James: 2013 G6 s sidelines were angered by me. What I think is to score a three-pointer by myself
Today, Lakers forward James' podcast program "The Brain of the Field" aired in the eighth episode of the second season, with James and home guest Nash talking about many topics.
Speaking of reversing the Spurs in the 2013 Finals, James said: "The momentum change in that round of the series was that we were 2-3 behind, and we were about to enter the fourth quarter, at home. I just told myself that if you don't play every round in this quarter, we will lose. Every ball on both ends of the offense and defense must be played, otherwise we will lose. I can't make mistakes. I have to participate in every round on both ends of the offense and defense, fill up positions everywhere, complete steals and blocks, play into rounds on the offense and give away To assist and score the ball, that is my mentality, that is my own momentum reversal, not even at the team level. I just feel that if you can't do it, you can't count on others at this time. In order to be able to drag into the tiebreak, I just established that mentality.
"The only moment I have had doubts, I don't remember the specific score, but I have had a moment of self-doubt, and it is also a moment that angers me, when NBA staff pull out the yellow rope on the sidelines. The game is not over yet. For a moment when I looked at their bench, they all stood together with arms around, ready to rush into the court to celebrate. There was another moment when I looked at the NBA staff who pulled the ropes at our home court, and that made me angry. What I think is, I don't know how this will happen, but we will do it.
"I thought I would be the one who shot that goal like that, and it was Ray Allen who shot in the end, but I took two shots and narrowed the gap at one point. If you look at the replay, you will see them on the free throw line and miss one or two free throws, which made us chase back. Of course, I missed that three-pointer, Bosh grabbed the offensive rebound, and we all know that goal, he passed it to Ray, and Ray made the tied three-pointer. I thought I would be that guy, what I imagined in my mind was that I made that goal, and I prepared myself mentally. But yes, I saw the yellow ropes on the sidelines, because my philosophy has always been that the timer was all zeroed before the game was not over. That kind of practice was really disrespectful."