Stephen A smith says lebron is top 5... if there was no such thing as clutch time
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blow a 15 pt lead at home in the finals and be clutch brehs
Let your defensive matchup win finals mvp 2 years in the row and be clutch brehs
Gangster8 working to clinch that WPOY before the month is over. 
He's won 3 Finals MVPs in five years, and the two years he didn't, the mere fact of someone "holding" him to 28-8-4 on 57% shooting and 36-13-9 on 40% shooting was determined to be MVP worthy.
How the hell does that make him "not clutch"?
Not onlythose, but the first thing that popped in mind was him doing the chase down block that kept the game tied in game 7. Being clutch just doesn't mean draining buckets.
Game 5 in 2007 ECF, goes for 48 points including 3 with 2:17 in regulation to cut the lead to 1 and three with 1:14 left in double overtime to tie the game
Game 4 in 2007 Finals, elimination game, hits 3 with 5 seconds left to cut lead to 2
Game 2 in 2009 ECF, down 2, hits 3 at the buzzer to win
Game 4 in 2009 ECF, hits 3 with 3:04 in OT to cut lead to 2, another 3 with 4 seconds left to cut lead to 1
Game 3 in 2010 First Round, puts up 37 points including 6-9 from three (14-26 in the series from three)
Game 4 in 2011 ECSF, down 3 with 2:00 left, hits 3 to tie the game
Game 5 in 2011 ECSF, tied game with 2:05 left, hits 3 to take the lead for good and the series
Game 3 in 2011 ECF, down 3 with 1:01 left, hits three to tie the game
Game 4 in 2012 First Round, down 3 with 1:17 left, hits three to tie the game
Game 4 in 2012 ECF, down 3 with 37 seconds left, hits three to tie the game
Game 6 in 2012 ECF, elimination game, 45 points including 2-4 from three
Game 6 in 2013 NBA Finals, elimination game, three with 20 seconds left to cut lead to 2
Game 7 in 2013 NBA Finals, goes 5-10 from three to take the title
Game 2 in 2014 NBA Finals, goes for 35 including 3-3 on threes for their only win in the series
Game 4 in 2015 ECF, down 2 with 36 seconds left in overtime, three to take the lead and the series for good
Game 5 in 2016 NBA Finals, elimination game, goes 4-8 from three. (3-6 the next game too, also elimination, and 3-6 in the Game 3 win as well.)
Game 7 in 2016 NBA Finals, down 1 with 4:53 left, hits 3 to take the lead
Can't even find tape of his 4th playoff game ever, when he went 7-12 from three against the Wizards.
#5 all time in threes made in the playoffs, will be #2 or #3 after this season. He's 32.1% all-time in playoff threes, which is not good, but that's almost entirely driven by 2015 when everybody got hurt and his shot died throwing up 110 of them while he was killing himself on both ends. Take out 2015, and he's 33.4% on playoff threes, which is better than Kobe (33.1%).
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with this shyt though.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
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It would be nice since its literally all they post. Just mindless shyt posting that contributes nothing to the site.
The_Third_Man
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Stephen A mentioned only 4 names Kobe, Jordan, Bird and Wade so who was the 5th?
what makes Larry Bird one of the most clutch players ever? he had too many failures in the playoffs (most of them were worse than 2011 Lebron's in the finals) and he didn't even have to guard the opposing team best player.
what makes Larry Bird one of the most clutch players ever? he had too many failures in the playoffs (most of them were worse than 2011 Lebron's in the finals) and he didn't even have to guard the opposing team best player.
Lord_Chief_Rocka
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Sas is a c00n but he gets something right every now and again
Still fukk him
Still fukk him
mbewane
Knicks: 93 til infinity
I'm a veteran Bron-hater but this narrative is old...we can (and I certainly do) still make fun of 2011 (and 2014 to an extent) but I'm pretty sure most NBA players would rather Bron not have the ball in his hands at the end of a close game. The only point of discussion with Bron now should be how high he is in the top 5 (EDIT : I only rate players I've seen play, so starting from the 80s), no ifs or maybes.
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Lord_Chief_Rocka
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He ain't top 5 breh. Top 10
mbewane
Knicks: 93 til infinity
My bad tbh when I make my own top 5 I usually only consider I've seen play, so I start in the 80s, because I don't know how to rate the Russels, Chamberlains, etc. Gonna edit my post.