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Forgotten NBA Star s 14 Seconds of Glory That Settled LeBron James Ugly Duel With Michael Jordan s Successor at Wizards

Published 06/09/2022, 2:30 PM EDTBy CLEVELAND – DECEMBER 9: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers stands next to his head coach Mike Brown during the game against the Indiana Pacers on December 9, 2006 at The Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers won 107-75. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2006 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) LeBron James is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. From his time with the Cleveland Cavaliers to now with Los Angeles Lakers. But there was a time in his career when LeBron was not a consistent playoff threat. During the first two years of his career, he and the Cavaliers didn’t qualify for the playoffs. But during his third season, things saw a turnaround. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad James and the Cavaliers would qualify for the 2006 playoffs after winning over 50 games for the first time in more than a decade. They would face Washington Wizards led by another superstar, Gilbert Arenas. Going into game six, the Cavs led the series three games to two, and the staring elimination at their home court. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY – The Wizards were up by a point when Arenas missed both of his free throws to give Cleveland the ball with 14 seconds remaining. And here stepped in a forgotten NBA Star who helped James achieve his first NBA Playoffs series win. With 14 seconds remaining in the clock, the Cleveland coach Mike Brown sent in Damon Jones. Damon, at that point of his career, was an NBA vet who had got signed and been dismissed by eleven teams in the last six years. He had not played a single minute of that game until that point. In what would be the game-winning shot, Jones would hit a jumper to give Cavs a one-point lead with 4.8 seconds remaining. The Cavs would go on to win the game from there.

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ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The picked as the number one overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. During his first stint with the team, he would win two MVPs and a scoring title. During the 2007 NBA Playoffs, he would lead them to the 2007 NBA Finals. By they would then lose against the San Antonio Spurs in four games.Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, right, and Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James have their game face on as they guard each other in the fourth quarter at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008. Lakers lost 98–95. LeBron James scored 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter. Kobe Bryant finished with 33 points. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Courtesy: Getty Images He would eventually them in 2010 for due to a lack of playoff success. But after winning two titles with Miami, he would come back to the Cavs in 2014. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad In one of the greatest NBA Finals ever, LeBron would lead the Cavaliers from down 3-2 against the Warriors to win it all in seven games. Thus securing the franchise’s first NBA title. Let us know in the comments below your favorite LeBron memory.

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ADVERTISEMENT Nirjhar Sharma 232 articlesNirjhar Sharma is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a sports enthusiast who follows all major sports and has been watching the NBA for the past 7 years now. A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league right now, he believes that the Bucks are primed for another championship run unless the injury bug bites them.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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