3 Year Run: 1984-86 Larry Bird vs 2012-14 Lebron James

[DFish24]

Who had the better 3-year run overall?

Accolades
Larry Bird: 2x Champion, 3x MVP, 2x FMVP, All-NBA-First x3, All-Defensive 2nd
Lebron James: 2x Champion, 2x MVP, 2x FMVP, All-NBA-First x3, All-Defensive 1st x2, All-Defensive 2nd

Overall Regular Season
84-86 Bird: 26/10/7/2/1 on 57%TS
12-14 Lebron: 27/8/7/2/1 on 63%TS

Overall Playoffs
84-86 Bird: 26/10/7/2/1 on 59%TS
12-14 Lebron: 28/7/6/2/1 on 61%TS

[LA Lakers]

Wow, Bird averaged 10 rebounds for 3 straight seasons, including playoffs? Pretty incredible if true.

[LA Lakers]

What is even more incredible about those rebounding numbers is that he had Parish and McHale under the basket.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Microscopic edge to Lebron for me. Cant go wrong either way.

[Genaro]

One of them was playing in the goat east. The other face no real competition until the finals.
I go with Bird.

[Quickening]

If you take account the different pace 30 years ago, Lebrons stats are comfortably better, you're looking at adding 10 percent to everyone one of them.

[Baller1986]

very close. I have to go with Lebron.

[Sakkreth]

Ver very close. I am going with Bron because the pace of 80s.

[LA Lakers]

When you guys say "pace" what do you mean exactly? Are you saying they played faster or slower in the 80's? And how does this validate as to who had the better run? I still can't believe Birds rebounding numbers. Someone should check if he really averaged 10 for three straight seasons, including playoffs.

[Sakkreth]

When you guys say "pace" what do you mean exactly? Are you saying they played faster or slower in the 80's? And how does this validate as to who had the better run? I still can't believe Birds rebounding numbers. Someone should check if he really averaged 10 for three straight seasons, including playoffs.

Quicker pace means inflated stats.

[raprap]

Birds stats are inflated because of pace. Nonetheless, both are great 3 year runs by an individual.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Bron
he my nikka and he GOAT

[Harison]

So much disrespect for Bird in this thread, Bird >>> Lebron, and its not as close as simple box stats would suggest.

[LA Lakers]

So much disrespect for Bird in this thread, Bird >>> Lebron, and its not as close as simple box stats would suggest.

Word. History being rewritten. But the good thing is is that no one online can take away Birds game. He actually played at one time. So everyone can try, but he'll still have his damn legacy.

[LA Lakers]

Ive never had ahoops discussion in real life where people use "inflated stats" and Larry Bird in the same sentence. I guess it's an internet thing.