Report: LeBron James is heavily connected to 'The Godfather' movies
The Don of the Cleveland Cavaliers is all about the classics this postseason
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LeBron James had an all-time Finals performance in Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors. Finishing with 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, James teamed up with Kyrie Irving (who also scored 41 points) to help the Cavs avoid elimination and force a Game 6 on Thursday.
While the fear of elimination heavily factored into James' performance, he also drew inspiration from The Godfather: Part II, which LeBron watched before Game 5 to help "settle himself down."
From ESPN's Chris Broussard (transcribed by PBT's Dan Feldman):
Last night, to settle himself down, he watched "The Godfather: Part II." He has taken to watching "The Godfather" now throughout this postseason. As you know, like I said, no social media, no SportsCenter, none of that stuff. He's watching movies. And he's watched "The Godfather" six times this postseason. He said last night, It just settled me down.
Watching The Godfather to settle down is an interesting choice by James, but different strokes for different folks. Clearly it helped him in Game 5 and throughout the playoffs so no matter how strange it may sound, James has to stick to what works best for him.
