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#1 LeBron James in playoff mode makes the Cavaliers the best playoff team in the East
How many players in the history of basketball have been able to coast to a 2nd place finish in the MVP voting? How many players in the history of the NBA have been capable of unlocking a new gear in the playoffs and become even better their regular season selves? How many of them have been as dominant, durable and unstoppable as LeBron has been over the last 8 years?
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I struggle to find answers to any of those questions, other than Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal. And that is the challenge that awaits playoff teams in the Eastern Conference.
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LeBron averaged 32.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks in the playoffs last year. This includes an unprecedented triple-double statline in the Finals. The Conference this season is no stronger than it was last year given all the aforementioned points, so there is no reason why LeBron will have a path any tougher than he did last year.
Expect the Beast in the East to go beasting on his way to the Finals.
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