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8 of the Dumbest Things That LeBron James Haters Have Said

Published by
Brad Sullivan

7. “He wouldn’t dominate if he were in the Western Conference.”

Since only two inter-conference games take place between teams every year, over 60 percent of the Cavaliers’ games are against Eastern Conference foes. With more teams on the Western side putting up better records, the belief is that James is padding his statistics against weaker teams.

The problem in making that claim is that during the 2015-16 regular season, James averaged 29 points against Oklahoma City, over 25 points against San Antonio, nearly 25 points against the Los Angeles Clippers and led the Cavaliers to a 5-1 record in those games. While he only averaged slightly over 20 points in two regular season games against Golden State, he averaged 29.7 points per game against them in last year’s NBA Finals.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

Published by
Brad Sullivan

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