Last time that LeBron James graced the playoff picture, his team was facing a series deficit and heading home, so he clung to the spirit of a common NBA precept.
“I always believe the role players play much better at home than they do on the road,” James said during the 2018 NBA Finals. “They feed off the crowd. They feed off the familiarity with not only being home but being on their home floor, having their own locker, and things of that nature.”
With the NBA planning to resume this season late next month at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla.