Considering there were only two games yesterday, it will be for the first time a short top five list. Who ranks at the top? Without any further ado, here are the best individual performers.
5. Mario Chalmers
He was doing the little things. He was lights out, as he found the bottom of the net with his shot. Mario also was great on the glass, played great defense and was active on the lanes.
Chalmers scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds, recorded three steals, shot 7-11 from the field, 5-7 at the arc with three turnovers in 40 minutes of action.
This has been statistically and overall the most impressive game that Super Mario has had so far in the series, in which he's been solid. The Heat will need this version of him later on in the post season.
4. Russell Westbrook
The Thunder's All-Star point guard was all over the court again, displaying his versatility and producing quite big for his team.
Russell scored 20 points, dished out four dimes, pulled down four boards, recorded three steals, shot 8-19 from the field, 2-5 from distance and 2-4 from the stripe while committing three turnovers.
Despite not being the leading scorer of the game, Westbrook exploded in the third period. He poured in 11 points in the third when his Thunder weren't hitting anything.
With him finding nothing but net on his shot and keeping his head calm, others team will be in a lot of trouble due to him.
3. Dwyane Wade
The veteran shooting guard did his normal things in Miami's win. He carried the offense, displayed his terrific skills and coming up huge in the key period.
Dwyane scored 20 points, grabbed four boards, dished out four assists, had five steals, while shooting 8-17 from the field, 2-5 from distance and 2-3 from the charity.
Wade's presence is certainly more than needed for this Heat team. He breaks the defense in many ways, is a tough guy to cover, gives points in the post, is active on defense, plays off-the ball well and so on.
He'll probably need to pick it up, which I'm sure he'll most likely do considering the fact that he's a great performer in the playoffs.
2. Kevin Durant
He actually had statistically his most impressive performance of the series so far. Kevin shot lights out, did a great job of involving his team mates and was certainly impressive from an all-around point of the view.
Durant poured in 31 points, dished out six dimes, grabbed three boards, recorded two steals, denied a shot, shot 11-15 from the field, 4-6 from deep and 5-7 at the free throw line with one turnover.
Unlike in some of the games of the playoffs, he kept the ball under control and found his stroke. That all has been a huge factor to Thunder's terrific win over the Mavericks.
He'll definitely need to continue to play in such fashion for his team.
1. LeBron James
He was active on both sides of the court, where he played amazingly throughout the entire game and turned to be the key factor once again. In other words, LeBron simply dominated his opponents when it mattered most.
He poured in 32 points, grabbed eight boards, dished out five assists, recorded two steals, shot 9-21 from the field, 2-5 from beyond the arc and 12-13 at the charity while committing eight turnovers.
Although he didn't take a great care of the basketball nor was efficient for his usual standards, James made up for that by going off in the fourth quarter. He scored 17 points in that period to close out New York.
Like him or not, he definitely put on a show on the road against his opponents. He takes the No.1 spot yet again.
