LeBron would Beat Jordan in game of 21

Finch Dinero · 11-01-12, 01:10 PM

Strength is just to much*

vaas187 · 11-01-12, 01:20 PM

true. drake blows though. that whole OVOXO crew are all chumps now, anybody that really knows em in the city dont respect them

k13 · 11-01-12, 01:23 PM

Could find someone on the streets to beat them both.

Reedeman · 11-01-12, 01:28 PM

Opie are you insinuating that Lebron is a better blackjack player than Michael Jordan?

Rubbish I say! Jordan is a magnificant blackjack player. One of the all-time greats. He can beat lebron at basketball, blackjack, poker, golf, and baseball.

JohnnyD4916 · 11-01-12, 01:30 PM

I would think so Jordan's a lot older so Lebron should win

danso · 11-01-12, 01:35 PM

A game of 21 or a game up to 21?

Game of 21 is pretty much standing at free throw line and taking turns..

neverstoppers23 · 11-01-12, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by danso

A game of 21 or a game up to 21?

Game of 21 is pretty much standing at free throw line and taking turns..

Twenty-one (basketball) - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-one_(basketball)

i think you are reffering to 'around the world' danso

Variations of basketball - Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variations_of_basketball

Justin3587 · 11-01-12, 01:42 PM

Saloon this horse shit.

bradleysnyder · 11-01-12, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by Finch Dinero

Jordan wouldn't be able to guard him, strength it just to much. LeBron moneyline would probably be at +120 or something...

Jordan was never as quick and strong as lebron.........Two diffrent style of players here.Jordan was a good Shooter/Dunk

Lebron has really no flaw in any part of his game.Guy can do anything in the clutch.Now that james has good players around him like jordan did James true ability is finally showing.

Id take lebron over jordan any day.By the time james career is over i bet he will surpass jordan in every category !!!!

theAkathist · 11-01-12, 02:02 PM

shaun bradley -400
lebron james +340

cubfan2121 · 11-01-12, 02:24 PM

Your confused
when you say "guy can do anything in the clutch" you were referring to Jordan
I dont ever remember James shooting over Craig Elho (twice) during the playoffs.
I dont remember James winning an nba champion on the final possession vs Utah.

You must have missed the memo that James left to go to another team
While Jordan, Magic and Bird have publicly said back they wanted to win a championship by themself, not go to another established team.

Why cant people just accept that Jordan is the best player ever and James just so happens to be the best player playing the game today.
James will be considered a great player at best. Never should he be in the category or conversation of best player ever

SportsPedagogy · 11-01-12, 02:33 PM

Originally posted by cubfan2121

Your confused
when you say "guy can do anything in the clutch" you were referring to Jordan
I dont ever remember James shooting over Craig Elho (twice) during the playoffs.
I dont remember James winning an nba champion on the final possession vs Utah.

You must have missed the memo that James left to go to another team
While Jordan, Magic and Bird have publicly said back they wanted to win a championship by themself, not go to another established team.

Why cant people just accept that Jordan is the best player ever and James just so happens to be the best player playing the game today.
James will be considered a great player at best. Never should he be in the category or conversation of best player ever

Cause they were not old enough to remember Jordan.

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by bradleysnyder

Jordan was never as quick and strong as lebron.........Two diffrent style of players here.Jordan was a good Shooter/Dunk

Lebron has really no flaw in any part of his game.Guy can do anything in the clutch.Now that james has good players around him like jordan did James true ability is finally showing.

Id take lebron over jordan any day.By the time james career is over i bet he will surpass jordan in every category !!!!

lol

[QUOTE]NBA achievements

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
6-time NBA champion: 1991-93, 1996-98 (all with Chicago Bulls)

6 NBA Finals appearances: 1991-93, 1996-98

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5-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1991–92, 1996, 1998^[1]^[2]
10-time scoring champion: 1987-93, 1996–98^[3]
3-time steals leader: 1988, 1990, 1993
3-time minutes leader: 1987-89
14-time NBA All-Star: 1985-93, 1996–98, 2002-03^[4]
3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1988, 1996, 1998^[5]
6-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 1991-93, 1996-98^[6]
1-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987-88^[7]
11-time All-NBA selection:

First Team: 1987-93, 1996-98^[8]^[9]
Second Team: 1985^[8]^[9]

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9-time All-Defensive selection:

First Team: 1988-93, 1996-98^[10]^[11]

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NBA All-Rookie selection:

First Team: 1985^[12]^[13]

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NBA Rookie of the Year: 1985^[14]
2-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987-88^[15]

Runner-up in 1985

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7-time The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1987-88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1991
Ranked #1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 75 Players of All-time
Ranked #1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th Century
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
Selected in 1996 as member of two of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"

