2007: "We threw everything we had at him. We just couldn't stop him."
Last Sunday night, after posting yet another Hall of Fame playoff performance – going off for 37 points, 18 boards and 13 assists and hitting the go-ahead trey late in overtime to give Cleveland the thrilling Game 3 victory over Atlanta – fans and media couldn’t help compare that herculean effort to his magnum opus eight years earlier in Detroit.
Part of that comparison came because of the postseason celebration – a mixture of joy, relief and fatigue, with LeBron pounding the court as time elapsed and the Cavs found themselves one win away from the NBA Finals.