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The Game That Turned LeBron James Into King James

Weeks later, LeBron James and the Miami Heat found the championship they were so desperately longing for, defeating a young Oklahoma City Thunder squad, equipped with its own three-headed monster in Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Kevin Durant.

Head coach of the Celtics at the time, Doc Rivers, hoped that James performing the way he did in Game 6 would keep the analyst from saying that James could not perform in big games.

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“I hope now you guys can stop talking about LeBron doesn’t play in big games,” Rivers said, “He was pretty good tonight.”

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