There are two 70-win teams in NBA history. Both had the league MVP. One was unanimous.
One had the best perimeter defender of his era. The other had a 2x DPOY winner.
Both had the best 3-point shooters of their respective eras. One had the greatest ever and another top five. Both had elite benches.
One had the greatest coach of all time with the greatest system of all time. The other had a player who learned that coach’s system, modified it, and helped implement it for a new era.
LeBron beat one of those teams while leading everyone on the court in every major statistical category, in a historically impossible situation. Jordan was a part of one of those teams.
LeBron is Everest. Jordan is K2.
Best opponents LeBron or Jordan faced in a playoff series (based on @bball_ref Simple Rating System):
11.35 - 2017 Warriors
11.04 - 2026 Thunder
10.38 - 2016 Warriors
10.01 - 2015 Warriors
9.30 - 2008 Celtics
9.06 - 1986 Celtics
8.35 - 2007 Spurs
8.00 - 2014 Spurs
Really difficult to say who faced tougher opponents. It's just so tough!!!!
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@pmmbasketball Trae young ceiling. He’s got a feel on the offensive side that outweighs his lack of defense. And he’s a little bit bigger body than Trae, pause, but all in all you’re looking at a multiple time all star
@ThirdLegLegette I live in Virginia, and honestly since I’ve been an adult , since 2020, I haven’t had the money to go or just hadn’t sought it out. Went to my first game last December and it was awesome, but to be honest it’s hard to get the time together.