1991-92 Chicago Bulls (67–15; .817)
1995-96 Chicago Bulls (72–10; .878)

</dd></dl>[edit]United States National Team

2x Olympic gold medals: 1984, 1992
Pan American Games gold medal: 1983
3x USA Basketball male athlete of the year: 1983, 1984 (with Sam Perkins), 1992 (as a part of the 1992 Olympic Team)

[edit]College

NCAA National Championship - University of North Carolina: 1981-82
3x Atlantic Coast Conference regular season champions: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 (undefeated)
1982 ACC Tournament champions
ACC Rookie of the Year: 1982
Naismith College Player of the Year: 1984
John R. Wooden Award: 1984
Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1984
USBWA College Player of the Year: 1984
ACC Athlete of the Year: 1984
ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year: 1984
2x The Sporting News College Player of the Year: 1983, 1984
2x Consensus First Team All-American: 1983, 1984

[edit]Achievements

Plaque chronicling Jordan's career achievements at the United Center.

Scored 10+ points in all but one of 1,109 regular season and playoff games as a Bull (8 points on March 22, 1986 vs. the Cavs)
Scored 20+ points in 1,099 games (926 regular season, 173 postseason)
Scored 30+ points in 671 games (562 regular season, 109 postseason)
Scored 40+ points in 211 games (173 regular season, 38 postseason)
Scored 50+ points in 39 games (31 regular season, 8 postseason)
Scored 60+ points in 5 games (4 regular season, 1 postseason)
Recorded 31 triple-doubles (28 regular season, 2 postseason, 1 All-Star Game)
Recorded 240 double-doubles (201 regular season, 39 postseason)
11-time regular season leader, total points (1985, '87-'93, '96-'98)
10-time regular season leader, scoring average ('86-'93, '95-'98)
3-time regular season leader, steals ('88, '90, '93)

[edit]NBA records

[edit]Regular season

[edit]Scoring

Seasons leading the league in scoring: 10 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 7 (1986–87-1992–93)

Also holds second (see below)
Tied Wilt Chamberlain

Seasons leading the league in total points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)

In his rookie year (1984–85), Jordan led the league in points scored, but was third in scoring average behind Bernard King and Larry Bird.

Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 30.12 (32,292/1,072)
Seasons averaging 30 or more points per game: 8 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96)
Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 561
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 866,March 25, 1986 toDecember 26, 2001

840 with the Chicago Bulls; 26 with the Washington Wizards
Jordan failed to score in double digits only once as a Bull (8 points in only 16 minutes of play onMarch 22, 1986 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, his fifth game upon returning from a broken foot).

Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring: 35 years, 61 days (1997–98)
Oldest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game: 38 years, 315 days (51 points, vs. New Orleans Hornets,December 29, 2001)
Oldest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a game: 40 years, 4 days (43 points, vs. New Jersey Nets,February 21, 2003)

Jordan is also the only player to score 40+ at age 40 or older.
In his final season, Jordan scored 40+ 3 times, 30+ 9 times and 20+ 42 times.

[edit]Field goals

Seasons leading the league in field goals made: 10 (1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)
Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 7 (1986–87-1992–93)

Also holds second (see below)

Seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 9 (1986–87-1987–88, 1989–90-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)
[edit]Free throws

Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat,December 30, 1992
Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat,December 30, 1992
[edit]Steals

Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)
Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics,November 9, 1988
[edit]Personal fouls

Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989
[edit]Playoffs

[edit]Scoring

Points, career: 5,987
Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.4 (5,987/179)
Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 8
Consecutive games scoring 50 or more points: 2, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers,April 28, 1988 toMay 1, 1988

Jordan is the only player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50 point games in the playoffs, scoring 50 and 55 in Games 1 and 2 against the Cavs.
He also scored 49 points on April 17, 1986 and 63 on April 20, 1986 in back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics.

Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 38
Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 109
Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 173

Jordan failed to score 20 points only six times in 179 playoff games.

Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 60, June 2, 1989 to May 11, 1993
Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 179, April 19, 1985 to June 14, 1998

Jordan's entire playoff career

Points, one postseason: 759 (1992)
Scoring 35 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Twice
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals

Joined by Jerry West (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965) and Bernard King (5 games, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984)

Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Seven times
3 games, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
3 games, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
3 games, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round

Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jerry West.

Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg)

Also holds second (see below)

Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg)

Also holds second (see below)

Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics,April 20, 1986 (2 OT)

Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games by any player in NBA history.

