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How Kyrie Irving is taking the load off LeBron James
- Updated: May 20, 2016
4:17 PM ET
“We ran out of talent. Tried as much as we could to try to make up for those guys but it’s a lot of talent sitting in suits.”
That was LeBron James after Game 6 of the NBA Finals last season, after his injury-ravaged Cavaliers fell short of delivering a long-awaited title to Cleveland. Playing without Kevin Love and with a hobbled Kyrie Irving, James tried his best Atlas impersonation, carrying the weight of the Cavaliers’ world on his broad shoulders. And even though he became the first player in NBA Finals history to lead both teams in points, rebounds and assists, it simply wasn’t enough.
Fast forward 11 months.
Cleveland is rolling, 10-0 in the playoffs heading into Saturday’s Game 3 and on pace to enter the NBA Finals with one of the most dominant scoring margins for a Finals-bound team. A year after leading the NBA in postseason minutes, James ranks outside the top 20 and is on track to enter the championship round far more rested than he has been at this stage.
Amazing what happens when the talent isn’t sitting in suits.
Irving in particular has taken the load off James with …
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