LeBron James will soon enter his 23rd year in the NBA and has seen several trends through his storied career. The 40-year-old superstar has seen the game evolve in many ways over the decades.

That changed this year, as Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers dominated in Game 6 to force a win-or-go-home Game 7 in Oklahoma City. Throughout the early part of the first quarter, the ...