John Paxson 1991 NBA Finals:
13.4 PPG - 2.0 RPG - 3.4 APG - 67.2% TS
B.J. Armstrong 1993 NBA Finals:
13.5 PPG - 1.8 RPG - 5.0 APG - 61.3% TS
Toni Kukoc 1998 NBA Finals:
15.2 PPG - 4.7 RPG - 2.7 APG - 55.7% TS
Chris Bosh 2013 NBA Finals:
11.9 PPG - 8.9 RPG - 2.1 APG - 49.1% TS
Dwyane Wade 2014 NBA Finals:
15.2 PPG - 3.8 RPG - 2.6 APG - 50.4% TS
Kevin Love 2016 NBA Finals:
8.5 PPG - 6.8 RPG - 1.3 APG - 46.8% TS
MJ got more help from his role players than LeBron did from his "superstar" teammates lolololol
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JORDAN AND THE DPOY AWARD IN 1988: THEY THREW MJ A BONE 🧵
MJ was voted as DPOY in 1988. MJ fans think that’s a huge item in the GOAT argument.
Except, the guy most known as the “best defender” then, Michael Cooper, got hurt in 1988.
MJ was given a gift.
Take a look.
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The tale of 2 players: The difference in how MJ's finals competition is judged compared to how LeBron's finals competition is judged.
The 1998 Jazz were the toughest team MJ faced in the NBA Finals
Karl Malone averaged 25.0 PPG, 10.5 RPG, and 3.8 APG
1 other player averaged 10+ PPG
The Jazz never scored more than 88 points in any game during the 1998 NBA Finals and had the lowest scoring game in NBA Finals history (54 points).
The 2020 Miami Heat were the weakest team LeBron faced in the NBA Finals
Jimmy Butler averaged 26.2 PPG, 8.3 RPG, and 9.8 APG
6 other players averaged 10+ PPG
The Heat never scored LESS than 93 points in any game during the 2020 NBA Finals.
It's so odd how the 1998 Jazz are somehow MJ's toughest Finals opponents when they were much weaker than LeBron's weakest finals opponents.
I guess it shows just how weak the rest of MJ's finals competition must have been if this Jazz team was considered their toughest matchup.
@lanske6 @bryant_gotgame It doesn't matter, they will look for something to say that he was responsible for the victory, even if he doesn't help with points or assists
They'll say it was the magical "impact" lol
He really choked, if it wasn't for a good performance from the Bulls he would have lost 3-0
@lanske6 @bryant_gotgame They'll never get over it lol, I thought he played it down in 1993 at ECF but not that bad
He played worse than I thought, reading your thread i see
On many occasions MJ needed his teammates to make decisions in the clutch, Paxson Made shots in the 4Q of the 1rd and 3rd title.
@bryant_gotgame @lanske6 MJ Game 6 Finals 96
22 points
05/19 FG 26%
1/3 3PT 33%
11 free throw points
Lebron Game 6 Finals 2011
21 points
09/15 FG 60%
2/5 3PT 40%
1 free throw point
Guess who won an FMVP shooting 26% from the field... This is the guy who never "choked in the finals"?