss in the NBA Finals in as many trips. If ‘Bron was ever going to make a case for being amongst the best in the history of the game, having a losing record in the NBA Finals would not be a good place to start. A loss is a loss, and nothing is going to change that. However, if you look at what James accomplished, and overcame, in these 2015 NBA Finals, you’d see that he didn’t hurt legacy at all. In fact, he very well may have enhanced it. The four NBA Finals losses. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