[edit]Field goals

Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals

Also holds second (see below)

Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers,May 1, 1988

Also holds third and fourth (see below)

Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers,June 5, 1991
Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers,May 1, 1988

Also holds second (see below)

[edit]Free throws

Free throws made, career: 1,463
Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons,May 21, 1991

Tied by Dirk Nowitzki in 2011

[edit]NBA Finals

[edit]Scoring

Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg)
Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 11, 1993 toJune 18, 1993
Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35,June 2, 1991 toJune 14, 1998

Jordan's entire Finals career

Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals

Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000, 2002)

Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers,June 3, 1992

Also holds second (see below)

[edit]Field goals

Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
Field goals made, half: 14, twice
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers,June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993
Consecutive field goals made in a game: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers,June 5, 1991
[edit]Free throws

Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz,June 11, 1997
[edit]Steals

Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg)
[edit]All-Star

Field goals made, game: 17, 1988
Field goal attempts, career: 233
Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT)
Steals, career: 37
Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988
[edit]Other records

[edit]Regular season

All-Defensive First Team selections: 9
Blocked shots by a guard, career: 893
Blocked shots by a guard, season: 131 (1987–88)
Highest Player Efficiency Rating, career: 27.91
Highest Game Score on record: 64.6, at Cleveland Cavaliers,March 28, 1990
Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984–85)

Jordan led the 1984-85 Chicago Bulls in scoring (28.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg).
Jordan again led the Bulls in four statistics in 1987-88, this time leading the team in scoring (35.0 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), steals (3.2 spg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg).

Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (1984–85)

Oscar Robertson (1960–61), LeBron James (2003–04) and Tyreke Evans (2009–10) have also achieved this.

One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 points scored in 82 games played (37.1 ppg) (1986–87)

Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to achieve this.

First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986–87)

Hakeem Olajuwon (1988–89) and Scottie Pippen (1989–90) are the only other players to do so.

Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987–88)
Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)

Jordan averaged 35 points per game.

First player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career

David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.
Hakeem Olajuwon won Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jordan in 1984–85.

First player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year during his career

David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.

Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, win Most Valuable Player, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)
First player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)

Hakeem Olajuwon (1993–94) is the only other player to achieve this.

First player in NBA history to lead the league both in scoring and steals in the same season (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)

Allen Iverson is the only other player to do so, and has performed the feat twice.

Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win the NBA championship in the same season

Jordan is the only player to achieve this more than once; he did this six times (1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98)

One of three players in history to sweep the Most Valuable Player awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals in the same season (1995–96, 1997–98)

Willis Reed (1969–70) and Shaquille O'Neal (1999–2000) are the only other players to achieve this; Jordan is the only player to perform the feat twice.

One of three players in history to win an Olympic gold medal both as an amateur and professional (1984, 1992)

Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin have also achieved this, playing on the same teams with Jordan.

Sixth player in history to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA championship and NBA championship

Clyde Lovellette, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner and Earvin "Magic" Johnson have also achieved this.

Only player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year (1984–85), Defensive Player of the Year (1987–88), NBA MVP (1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98), All-Star MVP (1988, 1996, 1998), and Finals MVP (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best regular season record in NBA history (72 wins, 10 losses)

Jordan averaged a league-leading 30.4 ppg

Led the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls to the best combined regular season and postseason record in NBA history (87 wins, 13 losses)
[edit]Playoffs

Only player in NBA history to score 15 or more points in all games in his career: 179 games
Blocked shots by a guard, career: 158
[edit]Finals

Most Valuable Player awards: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

Jordan was named MVP in every Finals appearance. He averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for his Finals career.

Scoring 20 or more points in all games, career: 35 games

Jordan and Rick Barry are the only players in NBA history to score 20+ in every Finals game.

[edit]All-Star

Most Valuable Player awards: 3 (1988, 1996, 1998)

Tied with Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant, both of whom won 3 outright, and 1 shared.

First player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes (1997)

LeBron James recorded the second triple-double in All-Star Game history in 2011, with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists in 32 minutes.
Dwyane Wade recorded the third triple-double in All-Star game history in 2012 NBA All-star game, with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 33 minutes

[edit]Set with Scottie Pippen

Ninth pair of teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Chicago Bulls (110) at Indiana Pacers (102),February 18, 1996

Jordan: 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 42 minutes
Pippen: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals in 44 minutes

One of at least two pairs of teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles in the same game: Chicago Bulls (126) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (121),January 3, 1989 (OT)

Jordan: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists (and six steals) in 47 minutes
Pippen: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists (and two steals) in 42 minutes
Jason Kidd and Vince Carter achieved this feat as well onApril 7, 2007

[edit]Ranks 2nd in NBA history

† Behind only Wilt Chamberlain. For most of the league's scoring records where Jordan is not the record holder, Chamberlain is the record holder with Jordan following in second.
[edit]Regular season

Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 3 (1995–96-1997–98)

Also holds the record (see above)

Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 31†
Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 173†
Games scoring 30 or more points, season: 67 (1986–87)†
Games scoring 20 or more points, season: 79, twice, (1986–87, 1987–88)†
Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 926

Broken by Karl Malone

Points, opening game of season: 54, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers,November 3, 1989†
Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87-1992–93, 1995–96-1997–98)

Broken by Karl Malone in 2000

Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 3 (1995–96-1997–98)

Also holds the record (see above)

Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 4 (1989–90-1992–93)†
Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice
14, fourth quarter, at Utah Jazz,November 15, 1989
14, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat,December 30, 1992

Broken by Vince Carter onDecember 23, 2005
Jordan also made 13 free throws in the second quarter of his last regular season game as a Bull, vs. the New York Knicks onApril 18, 1998.

Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat,December 30, 1992

Broken by Ben Wallace onDecember 11, 2005

Consecutive free throws made in a game: 19, vs. New Jersey Nets,February 26, 1987

Shared with others including Bob Pettit on November 22, 1961
Broken by Dominique Wilkins onDecember 8, 1992 (23)

Free throws made in a game, one miss: 26-27, vs. New Jersey Nets,February 26, 1987

Jordan made 19 consecutive free throws in the game, an NBA record at the time (see above).
Adrian Dantley made 28 of 29 free throws for the Utah Jazz against the Houston Rockets onJanuary 4, 1984.

Steals, career: 2,514

Trailing John Stockton

Steals, game: 10, vs. New Jersey Nets,January 29, 1988

Jordan played only 27 minutes because of the Bulls' comfortable lead.

Games with at least one steal, season: 80 (1988–89)

Jordan played in 81 games during the season.
Alvin Robertson recorded a steal in 81 of 82 games played in 1985–86, the NBA record.
Tied by Chris Paul (who played in only 80 games) in 2007–08

Consecutive seasons leading the league in minutes: 3 (1986–87-1988–89)†
Consecutive games with a triple-double: 7,March 25, 1989 to April 6, 1989†^[16]

Jordan recorded a triple-double in 10 of 11 games during this stretch. He fell just short in the one game, (which would have given him 11 consecutive triple-doubles) with a double-double effort of 40 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Wilt Chamberlain holds the record with 9 straight triple-doubles. Oscar Robertson also had seven in a row.

[edit]Playoffs

List of highest playoff series scoring averages in National Basketball Association history

*	Enshrined in the Hall of Fame

46.3	Jerry West*	Lakers	1965 Western Division Finals	Bullets	6	278
45.2	Michael Jordan*	Bulls	1988 Eastern Conference First Round	Cavaliers	5	226
45.0	Michael Jordan* (2)	Bulls	1992 Eastern Conference First Round	Heat	3	135
43.7	Michael Jordan* (3)	Bulls	1986 Eastern Conference First Round	Celtics	3	131
43.0	Michael Jordan* (4)	Bulls	1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals	76ers	5	215
42.6	Bernard King	Knicks	1984 Eastern Conference First Round	Pistons	5	213
41.0	Michael Jordan* (5)	Bulls	1993 NBA Finals	Suns	6	246
40.8	Rick Barry*	Warriors	1967 NBA Finals	76ers	6	245
40.6	Elgin Baylor*	Lakers	1962 NBA Finals	Celtics	7	284
39.8	Michael Jordan* (6)	Bulls	1989 Eastern Conference First Round	Cavaliers	5	199

Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 11, 1993 toJune 18, 1993
Points per game average, any playoff series: 45.2 (226/5), vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round

Jordan has 6 of the top 10 playoff series scoring averages by any player in NBA history. The other four are held by Jerry West (46.3, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965), Bernard King (42.6, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984), Rick Barry (40.8, San Francisco Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1967), and Elgin Baylor (40.6, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics, 1962), respectively.

Points, 3-game series: 131, vs. Boston Celtics, 1986 First Round (43.7 ppg)

Also holds the record (see above)

Points, 4-game series: 147, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1990 First Round (36.8 ppg)
Points, 5-game series: 215, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals (43.0 ppg)

Also holds the record (see above)

Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg)
Games scoring 10 or more points, career: 179

Jordan's entire playoff career
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal

Consecutive points scored in a game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

Broken by Ray Allen on June 1, 2001

Field goals made, career: 2,188
Field goal attempts, career: 4,497
Field goals made, 5-game series: 85, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round

Also holds the record (see above)

Field goals made, half: 14, four times

14, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers,May 1, 1988
14, second half, at Philadelphia 76ers,May 11, 1990
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers,June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993

Field goal attempts, half: 24, second half, at Miami Heat,May 26, 1997

Also holds the record (see above)

Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers,June 3, 1992

Broken by Vince Carter onMay 11, 2001

Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers,June 3, 1992

Broken by John Starks onJune 22, 1994

Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989)

Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006

Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks,May 14, 1989

Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2011
Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game onMarch 21, 1953.

Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons,May 28, 1990

Broken by Magic Johnson onMay 8, 1991

Free throw attempts, career: 1,766

Broken by Shaquille O'Neal

Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989)

Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1995

Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round

Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1999

Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks,May 14, 1989

Broken by Shaquille O'Neal onJune 9, 2000

Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks,May 14, 1989

Broken by Magic Johnson onMay 8, 1991

Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons,May 21, 1991

Broken by Shaquille O'Neal onMay 20, 2000

Steals, career: 376

Broken by teammate Scottie Pippen

Steals, 5-game series: 20, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
[edit]Finals

Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.6 (1,176/35)

Only Rick Barry (360/10) has a higher career average in the Finals.

Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 6

Jerry West scored 40+ ten times.

Consecutive games scoring 30 or more points: 9,June 10, 1992 toJune 20, 1993

Elgin Baylor scored 30+ in 13 consecutive games.

Points, game: 55, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993
Points, half: 33, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993

Also holds the record (see above)

Points, quarter: 22, second quarter, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993
Field goals made, game: 21, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993
Field goals made, quarter: 9, second quarter, vs. Phoenix Suns,June 16, 1993
Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals

Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001

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bradleysnyder · 11-01-12, 02:53 PM

Originally posted by cubfan2121

Your confused
when you say "guy can do anything in the clutch" you were referring to Jordan
I dont ever remember James shooting over Craig Elho (twice) during the playoffs.
I dont remember James winning an nba champion on the final possession vs Utah.

You must have missed the memo that James left to go to another team
While Jordan, Magic and Bird have publicly said back they wanted to win a championship by themself, not go to another established team.

Why cant people just accept that Jordan is the best player ever and James just so happens to be the best player playing the game today.
James will be considered a great player at best. Never should he be in the category or conversation of best player ever

This is all laughable.Craig Elho??LMAO!!!!

And jordan did not have to leave his team because he had good ass players all around him unlike james in cleveland.James is not even half way through his career and you say stuff like this?Come on.Jmaes did not have to make a last second shot to win.YOUR RIGHT,HE JUST STEAM ROLLED THE THUNDER DOWN.

And james going to an established team???LMAOOOOOOOOO.The heat were NOTHING before james showed up.Wade was getting old and they were not even close to title contenders.

Why dont you wait about O SAY 10 more years and THEN your mentioned comments MIGHT be valid.

Craig Elho....hahahahahahahahahlmaoooooooooooo ooo.James is a SUPER JORDAN.WAIT AND SEE.Bird,magic and Jordan never played for a shit hole team like the cavs either.1 man cant win a title and if you believe that then your just being ignorant.Basketball is a TEAM SPORT.The cavs never were a TEAM.It was a one man show,Why do you think james left.Pisses me off when you dumb fools say jordan is the best player ever.Basketball was WAY diffrent then than it is now.Look at the size of players just from evolution alone.You can not really compare the jordan era to the era of today.The NBA is a diffrent league and your comparing players that really could never be compared because of age.Like i said give james a whole career like jordan and see what he does.Hes not even half done!

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 02:59 PM

This tells it all. LeBron throws up a lot of clunkers in the playoffs. That didn't happen with Jordan.

Playoffs

Only player in NBA history to score 15 or more points in all games in his career: 179 games

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by bradleysnyder

This is all laughable.Craig Elho??LMAO!!!!

And jordan did not have to leave his team because he had good ass players all around him unlike james in cleveland.James is not even half way through his career and you say stuff like this?Come on.Jmaes did not have to make a last second shot to win.YOUR RIGHT,HE JUST STEAM ROLLED THE THUNDER DOWN.

And james going to an established team???LMAOOOOOOOOO.The heat were NOTHING before james showed up.Wade was getting old and they were not even close to title contenders.

Why dont you wait about O SAY 10 more years and THEN your mentioned comments MIGHT be valid.

Craig Elho....hahahahahahahahahlmaoooooooooooo ooo.James is a SUPER JORDAN.WAIT AND SEE.Bird,magic and Jordan never played for a shit hole team like the cavs either.1 man cant win a title and if you believe that then your just being ignorant.Basketball is a TEAM SPORT.The cavs never were a TEAM.It was a one man show,Why do you think james left.Pisses me off when you dumb fools say jordan is the best player ever.Basketball was WAY diffrent then than it is now.Look at the size of players just from evolution alone.You can not really compare the jordan era to the era of today.The NBA is a diffrent league and your comparing players that really could never be compared because of age.Like i said give james a whole career like jordan and see what he does.Hes not even half done!

Jordan played with awful players.

