LeBron James has played seven previous games when facing elimination, going 2-5.

His numbers in those games are eye-popping: 31 points, 10.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists on average.

That's a far cry from these finals so far, where James has averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7 assists against the Mavericks.

And in the fourth quarters, his struggles have been the talk of the series. James is shooting 4 for 16 in the final periods, all four of those makes being either dunks or layups.