LeBron James closed out Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers with an epic sequence that only further demonstrates his greatness.
The Cleveland Cavaliers star, with the game tied up at 95-95, blocked Victor Oladipo’s shot, though many argued it was goal tending, on one end of the court. Then he hit the game-winner on the other end of the court, putting Cleveland up 3-2 in the series with a thrilling 98-95 win.
Here’s a look at the block, which really got Twitter riled up because the ball hit the backboard first (classic goaltending).
Looks like it hit the backboard pic.twitter.com/PfUQoykp8r
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) April 26, 2018
Yo that shot by @KingJames was straight clutch but is anybody gana talk about the goaltending that he pulled that just went uncalled. Must feel good to be the king huh? Officiating this year for the #NBAPlayoffs is just pathetic. #Nba
— 𝓐𝓭𝓻𝓲𝓪𝓷 (@adrianbarela23) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/6amp_/status/989320105510297601
Then James hit the dagger, which we’ll show you now.
KING. JAMES. 👑 pic.twitter.com/at3WfXuzWU
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 26, 2018
Afterward, during his post-game interview, James got the Gatorade treatment from his teammates.
LeBron gets gatorade shower from teammates pic.twitter.com/aBLQoBLVrL
— JzoSports (@JzoSports) April 26, 2018
The reactions to all this were just amazing.
https://twitter.com/ShooterMcGavin_/status/989319732984770560
https://twitter.com/mikefreemanNFL/status/989322013067145218
Pretty impressive to have the defensive play of the game and best offensive play of the game all in a 5 second stretch 🤷🏻♂️
— Phenomenon Concerts (@pconcertsaz) April 26, 2018
LeBron is just adding to his resume of why he’s the best to ever play. Unreal performance tonight and finish by the 🐐!!
— Cael Evans (@shacael34) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/chikago12/status/989320513427296257
That one is on the all-time LeBron mantle
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) April 26, 2018
I don’t care if he’s the GOAT or not .. he’s unreal. Dominates both ends of the floor. Tell me he’s not the MVP.
— Nick Eatman (@nickeatman) April 26, 2018
Reminds me of the shot MJ hit over Craig Ehlo. https://t.co/yajE3D82Vc
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/PFF_RyanSmith/status/989319358626361344
James finished the game with 44 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Yeah, he’s pretty good.