Totals

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1	Michael Jordan	21	82	82	3144	837	1625	.515	9	52	.173	630	746	.845	167	367	534	481	196	69	291	285	2313
2	Orlando Woolridge	25	77	76	2816	679	1225	.554	0	5	.000	409	521	.785	158	277	435	135	58	38	178	185	1767
3	Quintin Dailey	24	79	0	2101	525	1111	.473	7	30	.233	205	251	.817	57	151	208	191	71	5	154	192	1262
4	Steve Johnson	27	74	54	1659	281	516	.545	0	3	.000	181	252	.718	146	291	437	64	37	62	151	265	743
5	Dave Corzine	28	82	50	2062	276	568	.486	0	1	.000	149	200	.745	130	292	422	140	32	64	124	189	701
6	Wes Matthews	25	78	38	1523	191	386	.495	2	16	.125	59	85	.694	16	51	67	354	73	12	124	133	443
7	Dave Greenwood	27	61	28	1523	152	332	.458	0	1	.000	67	94	.713	108	280	388	78	34	18	63	190	371
8	Ennis Whatley	22	70	44	1385	140	313	.447	1	9	.111	68	86	.791	34	67	101	381	66	10	144	141	349
9	Rod Higgins	25	68	5	942	119	270	.441	10	37	.270	60	90	.667	55	92	147	73	21	13	49	91	308
10	Sidney Green	24	48	1	740	108	250	.432	0	4	.000	79	98	.806	72	174	246	29	11	14	68	102	295
11	Jawann Oldham	27	63	0	993	89	192	.464	0	1	.000	34	50	.680	79	157	236	31	11	127	58	166	212
12	Caldwell Jones	34	42	32	885	53	115	.461	0	2	.000	36	47	.766	49	162	211	34	12	31	40	125	142
13	Charles Jones	27	3	0	29	2	4	.500	0	0		4	6	.667	2	4	6	1	0	5	4	6	8
14	Chris Engler	25	3	0	3	1	2	.500	0	0		0	0		1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:05 PM

2nd year

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1	Orlando Woolridge	26	70	59	2248	540	1090	.495	4	23	.174	364	462	.788	150	200	350	213	49	47	174	186	1448
2	George Gervin	33	82	75	2065	519	1100	.472	4	19	.211	283	322	.879	78	137	215	144	49	23	161	210	1325
3	Sidney Green	25	80	68	2307	407	875	.465	0	8	.000	262	335	.782	208	450	658	139	70	37	220	292	1076
4	Gene Banks	26	82	33	2139	356	688	.517	0	19	.000	183	255	.718	178	182	360	251	81	10	139	212	895
5	Charles Oakley	22	77	30	1772	281	541	.519	0	3	.000	178	269	.662	255	409	664	133	68	30	175	250	740
6	Kyle Macy	28	82	79	2426	286	592	.483	58	141	.411	73	90	.811	41	137	178	446	81	11	117	201	703
7	Dave Corzine	29	67	4	1709	255	519	.491	3	12	.250	127	171	.743	132	301	433	150	28	53	104	133	640
8	Quintin Dailey	25	35	0	723	203	470	.432	0	8	.000	163	198	.823	20	48	68	67	22	5	67	86	569
9	Michael Jordan	22	18	7	451	150	328	.457	3	18	.167	105	125	.840	23	41	64	53	37	21	45	46	408
10	John Paxson	25	75	3	1570	153	328	.466	15	50	.300	74	92	.804	18	76	94	274	55	2	63	172	395
11	Jawann Oldham	28	52	47	1276	167	323	.517	0	1	.000	53	91	.582	112	194	306	37	28	134	86	206	387
12	Mike Holton	24	24	0	447	73	155	.471	1	10	.100	24	38	.632	10	20	30	48	23	0	23	40	171
13	Mike Smrek	23	38	5	408	46	122	.377	0	2	.000	16	29	.552	46	64	110	19	6	23	29	95	108
14	Tony Brown	25	10	0	132	18	41	.439	0	2	.000	9	13	.692	5	11	16	14	5	1	4	16	45
15	Rod Higgins	26	5	0	81	9	23	.391	0	1	.000	5	6	.833	3	4	7	5	4	3	2	11	23
16	Billy McKinney	30	9	0	83	10	23	.435	0	0		2	2	1.000	1	4	5	13	3	0	2	9	22
17	Ron Brewer	30	4	0	18	3	9	.333	0	0		1	1	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:06 PM

