--- description: The Cavaliers may have dropped a third straight Finals game to the Warriors, but, as per usual, it wasn't for a lack of effort from LeBron. title: LeBron Pulled Off an Amazing Alley-Oop Dunk in the Finals image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e525c7244995cc/69893289ab6d779e816b2e50/lebron-james-alley-oop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Only LeBron James Would Throw an Alley-Oop to Himself and Then Dunk It in the NBA Finals  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 7, 2018 3:18 PM CUT  LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers dunks against the Golden State Warriors during Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers dunks against the Golden State Warriors during Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.Jamie Sabau—2018 Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 7, 2018 3:18 PM CUT The [Cleveland Cavaliers](http://time.com/5104172/cavaliers-warriors-halftime-show-dancing-boy-tavaris-jones/ "undefined") may have dropped a third straight NBA Finals game to the [Golden State Warriors](http://time.com/money/5303510/kevin-durant-college-tuition-bay-area/ "undefined"), but, as per usual, it wasn’t for a lack of effort from [LeBron James](http://time.com/5301989/lebron-james-philadelphia-eagles-trump/ "undefined"). When all was said and done, LeBron came away with a triple-double—33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds—in the Cavs’ 102-110 Wednesday night loss to the Warriors at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. But he executed his (arguably) most impressive stunt just a few minutes into the game. As the first quarter began to heat up, Bron found himself guarded by Golden State’s JaVale McGee at the top of the key. With the shot clock ticking down, he proceeded to fake out McGee before tossing the ball off the backboard for a commanding self alley-oop dunk. > [](https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1004532883942342656) Of course, this isn’t the first time LeBron has pulled off this particular impressive feat. In fact, it’s not even the first time he’s done it in the Finals—Game 4 of the 2017 championship series featured a similar move from King James. > [](https://twitter.com/sniphtest/status/1004536402531569667) > [](https://twitter.com/robinlundberg/status/1004532393141731328) > [](https://twitter.com/DavidZavac/status/1004532690551541766) > [](https://twitter.com/JLEWFifty/status/1004532527162372097) > [](https://twitter.com/JonLunaLoveGood/status/1004536634501550083) > [](https://twitter.com/EricStangel/status/1004532445805514752) > [](https://twitter.com/SpyroKush/status/1004533850314346496) > [](https://twitter.com/BradGalli/status/1004532684230668290) > [](https://twitter.com/TheNBAMonster/status/1004534349113561089) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5304470/nba-finals-2018-lebron-james-self-alley-oop/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5304470/nba-finals-2018-lebron-james-self-alley-oop/"},"headline":"Only LeBron James Would Throw an Alley-Oop to Himself and Then Dunk It in the NBA Finals","datePublished":"2018-06-07T15:18:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:17.276Z","description":"And in the first quarter too","url":"https://time.com/5304470/nba-finals-2018-lebron-james-self-alley-oop/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Lebron James"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e525c7244995cc/69893289ab6d779e816b2e50/lebron-james-alley-oop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb7e525c7244995cc/69893289ab6d779e816b2e50/lebron-james-alley-oop.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"LeBron-James-Alley-Oop","caption":"LeBron James dunks during Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals","creditText":"Jamie Sabau—2018 Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5304470/nba-finals-2018-lebron-james-self-alley-oop/","name":"Only LeBron James Would Throw an Alley-Oop to Himself and Then Dunk It in the NBA Finals"}}]}] ```