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LeBron James eliminated in first round for first time in NBA career, but his title window is far from closed
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Don't even think about calling this the end of LeBron's run
In this business, it's not often that you find yourself writing words you've never before written. But here it is: LeBron James has been eliminated from the NBA playoffs in the first round. In his 14 previous postseason appearances, that had never happened. Until now. The Phoenix Suns are moving on after a 113-100 Game 6 victory over the Lakers on Thursday. Naturally, the takes around this development are going to be scorching hot. LeBron finished the series averaging 23.3 points, his fourth-lowest scoring output for a series over his career and his lowest mark since averaging 22.8 in the 2014 Eastern Conference finals. Surely this means he's done as a superstar, right? Wrong. That's not even close to true.More Related News