OAKLAND, Calif. -- At one point during the regular season, LeBron James questioned whether the Cleveland Cavaliers would even make the playoffs and wasn't even thinking he had a chance to reach his eighth consecutive Finals.
"It was at points where 'OK, will the Cavs even make the playoffs?' " James told ESPN's Rachel Nichols Wednesday in an exclusive interview. "And I was like OK, I am not settling for that conversation, now that is just ridiculous. Now I have got to get into the postseason."
James was referring to a stretch in December and January when the Cavs lost nine of 12 games.