I don't see it. I don't know what was up in Game 5 against the Celtics, but if you believe the reports about Delonte West, I'd have been "distracted" too. Bounced back in Game 6 with a triple-double, including 19 rebounds. Everyone wilted in the second half. Mo Williams was on fire in the first half, disappeared. 13 total bench points. Antawn Jamison contributed a stellar five points and five rebounds, shooting 2-10. In that game, it was everyone's fault but LeBron's that they couldn't win. In 2007, he scored 25 straight points to put his team in the Finals. Without him doing that, they go home and we watch the Pistons and Spurs again.
And to point out a double standard, not on a personal level, but in general, remember several years ago when LeBron was passing the ball on the final possession to wide open teammates, and they were blowing shots? I remember one in particular that he set up for Donyell Marshall, a good three point shooter, and the media KILLED LeBron for passing the ball. Now you're saying that he started putting the team on his back without regard for his teammates. He can't win. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't. Pass the ball and he's not an alpha, take the shots and he's a ballhog. This is the way the media does it, though, and I understand that as well as anyone (January of 2005, Peyton Manning "couldn't win the big one", January of 2010, he's the best quarterback of all time, a month later he's back to being a choker. The media sensationalizes everything.) I'm just pointing out that I don't understand what you think LeBron should have done these past two years that he didn't do. You don't win 127 games in two seasons, with a roster of misfits, if you're not fully committed.