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Don’t blame LeBron for the Cavs’ 2-0 hole — blame his teammates

He's played an average of 40 minutes in the first two games of the Cavs' showdown with the Golden State Warriors and he's averaging 28.5 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in those two games.

His team is down 2-0, and the two losses weren't even close. In fact, LeBron, for all of his tremendous, triple-double-averaging play, is minus-33 through two games.

There's no logical argument to be made for LeBron being a burden to his Cavs' team — there are nuanced conversations to be had about his defensive performances, but to say that LeBron is a detriment to the Cavs' effort is to be disassociated with reality.