So wait.. Lebron only averaged 24 ppg on 43% to make 2007 Finals?

[dankok8]

I will edit 3ball's post to post correct and complete numbers.


[COLOR="DarkRed"]1st Round Jordan[/COLOR]: CLE...(#3 seed, 57-25, 102.9 DRtg #2 ranked defense... 39.8..5.8.. 8.2.. 51.8% FG/59.8 %TS)
[COLOR="Navy"]1st Round Lebron[/COLOR]: WSH (#7 seed, 41-41, 110.6 DRtg #28 ranked defense.. 27.8.. 8.5.. 7.5.. 42.5% FG/54.9 %TS)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]2nd Round Jordan[/COLOR]: NYK (#2 seed, 52-30, 107.5 DRtg #10 ranked defense... 35.7.. 9.5.. 8.3.. 55.0% FG/64.6 %TS)
[COLOR="Navy"]2nd Round Lebron[/COLOR]: NJN (#6 seed, 41-41, 106.6 DRtg #15 ranked defense... 24.7.. 7.3.. 8.5.. 42.3% FG/53.7 %TS)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Conf. Finals Jordan[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 62-30, 104.7 DRtg #3 ranked defense... 29.7.. 5.5.. 6.5.. 46.0% FG/56.1 %TS)
[COLOR="Navy"]Conf. Finals Lebron[/COLOR]: DET (#1 seed, 53-29, 104.2 DRtg #7 ranked defense... 25.7.. 9.2.. 8.5.. 44.9% FG/53.7 %TS)


Jordan was definitely the better player through the first two rounds. However in the Conference Finals, Lebron was better.

Maybe some of you don't know but Jordan's Bulls had a 2-1 series lead on the Pistons. In Game 4 and 5, Jordan had consecutive games of 23 and 18 points and couldn't put any kind of stamp on those games. Pistons were suddenly up 3-2 as a result. Jordan had a good effort in Game 6 but Pippen was hurt and Detroit really stepped up and wiped out the Bulls.

Meanwhile Lebron got down 2-0 to his Pistons and then exploded the last four games averaging 31.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 8.8 apg on 48.8 %FG/58.7 %TS. His Game 5 performance was absolutely legendary and the Cavs took a game at the Palace with Lebron scoring 29 out of 30 points for his team to close it out.

[Cali Syndicate]

Why do some of y'all call mj by ordan? Is it to imply that he didn't have a jump shot? Because mj had one of the beat mid range games for any elite scorers of all time. And I especially don't understand talking about a lack of j during a back and forth about lebron.

[Dragonyeuw]

Maybe some of you don't know but Jordan's Bulls had a 2-1 series lead on the Pistons. In Game 4 and 5, Jordan had consecutive games of 23 and 18 points and couldn't put any kind of stamp on those games. Pistons were suddenly up 3-2 as a result. Jordan had a good effort in Game 6 but Pippen was hurt and Detroit really stepped up and wiped out the Bulls.

Meanwhile Lebron got down 2-0 to his Pistons and then exploded the last four games averaging 31.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 8.8 apg on 48.8 %FG/58.7 %TS. His Game 5 performance was absolutely legendary and the Cavs took a game at the Palace with Lebron scoring 29 out of 30 points for his team to close it out.

True, but you're comparing Jordan facing a prime Pistons vs Lebron facing a past-prime Pistons squad. The 2004 Pistons don't go down like that.

[Dragonyeuw]

Why do some of y'all call mj by ordan? Is it to imply that he didn't have a jump shot? Because mj had one of the beat mid range games for any elite scorers of all time. And I especially don't understand talking about a lack of j during a back and forth about lebron.

I was wondering the same thing, and for the exact reason. Why are Lebron fans, of all people, referring to Jordan as 'Ordan'?!