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Playing in his 17th NBA season Lebron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to the league final when they scored 38 points, bounced 16 balls, and made 10 assists in Game 5 of the Western Conference final, and the team he represents 117: 107 (33:30, 28:21, 26:33, 30:23) beat the Denver Nuggets to win the series 4 – 1.
For James, 35, this will be the 10th time in his career and the ninth in the last ten seasons that he will play in the NBA Finals.
NBA Superstars at 35
• Michael Jordan: retired
• Larry Bird: limited to 45 games (retired at the end of the season)
• Shaquille O’Neal: 13.6 points per game, traded to Phoenix
• Wilt Chamberlain: 14.8 points per game (lowest in career so far)
• LeBron James: on the way to the ninth NBA final in 10 years pic.twitter.com/qLdaWWAArJ– CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 27, 2020
Speaking after the game, James reminded fans and teammates that nothing has been finished yet and that success is not accidental, it must be earned.
“Today we will be happy,” James said. “But we understand that we have to catch bigger fish. We understand that there are bigger goals, but we can’t take it for granted because it doesn’t happen every year.”
When the team came together to accept the Western Conference trophy, James sat alone on the field and quietly reflected on his career, his ups and downs, how he got here, how much respect the Nuggets and their coach Mike Malone felt, and then their Thoughts turned to what would come next.
LeBron is not satisfied with a Western Conference title. pic.twitter.com/b90fgddNLT
– Bleach Report (@BleacherReport) September 27, 2020
“Both Boston and Miami were on my mind. I thought about what awaits us next and what the challenge will be, ”added James.
LeBron James on what he was thinking as he sat on the court after the Lakers won the Western Conference Championship.
(via @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/Ma5vQLvutm
– ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) September 27, 2020
On heading to the locker room, James added, “The job is not done yet.”
“One step closer to the goal, work not done”
LeBron James is focused on the chip.
(🎥: @BenGolliver) pic.twitter.com/HefzBV3CUG
– theScore (@theScore) September 27, 2020
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