Lebron to the Wizards, "THAT'S MY BIKE"

Lebron James went out and dropped 57 POINTS on the Washington Wizards last night. He scored in transition, on the offensive glass, in the low post, from the three point line, he got to the foul line, he drove the lane... He scored every way imaginable.

Lebron scored on their entire team, on every player that tried to guard him. It was amazing to watch. What preceded this explosion was (a) the Cavs playing TERRIBLE for the couple weeks, and (b) John Wall and Brad Beal, sensing that maybe it was finally time for somebody to overtake Lebron in the East, decided to open their mouth and say a little too much.

Here is the video where Beal and Wall proclaim the Wizards the best team in the East.

And then Lebron went out and did this...

Basically, the Cavs said "the East is ours now" the same way that the guy in the movie Friday asked Deebo for his bike back. Well, Lebron (Deebo) told the Wizards the East (the bike) still belonged to him.

So this morning, I've got some advice for Beal and Wall...

You're both really good players, but WIN SOMETHING before you talk stuff to Lebron.

A couple of other observations about the game...

First, I love seeing Lebron in the low post. If you follow us here at JWT, you know I'm not a Lebron fan necessarily, but I do respect him as one of the best to ever play the game. I have been screaming for years that he needs to get in the low post and punish people. If Lebron will just keep going to the post, the Cavs have a shot to beat the Warriors. I repeat, if Lebron will keep doing this, they have a real shot, because Lebron in the post is the biggest mismatch in the entire league.

And finally, how about maybe, just maybe, try something different on defense? Maybe? Just once? So many clips in that highlight video were "ball screen to the left wing, get a 1-3 switch, now Lebron just slowly backs down the point guard." If Lebron posting up small forwards is a bad match up, then Lebron backing down Wall and Beal is a horrible match up.

I actually do believe the Wizards are the second best team in the East, but on Friday night, Lebron James sent a clear reminder that the Cavs are still the team to beat.

Thanks for reading. #JWT

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