LeBron James scores 45pts vs Celtics Game 7 (5.18.08)

James scored 45 points on 14-of-29 shooting in the Cavaliers' 97-92 loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. His teammates mustered very little, including Wally Szczerbiak, who was scoreless, but James didn't blame anyone.

"We just tried to put ourselves in a position where we could try to get back in and we did, we just didn't come through," James said. "I'm not disappointed in any of my teammates or in any of my coaching staff."

James' effort in Game 7 was overshadowed by Paul Pierce, who scored 41 points and matched him shot for shot. The battle was reminiscent of the 1988 duel between Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins, who combined for 81 points during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in which Boston beat Atlanta 4-3.

"I love going against the best and Paul is one of those guys," James said. "We both tried to will our team to victory and, just like Dominique Wilkins, I ended up on the short end and the Celtics won again."

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[23lilmike23]

all he needed was a lil help and they woulda won

[carloilusorio]

FUCK BOSTON

[HildyMusic]

travel at 39 seconds

[alexgiambi]

to bad pierce owned him =p

[5TheBigTicket]

He scored 45 but you didn't mention that Paul Pierce scored 42 and the Celtics got the most important statistic. The win.

[MerkinMuffly]

LOL, Cleveland lost, just like 2 nights ago haha

[TheRealLilPimp]

Best game I've ever seen. Pierce and LeBron were AMAZING. Hopefully next year .. LeBron will come out victorious. I was so nervous watching this game it was so hard to watch. Thanks for the video.