NBA Finals: Ranking LeBron James' 5 best games against the Golden State Warriors

#2 Game 3: 2015 Finals

Stat line: 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals

The 2015 Finals shifted to Cleveland after two overtime thrillers in Game 1 and Game 2, with each team having one win to their name. With the home crowd of the Championship-thirsty Cavaliers franchise on their feet, LeBron forced another magnificent spectacle aided by some huge hustle plays from Matthew Dellavedova.

LBJ went for 40 in game 3 bringing his Finals scoring average to 41. LeBron had then scored 123 points through this series' first three games, which is an NBA Finals record. He was also averaging 12 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game this series and continued to put the Cavaliers on his back (he sat just two minutes in Game 3 and took 34 shots, making 16 of them).

James, who was without star team-mates Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love for the series, also had 12 rebounds and eight assists in a game where Cleveland led by as many as 20.

"I'm just trying to do whatever it takes to help our team win," said the four-time MVP, who hit two late free-throws to put the game out of sight. "It's the finals, and it's whatever it takes. This is a totally different challenge."