LeBron James in Game 6: What Players and Coaches Said Regarding His Stellar Performance

After game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals,  all the talk revolved around LeBron James and his stellar performance during the night.

LeBron was not only one step away from breaking his own Playoffs' record with his 45 points, but was one step away of crushing the Celtics even further in a game won by a difference of 19 points.

During the post-game press conference, coaches and players turned to voice out their thoughts on James' remarkable performance. In the end, all concurred that it was undoubtedly the 'The King's' night.

Doc Rivers...
On LeBron James: "It was a matter of too much LeBron. It was a lost tonight against a great player."
On the game: "We clearly didn't have the right energy. They came and they wanted to have it. We left a huge opportunity but we have another opportunity. The fans did their part tonight, we didn't do ours."
On the Pierce, Garnet and the Celtics: "I thought he was ready for the game but didn't have a great game tonight. He was down. Kevin was down, the whole locker room was down."

Ray Allen...
On LeBron James: "LeBron had a game. He carried his team tonight. We have to attack him better."
On the loss: "Yeah, in the locker room, everyone talked about being better. There was a great sense of disappointment, anger but I know my guys will be ready for the next game. We didn't have great flow or rhythm."

Dwayne Wade...
On LeBron James: "He was amazing. Locked-in but still played like I've never seen him before. He did it all tonight and it was great to see him lead the team. He made us look good and made timely shots. He's been MVP of the league. We have to help him more. CB coming back is going to help him, help me and help the team."
On the win: "The game was probably the biggest game we've ever won as a team. It is a defining moment for the team.

LeBron James...
On his performance: "I don't know. I haven't watched film or anything like that. I just tried to make plays for my team throughout the whole game. As long as I was on the court, I wanted to make plays offensively and defensively and give us a chance to win."
On the win: "It was a must win game for us to continue on the season, I was happy we were able to put a complete game since the beginning of the series. We finally were able to put a 48 minute game together. We felt confident and we knew the ways we had to do it."

Eric Spoelstra...
On LeBron James: "He was absolutely fearless tonight and it was contagious. The way he approached the last 48 hours and not only LeBron, but the whole team. Nobody likes getting thrown dirt before you're not even dead. He showed great resolve before you get to this point, but he was fearless. And everyone followed from there."
On the win: "Good win, and now we have a series, that's what everyone wants right? We want to respectfully go back to our corner and get ready for game 7."

Rajon Rondo...
On LeBron James: "Speaking of LeBron, he was comfortable all night. We have to play that as a team collectively, but you have to make it harder for him. It was too easy. He came out with an attack mentality right from the beginning and that there pumped up the team with a tremendous amount of confidence."

At the end of the game, Dwayne Wade had 17 points while Chris Bosh added 7 points and had his play time extended to 28 minutes.

Celtic's Rajon Rondo ended the night with 21 points and 10 assists while Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett collectively tallied 31 for Boston.

"Now we get to play for all the marbles. This team has not done it the easy way this year. Maybe this is justified for us, go in there and do it," said Doc Rivers at the end of the game.

Game 7 will be played Saturday, June 9 at Miami. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET.