NBA Finals: No consolation to be had for LeBron - ESPN
So, the man who put up 35. 8 points, 13. 3 rebounds, 8. 8 assists per game and garnered four of the 11 votes for MVP of the series despite his team losing the final three games by an average of 14 points, found himself in a quiet stretch of hallway. It's a stillness he seeks out, as we've learned from James' self-imposed social media shutdown during the playoffs and even from his Kia commercial, which depicts him escaping from his hectic household to take a nap the only place nobody will go... What can the critics say after he carried a team full of backups and role players to two wins away from beating a team with one of the 10 best records in league history. But though James' legacy was arguably enhanced by this playoff run, rather than hurt by it, there is no satisfaction in store for him. After everything he has been through this season, every new bond he forged, every ice bath he plunged into, every training session he devoted time to, every lesson he imparted, every opposing defense he dissected, every game- and series-saving... "Well, of course you question it, especially when you get to this point," James said at the postgame podium, after he made that silent walk down the hallway with a slight limp from the sore right knee he dragged up and down the floor for 89 games... "I always look at it, would I rather not make the playoffs or lose in the Finals. Source: espn.go.com
