LeBron is a Magician

I dislike LeBron as much as anyone, but I hope you watched his performance in Orlando tonight. He hit his first 12 shots. 12-12 FG to start. He finished with 51 points, 11 boards, and 8 asssits. Ain't no thing.  That's all well and great, but it further cements why Bill Simmons has changed my life and my outlook on the NBA. We've seen performances like this in the past, from LeBron especially. This was his 9th 50+ point game. We've seen Kobe score 40 points recently against the Celtics on Sunday. We've seen superstars light it up. But what the Lakers, Celtics, and Spurs have that the Heat do NOT is chemistry, continuity, and balance. Here's a quote from Bill Simmons' book:

"A team championship exposes the limits of self-reliance, selfishness and irresponsibility. One man alone can't make it happen; in fact, the contrary is true: a single man can prevent it from happening. The success of the group assures the success of the individual, but not the other way around."

LeBron and Wade have each recognized that they are NOT the elite team in the league. They concede that they have not been together very long. They concede that they don't know each other as well and need to play together as a unit to earn their postseason wins. A good way to do that would be playing a more balanced, team-brand of basketball against an playoff-bound Orlando team they will probably see in the 2nd round. We can all gawk at LeBron's individual numbers, sure. But a night after admitting they weren't at the level of the Celtics, LeBron showed the reason why.