Former Boston Celtics champion Eddie House had some strong words for his ex-teammate LeBron James. House, who played with James on the Miami Heat during the 2010-11 season, singled out the Los Angeles Lakers star for failing to deliver during the 2011 NBA Finals.
Ex-Celtics Champion Calls Out LeBron James for Poor Finals Performance
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Former Boston Celtics champion Eddie House had some strong words for his ex-teammate LeBron James. House, who played with James on the Miami Heat during the 2010-11 season, singled out the Los Angeles Lakers star for failing to deliver during the 2011 NBA Finals.
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Former teammate @EddieHouse_50 responds:
“If we gonna point the finger, we’ll point the finger at the fourth-quarter collapse every game that we had,” House said on the April 16 episode of “The Carton Show.” “It was 1-1 Game 2, we were up, we collapsed in the fourth quarter. They tied it up. We win Game 3. We go up 2-1 [and] we didn’t win another game. If we’re gonna play the blame game, I wasn’t out on the court.”
House is referencing how James was at fault for the Heat’s failure to beat the Dallas Mavericks. Despite James’ individual dominance, that particular series has been regarded as one of his very worst performances
In six games, James averaged 17.8 points to go with four turnovers a game. He also shot 47.8% from the field and 32.1% from three. James and the Heat would go on to win back-to-back titles in 2012 and 2013.
House won a title with the Celtics in 2008. After they traded him midseason in 2010, he signed with the Heat the same offseason James did. That was also House’s last NBA season.
