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Item: Cavaliers vs Warriors
Rating: 10.0
Author: nick

St. Petersburg, US

Watched

93 : 89

NBA • Finals06/20/2016 • G7

Ever since the idea for RateGame was just a laughably bad mockup on google slides I've had this one on my pantheon of great games in sports history. When you look at this game through the historical lens and consider the magnitude of the stakes; if LeBron loses this and never delivers on his promise to Cleveland his entire legacy is altered. A loss here would have dropped his championship count to two and left him with a dismal Finals record (2-5) at the time. It would have validated criticisms of his player-empowerment "super team" moves and potentially knocked him outside the top 5 all-time. On the other side, the Warriors would surely never pursue Durant out in the Hamptons that fateful July 4th weekend, etc etc. Then there's the game itself; I've never felt the nerves and anxiety of every single play the way I did with this one. I've never been shy about my adoration of The King, in 2016 his was the only semblance of winning I ever knew. Put it on my tombstone: BLOCKED BY JAMES

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@mattschmidt

93 : 89

NBA • Finals06/20/2016 • G7

one of the most insane things i've ever watched. the crown jewel of lebron's career leading the first ever 3-1 comeback in the NBA finals. "blocked by james" will forever be one of my favorite plays in any sport

@thatmojo26

93 : 89

NBA • Finals06/20/2016 • G7

10 next question... To be real though this is in my opinion my favorite sports event ever. It was the first time in my life I made the choice that I had to watch this game. I sat down in my living room while my grandparents were over for family dinner and watched some of the highest tier of basketball I've ever seen in my life. At the time I was a HUGE Steph Curry fan (like most tween boys at the time) I found his game to be so awesome and he was the coolest player to watch. To watch this game and specifically the blocked by James moment seriously changed me as a person. That moment has the power to trancend sports. If I mention "Blocked by James" or show you a black and white image you know what it is. Kyrie with the crazy step back to ice the game. What means so much more now is Lebrons post game. "Cleveland this is for you" after coming back and doing it for the Ohio team... the city with such little success in its history. Truly an iconic game in the history of sports.

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