{"id":438674,"date":"2018-05-14T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T17:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=438674"},"modified":"2018-05-14T12:03:13","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T18:03:13","slug":"lebron-james-no-better-than-his-supporting-cast-this-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/lebron-james-no-better-than-his-supporting-cast-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James no better than his supporting cast this time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TightenUp-051418-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-438676\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TightenUp-051418-1-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a>Every year LeBron James leads his team to the Eastern Conference championship and into the NBA Finals. It doesn\u2019t matter if he\u2019s in Cleveland or Miami or back in Cleveland on his reunion tour.<br \/>\nIn fact, the last seven NBA Finals have all feature LBJ with a varying level of supporting players around him.<\/p>\n<p>This year it\u2019s Kevin Love, J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver trying to supply the support. All three looked lost Sunday in Game 1 of the conference finals&#8230; but so did James.<br \/>\nThe greatest player in the world scored only 15 points while shooting 5-of-16 from the floor. That included missing all five of his 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n<p>The Cavaliers had six days off entering the game, but they looked rusty instead of rested.<\/p>\n<p>James has struggled before in opening games before figuring out how an opposing team is going to try to defend him. The Cavs are only 1-2 in Game 1s this postseason.<br \/>\nBut this one felt different. This one felt like Boston and head coach Brad Stevens had figured out how to beat James and his mediocre supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p>If LBJ is going to reach the NBA Finals for an eighth straight year, it\u2019s not going to be because the rest of the Cavs are suddenly great players. It\u2019s going to be because James Tightened Up.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think needs to Tighten Up? Call in and the best and most entertaining suggestion will win a $25 gift card to Buck\u2019s Pizza on Dauphin Street in downtown Mobile.<br \/>\nFor Threaded Fasteners, I\u2019m Randy Kennedy with Tighten Up.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-438674-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TightenUp051418.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TightenUp051418.mp3\">http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TightenUp051418.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Every year LeBron James leads his team to the Eastern Conference championship and into the NBA Finals. 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