3rd year

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Roster

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20	Gene Banks	F-G	6-7	215	May 15, 1959	5	Duke University
17	Mike Brown	C-F	6-9	257	July 19, 1963	R	George Washington University
11	Fred Cofield	G	6-3	190	January 4, 1962	1	Eastern Michigan University
22	Steve Colter	G	6-3	165	July 24, 1962	2	New Mexico State University
40	Dave Corzine	C	6-11	250	April 25, 1956	8	DePaul University
25	Earl Cureton	F-C	6-9	210	September 3, 1957	6	University of Detroit Mercy
30	Darren Daye	F-G	6-8	220	November 30, 1960	3	University of California, Los Angeles
23	Michael Jordan	G-F	6-6	195	February 17, 1963	2	University of North Carolina
10	Pete Myers	G-F	6-6	180	September 15, 1963	R	University of Arkansas at Little Rock
34	Charles Oakley	F-C	6-8	225	December 18, 1963	1	Virginia Union University
5	John Paxson	G	6-2	185	September 29, 1960	3	University of Notre Dame
50	Ben Poquette	F-C	6-9	235	May 7, 1955	9	Central Michigan University
6	Brad Sellers	C-F	7-0	210	December 17, 1962	R	Ohio State University
3	Sedale Threatt	G	6-2	175	September 10, 1961	3	West Virginia University Institute of Technology
21	Elston Turner	G-F	6-5	190	June 10, 1959	5	University of Mississippi
31	Granville Waiters	C	6-11	225	January 8, 1961	3	Ohio State University
12-24	Perry Young	G	6-5	210	August 4, 1963	R	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universit

bradleysnyder · 11-01-12, 03:06 PM

All those stats and achievements posted about jordan are GREAT....BUT lets remeber lebron is not even half way done yet.So how can you compare the 2 YET?

Its gonna take another 10 years before you can really make a good case for any of this.Lebron was still pissing the bed when jordan was playing ball.So lets not jump the gun here.I bet lebron will do some amazing stuff in the years ahead.

Also what about jordan when he tried to make a comeback with the wizards?That went well eh?Dont see anything in your argument talking about that!!!!!!Its all when he played with pippen by his side!This really is a pointless argument because lebron has a long way to go before you can compare the 2

Jordan was a great ball player.The BEST ever as of now,but your failing to give lebron the chance to play as many years in the NBA as jordan did.Like i said in 10 years this would be a great debate.As of now its nothing more than a debate and offer of opinion.Guaranteed the people posting this crap about jordan are lebron haters anyways.So its all biased bullshit until lebron has as many years under his belt as jordan

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:09 PM

Season 4 with Pippen. Pippen didn't start one game. Bulls still went 50-32

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1	Michael Jordan	24	82	82	3311	1069	1998	.535	7	53	.132	723	860	.841	139	310	449	485	259	131	252	270	2868
2	Charles Oakley	24	82	82	2816	375	776	.483	3	12	.250	261	359	.727	326	740	1066	248	68	28	241	272	1014
3	Dave Corzine	31	80	32	2328	344	715	.481	1	9	.111	115	153	.752	170	357	527	154	36	95	109	149	804
4	Brad Sellers	25	82	76	2212	326	714	.457	1	7	.143	124	157	.790	107	143	250	141	34	66	91	174	777
5	John Paxson	27	81	30	1888	287	582	.493	33	95	.347	33	45	.733	16	88	104	303	49	1	64	154	640
6	Scottie Pippen	22	79	0	1650	261	564	.463	4	23	.174	99	172	.576	115	183	298	169	91	52	131	214	625
7	Horace Grant	22	81	6	1827	254	507	.501	0	2	.000	114	182	.626	155	292	447	89	51	53	86	221	622
8	Sam Vincent	24	29	27	953	138	309	.447	3	8	.375	99	107	.925	18	85	103	244	34	12	84	82	378
9	Sedale Threatt	26	45	0	701	132	263	.502	2	20	.100	32	41	.780	12	43	55	107	27	3	44	71	298
10	Rory Sparrow	29	55	25	992	112	274	.409	2	12	.167	24	33	.727	14	56	70	162	37	3	52	72	250
11	Mike Brown	24	46	27	591	78	174	.448	0	1	.000	41	71	.577	66	93	159	28	11	4	38	85	197
12	Artis Gilmore	38	24	23	372	41	80	.513	0	0		19	37	.514	15	48	63	9	5	12	28	54	101
13	Granville Waiters	27	22	0	114	9	29	.310	0	1	.000	0	2	.000	9	19	28	1	2	15	6	26	18
14	Elston Turner	28	17	0	98	8	30	.267	0	0		1	2	.500	8	2	10	9	8	0	10	5	17
15	Tony White	22	2	0	2	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:10 PM

Originally posted by bradleysnyder

All those stats and achievements posted about jordan are GREAT....BUT lets remeber lebron is not even half way done yet.So how can you compare the 2 YET?

Its gonna take another 10 years before you can really make a good case for any of this.Lebron was still pissing the bed when jordan was playing ball.So lets not jump the gun here.I bet lebron will do some amazing stuff in the years ahead.

