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The Spurs knew how good LeBron would be after the 2007 Finals

Many Spurs fans will undoubtedly remember 2007 as the easiest Finals the San Antonio Spurs ever won.

And a lot of you will probably say that Tim Duncan and company caught LeBron James at the right time before he got other-worldly good. You would be right and most of the Spurs knew it too.

Bruce Bowen, resident pain in the butt and shut down defender, knew just what it would take to beat LeBron and the Cavaliers. 

“With that particular team, if LeBron was gonna shoot jump shots, that’s fantastic for us,” Bowen said.