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Yes, it's still Round 1. And yes, he might even lose the series. And yes, this is coming against a 48-win Pacers team. But there’s a stat that helps capture not only how dominant James has been but also how little help he’s received.

Game score takes into account everything that goes into a basic box score, factoring in total production, turnovers and efficiency; it's a stat that holds up well with smaller sample sizes. Through the first five games, James delivered an average game score of 30.8, which not only would have been his best ever in a series but also -- as duly noted by Mike Lynch of Basketball-Reference.com -- would have been better than anyone other than Michael Jordan has posted in a best-of-seven series under the current playoff format. After James finished with a game score of 17.2 in Game 6 (essentially an average playoff game for Tim Duncan or Clyde Drexler), that average slid down to 28.6, still one of his best ever but no longer on top.

However, nobody else on Cleveland is consistently giving LeBron much help. By average game score, the Cavs' second-best player in this series has been Kyle Korver, who “passed” Kevin Love in Game 6. Korver has an average game score of 6.7 entering Game 7. That would be the worst of any second fiddle in any series of LeBron’s career. And we’re not trying to pick on Korver. He’s been just as productive as he was in the regular season, and he was instrumental in each of Cleveland’s three wins. But in his 15th season, the 37-year-old specialist shouldn’t be the second-best player on a team with serious Finals aspirations.

http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/sto...ff-series-ever

So good.