Also what about jordan when he tried to make a comeback with the wizards?That went well eh?Dont see anything in your argument talking about that!!!!!!Its all when he played with pippen by his side!This really is a pointless argument because lebron has a long way to go before you can compare the 2

Jordan was a great ball player.The BEST ever as of now,but your failing to give lebron the chance to play as many years in the NBA as jordan did.Like i said in 10 years this would be a great debate.As of now its nothing more than a debate and offer of opinion.Guaranteed the people posting this crap about jordan are lebron haters anyways.So its all biased bullshit until lebron has as many years under his belt as jordan

Look year by year. Compare 1st year to 1st year, 2nd to second. Or guy by age. Jordan always wins.

soccerzyko · 11-01-12, 03:19 PM

At +125 odds, and given his history, Jordan would probably bet on himself to lose.

raiders72001 · 11-01-12, 03:21 PM

Not in the same league. People always talk about how much bigger the players are today. The players on the 1992 dream team were bigger than the other Olympic teams.

darkhat · 11-01-12, 03:47 PM

Have you ever watched jordan play.. are you insane.

bradleysnyder · 11-01-12, 03:52 PM

The players you note jordan played with ARE NOT as athletic as the talent in the NBA today.Its a wayyyyy tougher league then its ever been.AND go look at the players that jams played with his 1st,2nd and 3rd year!!!!NOTHING compared to who jordan had.NOTHING.

You even said it yourself.He made a last second shot to beat the jazz.Thats not exactly impressive.IT WAS A LAST SECOND SHOT

LIKE I SAID.GIVE IT 10 YEARS AND WE WILL SEE

bradleysnyder · 11-01-12, 03:54 PM

Lebron James defense is FAR superior to Jordans.MJ could notttttt run the floor like lebron and swat people from behind like lebron does frequently.James is a better defensive player period.No matter what you say,thats already an established fact,

jrmartin.mig · 11-01-12, 04:15 PM

Simple way for Jordan to win: just tell Lebron every shot is the game winner. He thinks that and Jordan wins 21-3.

PaperTrail07 · 11-01-12, 04:20 PM

ill say this...people get a little too excited when Lebron hits a 3......tells you 1 thing....he is not that good at shooting 3's....

I love debates with no good answer....lol...DONKEY KONG IS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!

PaperTrail07 · 11-01-12, 04:22 PM

players get better everyfuckkkn day....training, nutrition, diets, more people playing ect.....like comparing Gretsky to an average starting player in the NHL.....the player today is probably "better"...but its about time and place.....what you do VS your competition in your ERA....there will NEVER be another Jordan....and there will be more Lebrons....

Popcorn Trick · 11-01-12, 04:27 PM

Okay....And Not cool Raiders.

mosswoods21 · 11-01-12, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by PaperTrail07

players get better everyfuckkkn day....training, nutrition, diets, more people playing ect.....like comparing Gretsky to an average starting player in the NHL.....the player today is probably "better"...but its about time and place.....what you do VS your competition in your ERA....there will NEVER be another Jordan....and there will be more Lebrons....

pretty much this. its all relative. in his time/era, michael jordan was the far superior player to lebron james. jordan was more dominant than james is today. players are bigger, faster, and stronger today, so the competition is tougher for lebron than it was for jordan. given that lebron is bigger, stronger, and equally as quick, but jordan having the massive advantage mentally, it would be a close game. probably a pick em.

dymd3z · 11-01-12, 04:36 PM

Michael Jordan will go down as the best player to ever played in the NBA. Regardless if it was 20 years ago or 2 days ago. Anyone who thinks Lebron is better than Michael Jordan is crazy. Not saying Lebron is not a bad NBA player, of course he is awesome at this game and is 1 of the best, but not the best. I am sure some of you, or should I say those that do think Lebron is better than Jordan are those who did not grow up watching Jordan play from day 1 he stepped on the court. You are seeing today what Lebron is all about and apparently never watched Jordan play ball through his years. But this will always be your so called "opinion", As stated, Michael Jordan is the best that ever played on the hardwood and the best that played the game, there will never be another Jordan.. Just my .02 have a good day and GL on your plays.

BettingWizard · 11-01-12, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by bradleysnyder

Lebron James defense is FAR superior to Jordans.MJ could notttttt run the floor like lebron and swat people from behind like lebron does frequently.James is a better defensive player period.No matter what you say,thats already an established fact,

I'd take Pippen over Lebron for defense hands down, and all the bulls coaches said Jordan was a better lockdown defender than Pippen

40 years old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJriDpfgQNs

brainfreeze0 · 11-01-12, 05:01 PM

As others have stated, anyone saying this has probably not been watching NBA since Jordan was playing. Jordan is the best that ever played. I won't say the best that ever will play because the future holds any possibility, but Lebron is certainly not in his league.