{"id":605758,"date":"2026-04-25T14:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605758\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:48:12","slug":"lebron-james-helped-la-lakers-achieve-an-insane-2-1713-stat-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/605758\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James helped LA Lakers achieve an insane 2-1713 stat in the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James<\/a> has built a career on doing the improbable, but what unfolded in Lakers<\/a> vs. Rockets Game 3 bordered on the absurd.<\/p>\n

In a playoff environment where every possession tightens, and comebacks become nearly impossible, the Lakers found themselves staring at a situation that history said was already over.<\/p>\n

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Down multiple possessions with barely any time left, the numbers were brutally clear. Until LeBron stepped in and changed them.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James flips historic playoff stat on its head<\/p>\n

The moment was captured by Kevin Joseph on X<\/a>, highlighting just how rare the comeback truly was.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince tracking began, NBA teams were 1-1713 when trailing by 6 or more in the last 30 seconds of regulation in the playoffs. They\u2019re now 2-1713 because LeBron James happened,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

That is not just a clutch sequence. That is rewriting decades of playoff history in under half a minute. For context, teams in that situation almost never win because the math is stacked against them.<\/p>\n

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You need quick scores, perfect execution, defensive stops, and a bit of chaos. More often than not, the leading team simply closes it out at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

But this was not a normal situation. This involved LeBron James in a playoff game, and that changes everything.<\/p>\n

Inside the final 30 seconds, that stunned the NBA<\/p>\n

The comeback itself unfolded in a sequence that felt scripted.<\/p>\n

The Lakers trailed by six with under 30 seconds remaining before Marcus Smart<\/a> knocked down three free throws to cut the deficit. Moments later, a defensive breakdown from Houston<\/a> opened the door just enough for LeBron to take over.<\/p>\n

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He forced a turnover, got the ball back in rhythm, and drilled a game-tying three-pointer with just over 13 seconds left, erasing what should have been a safe Rockets lead and sending the game into overtime.<\/p>\n

From there, the momentum had completely flipped. The Lakers rode that surge to close out a 112-108 win, taking a commanding 3-0 series lead in the process.<\/p>\n

Overcoming a six-point deficit in that window typically requires multiple perfect possessions on both ends, something playoff defenses rarely allow.<\/p>\n

LeBron made it look routine. The stat now reads 2-1713, and it might stay that way for a very long time.<\/p>\n

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