If you’re still interested in betting against LeBron James with his back against the wall, you’ll get another chance in less than 48 hours. Through talk of fatigue, plus Kevin Love’s discouraging head injury and zero margin for error, the Cavs put together a convincing 109–99 win over the Celtics at home, forcing a winner-take-all bout in Boston on Sunday. Not typically one to be outdone, it was James from start to finish in Game 6, and it’s fair to assume there will be more to come.
The toll on LeBron has been widely discussed and will remain a worthwhile topic of conversation until the day he retires (it kinda has to happen eventually), but he’s grown equally accustomed to pressing pause.