So, yeah, it's the biggest game of his career so far. LeBron will have a 1-3 career record in the Finals thrown in his face ad naseum if the Heat don't prevail Thursday night. It won't necessarily be fair, because this Heat team has many more holes than any of us would have identified back in March, but a loss takes LeBron at least halfway back to where he was in June 2011. Seems odd to pick a non-Finals game as the biggest of James' career, but considering the rivalry and the fact that he was after his first title, I think the stakes were higher. I'll take Game 7 against Boston in last year's playoffs. If not the biggest game, this is the most pressure he has ever felt However, there was more room for error up 3-1 last year. This is only the second time winning a particular game meant raising a banner, and arguably the first title is more important. Graydon Gordian, 48 Minutes of Hell: Yes and no. Contrary to what his critics might say, he will get plenty of championship opportunities in the future. The first title is always the hardest to get. Sebastian Christensen, ESPN Deportes: False. Now that would have made this the biggest game of his career. Without one of the great individual efforts in playoff history, LeBron would still be ringless. For now and perhaps forever that label applies to Game 6 of last year's Eastern Conference finals. So his first title will always be the biggest, 'cause that's the one that proved his internal wiring and titles go together just fine. What could be bigger, you know? That said, a year ago he had already starred in a messianic "Witness" Nike campaign while simultaneously on the path to ringless Karl Malone-dom. Henry Abbott, TrueHoop: It's Game 7 of the NBA freaking Finals.
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