No other active player has more than 6 postseason games with 30+ points, 7+ assists, and 7+ rebounds. 40/8/8 tonight with 15 points in the 4th quarter. This is why he is the best closer in the NBA.
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He was a machine tonight. I'm not getting into any of the debates, but tonight down the stretch he was as close to perfect as you can ask for.Comment -
lebron best player in nba kobe best closer in nbaComment -
Kobe owns the title for buzzer beaters, but Lebron closes a game like no one else. Kobe would have let this game reach the point of needing a buzzer beater. Lebron erased any doubt of victory far in advance and scored 15 points in the final 7 minutes of the game.
Also, you'll never see Kobe score 40 on 16 of 23 shooting.Comment -
king james= the true meaning of putting a team on your backComment -
In meaningless games against the Raptors and the Knicks. You always say regular season doesn't matter. Lebron just put up an incredibly efficient 40-8-8 in the postseason to pull out a game in the 4th quarter. He added 2 nasty blocks as well as one of the best dunks of the year.
Lebron>KobeComment -
agreed. kobe is buzzer beater, james is game closer. try to compare their shooting %, defense etc will never end. each has his own specialty. you give kobe n james 10 buzzer beater game, who will win? you give them again, 10 games to close (avoid any FT, timeout under 1 minute play), who will win? you get the answer..Comment -
We will see if he is when Barnes is guarding him down the stretch. Dengs just a pushover with no outside d.Comment -
Williams,
Have you checked into Tmacs stats in the post season? They're pretty phenomenal. I'm pretty sure he's somewhere around 28-29 a game, 6 boards and 6 dimes. I'm almost positive he's had multiple 30, 7 and 7 games in the playoffs. I'm too lazy to check, if you end up checking that up post it in here i'm curiousCause Sleep is the Cousin of DeathComment -
Best playoff player of this generation without a ringComment -
2001: Kobe: 48 points on 15 of 29 shooting plus 16 rebounds. And he played every minute of a six point series-clinching win on the road over a decent Kings team.
Next game, he added 45 points on 19 of 35 shooting with 10 rebounds in a road win over Spurs.
2008: Kobe: 49 points on 18 of 27 with 10 assists against Denver.
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Lebron is the man, need you say anymore?
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That is the filthiest stat I have heard in a while.Scared money don't make money
182-120-6 (60.26%) Final Total NBA Record over 308 plays
37-20-1 (65%) Record for the 2010 NBA PLAYOFFSComment -
Who gives a fuk?! He'll be the only one with those STATS sitting his ass home after the Conference Finals too.Comment -
He's a beastComment -
he didComment -
Lebron is a beast!Comment -
All he needs is a ring
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Also interesting to note, Lebron's averages for points, assists, and rebounds are all higher in the playoffs than his regular season averages. Kobe's are all lower.Comment -
LeBron is a stud and easily the greatest NBA player of all time 1 on 1.Comment -
From ESPN today:
LeBron James made 16 of his 23 shots to finish with 40 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds in the Cavs’ 112-102 victory over the Bulls in Game 2 of their first-round series. How does LeBron’s game compare to some of the bigger performances in recent playoff history? Let’s take a look at this using John Hollinger’s adjusted game score (AGS), essentially a single-number summary of how good a player’s game was, in terms of his box score statistics, adjusted for pace.
The numbers can be roughly thought of on the scale of points: 30 is very good, 40 is great and 50 is spectacular.
Last night, LeBron’s adjusted game score was 42.55, which is:- The best single game by any player in the first three nights of this postseason
- The fourth best single postseason game of James' career
- The 13th best single game performance in the first round since 1996
- The 24th best single game playoff performance in last 15 years
Worth noting is that, impressive though that performance was, by AGS, he topped it three times in last year's playoffs alone. In the last 15 postseasons (since 1996, which is as far as back as I have the data), James has topped 40 four times, which ties him at the top of the list with Dirk Nowitzki and Shaquille O'Neal. James has had those four monster games in far fewer postseason games -- his postseason debut came in 2006 -- than any of the players with even three such games since 1996. Here's a list of players with the most adjusted game scores of 40+ in the last 15 years:- LeBron James has four such games out of 62 played.
- Dirk Nowitzki has four out of 98 played.
- Shaquille O’Neal* has four, and has played 181 playoff games in the last 15 years.
- Kobe Bryant has beaten 40 AGS three times, out of 176 playoff games.
- Ray Allen has topped 40 AGS twice, out of his 78 playoff games.
- Allen Iverson two 40+ AGS games come from 71 playoff games.
- Michael Jordan* only played 58 playoff games in this 15-year period, and beat 40 AGS twice.
- Karl Malone* scored an AGS higher than 40 twice in 114 tries.
*Michael Jordan and Karl Malone had significant postseason careers prior to the 1996 postseason. Even Shaquille O’Neal had some of postseason career come before 1996. The above list just reflects these players’ playoff games from 1996 and on, not their entire careers.
If you lower the criteria to an adjusted game score of 30 -- to look at all “very good” games instead of just “great” games -- this was LeBron’s 18th such performance in his postseason career. That elevates him above Dirk Nowitzki for the third-most games with an adjusted game score of 30 or above in the last 15 postseasons. Once again, he’s done this despite having fewer playoff games than others on the list:- Shaquille O’Neal has 35 30+ AGS games out his last 181 playoff contests.
- Tim Duncan has 22 30+ games from 161 attempts.
- LeBron James is third on the list with 18 30+ games in just 62 attempts.
- Dirk Nowitzki has 17 30+ AGS games in 98 playoff games.
- Kobe Bryant has surpassed an AGS of 30 15 times in 176 playoff games.
No matter how you break it down, this much is clear: In terms of statistical production, LeBron James is among the very best in recent NBA postseason history.Comment -
The final Clutch stats for this season. Notice how Lebron dominates Kobe in nearly every area.Comment -
Williams,
I commend your appreciation for LBJ, but why do you have to start a new thread about the guy over and over.
Stats wise he's a mega freak...but his TEAM must win multiple championships before he is "BETTER" than Kobe.Comment -
While I understand your point of view, a thread discussing the best performance so far this year in the playoffs really isn't that unnecessary. I was just seeing if those who like to take jabs at Lebron on here would come in and commend his performance. Nothing wrong with talking about basketball is there?Comment -
iverson never even half the talent as this cleveland team, says alot about iversonComment -
Like him or not, Skip had valid arguments today about James 3 point ability as a whole in clutch time. The numbers were not impressive or indicative of what happended in the last game. He hasn't been able to perform like that many times at all in the past and especially evident in last years playoffs. Lebron is a great hoops player but he'll need more clutch shooting at the end of games to solidify the greatness showed last outing. Lebron has to be on top his game in several more match ups yet this season alone against better talented defenders to get the job done. I'd say he has a 50/50 chance at winning that title in 2010. I hope he doesn't and he goes to another team with another super star in 2011. That'd be fun to watch. Short talk about D Wade and Lebron in Chicago next season. That is a wish partnership, but a kewl one to ponder. Seems like New York is really the only option for Lebron if not Cleveland. Who knows though. Many things are possible I reckon. Enjoy the games, Men.Comment
