Or we can take a closer look at his bench stench which has not merely been “bad,” but historically putrid. How putrid? It’s worse than you think.
LeBron James can't even afford to spend two minutes on the bench during the Finals.
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LEBRONS’s BENCH STENCH IN 5 STATS:
1) 12 Points in Two Minutes
The Korver play overshadowed Game 3’s most demoralizing example of LeBron’s bench burden that has lasted his whole career. LeBron played 46 of 48 minutes. Here were the incredible results:
Cavs were +7 points in 46 minutes with LeBron
Cavs were -12 points in 2 minutes with LeBron on the bench
LeBron sat for just two minutes: Game. Series. Rubber Match.
In the same game, Kevin Durant sat seven minutes, and the scoring differential remained the same.