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In a season like no other, classic LeBron James remains

LeBron James said he was excited after his Los Angeles Lakers had just finished Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, a 116-98 annihilation of the Miami Heat.

You just couldn’t tell it by looking at him. His face was stern, his smile non-present, his arms crossed across his chest. You could be forgiven for guessing he’d lost, not had a near triple-double — 25 points, nine assists and 13 rebounds — to grab a 1-0 Finals lead (Game 2 is Friday).

“I'm extremely amped up,” LeBron said, although not sounding like it, “.