We were all witnesses for LeBron's career defining game. (Source: AP)

In Game 1 he passed up a chance for the game-tying shot instead kicking it out to a wide open teammate. In Game 2, in almost the exact same situation he drove the lane and forced up the potentially game winning shot in double coverage. In both games the Cavs came up short and in both games LeBron was roundly and unjustly criticized for his decision making with the game on the line.

Two games later and two wins later the Cavs found themselves back in Detroit for Game 5 of a suddenly best-of-three series.  LeBron was back at the scene of his previous effigy burning, eager to prove his detractors wrong that he was indeed worthy of being mentioned in the same conversation with greats such as Bird, Magic and Jordan. What happened next was the stuff of legends.

The fourth quarter developed like one of those “is this really happening moments” like seeing the diner scene in Heat with DeNiro and Pacino for the first time. After almost posting a triple-double through three quarters with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists you could slowly sense through a series of fade-away jumpers and thunderous dunks that LeBron had decided he was going to take the game into his own hands and that he did.  

Witnessing LBJ’s performance through the fourth quarter and overtime periods it was obvious that he was scoring a lot but the true reaction for me and I’m sure many fans didn’t take hold until the announcers started talking about how many consecutive points he was scoring for the Cavs. That’s when the game became a true event. To score 25 consecutive points in the fourth quarter and two overtime periods is impressive enough but to do so when everyone in the building knows that you’re getting the ball on every possession, with every shot clock ticking down is downright insane. Not only did LeBron end up scoring 25 straight points, but he accounted for 29 of his team’s last 30 points with the last FG by a Cavalier not named LeBron coming with 7:48 left in the 4^th quarter when Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored on a lay-up.

So what are we supposed to call this career defining breakout game? One of the greatest playoff performances in NBA history needs to have a proper title. Some options include ‘The 48-point game’, ‘The 25-straight point game’ or ‘The Callous at the Palace’ (for LBJ’s utter disregard for how bad he made the Pistons look). I think to keep things simple we need to refer to it just as ‘LeGame’.

The oddest part about "LeGame" is that it's not the style of game that LeBron is best served playing. If anything that's more of Kobe's game. LeBron is a terrific passer and his game is getting his teammates involved. He's more Magic than Michael in his play. But he's clearly the closest thing we have seen to Michael on a star status level. That's why for the rest of his career the number of championship rings LeBron sports on his fingers will be largely predicated on the caliber of his supporting cast.

Fifteen years from now when we’re debating LeBron’s place among the game’s best are we going to look back at his early years and his limited supporting cast they way we can now look back at Leonardo DiCaprio’s stint on Growing Pains? If LeBron had been blessed with a better supporting cast I’m convinced he would have made his leap well past his fourth full season.  Make no mistake despite Daniel Gibson’s tremendous play this postseason there’s not a lot of help for LeBron here. Take LBJ away from this team and you’re looking at a lottery team with an excellent chance at drafting Greg Oden or Kevin Durant.  

To give you some perspective on how astounded I was with LeBron’s career defining game I was actually torn between watching Game 6 of the Cavs-Pistons series and Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals because I didn’t want to miss what LeBron would do next. I actually felt guilty of having the Stanley Cup final as my "A" TV choice and the LeBron Cavaliers game relegated to my remote control last channel button.

I can’t wait to see what LeBron has in store for us next in the NBA Finals. At this point LeBron is in such a zone right now that the Cleveland in-game music operators might as well play Mims every time he brings the ball up court.