Over his first three playoff games with the Heat, LeBron James' role has been largely defined by his versatility.
“I don’t have to score as much on this team,” James said. “We have other options — we have great options — so it just allows me to concentrate on other things whether it’s my energy on rebounding or defensively like I’ve been doing across these first three games. When you know you don’t have to go up and have 30 points a night or shoot a lot of shots you can just take your focus somewhere else.”
James is playing multiple positions while leading the team in points, rebounds and assists.
“If I need to score 30 for this team one night, I can do it,” James said. “If I need to get 15 rebounds for this team some nights I just try to make a sacrifice and do that also.”
Erik Spoelstra talked about the importance of James' versatility as well.
“That’s probably the most critical component — the fact that he can play four different positions and do it seamlessly,” Spoelstra said. “He has the mind to be able to do it where, one, he’ll understand what we’re looking for from that position, but more importantly, it won’t affect his personal individual rhythm to the game.”