CLEVELAND, Ohio - In an All-Star Game, the jaw-dropping bit of improv by LeBron James on Wednesday night would have been commonplace. Nobody plays much defense in those exhibition games.
Against the greatest team of the 3-point era, the Golden State Warriors, in the 2018 NBA Finals, it showed both how resourceful James is and how dependent the Cleveland Cavaliers are on trick shots and stunt baskets to have a chance to win even a single game.
Heeere's Rodney!
In all, 131 times teams have failed to overcome a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven NBA series.