Most Amazing Playoff Series Stats

[T_L_P]

All GOAT picks so far.

My favourite Duncan one, 2002 vs. the Lakers (5 games):

29.0 PPG / 17.2 RPG / 4.6 APG / 1.0 SPG / 3.2 BPG

[Magic 32]

Kobe 2001

WCF

33.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 1.5 spg, .514 fg% in 42! minutes per game.

[Mr Feeny]

Kobe 2001

WCF

33.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 7.0 apg, 1.5 spg, .514 fg% in 42! minutes per game.

This is amazing? Alright then. Id suggest watching some Jordan, Lebron, Hakeem and even Wade playoff series. If this impressed you, you'rr in for a real treat.

[Magic 32]

This is amazing? Alright then. Id suggest watching some Jordan, Lebron, Hakeem and even Wade playoff series. If this impressed you, you'rr in for a real treat.

Lebron averaged 4.7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist more in his "best series ever"

And he played 3 more minutes per game and shot 3% worse.

And Kobe did it without being the primary option on offense.

And then there are these:

2001 vs Kings: 43.3 mpg, 35.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 4.3 apg, .473 fg%.
2010 vs Suns: 41.7 mpg, 33.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 8.3 apg, .521 fg%.

[eklip]

In a losing effort?

Dirk in 2009 playoffs against the Nuggets (lost 1 - 4).

34.4 ppg / 11.6 rpg / 4.0 ast on amazing .660 TS% (53/39/92).

[LAZERUSS]

Chamberlain taking a 40-40 Sixers team to a game seven, one-point loss against a HOF-laden Celtic team that went 62-18...and doing so with a 30.1 ppg, 31.4 rpg, .555 FG% series (in a post-season NBA that shot .429 BTW), including a game seven performance of 30 points, on 12-15 shooting, with 32 rebounds. Oh, and he had three games of 8, 11, and 13 blocks, too.

[OldSchoolBBall]

Jordan, 1986 vs. Boston: 44/6/6/2+/1+/51% FG.

[LeBron 06]

LeBron in 2009 vs Orlando......38-8-8

[annbafan]

31 PPG on 55% shooting at age 23.

I have it as one of the most underrated and least discussed series by a player. Just because his team lost that perfomance went absolutely unnoticed.

[Odinn]

All GOAT picks so far.

My favourite Duncan one, 2002 vs. the Lakers (5 games):

29.0 PPG / 17.2 RPG / 4.6 APG / 1.0 SPG / 3.2 BPG

From what I've seen, you're a Duncan-lover but it's sad to see you chose this series over 2006 vs. the Mavs.
Even Duncan, himself, said it was his best playoff series.

Number wise it would belong to Jordan or Hakeem tho.

[chazzy]

Stretch of dominant WCF performances

Kobe 2009 WCF: 34/6/6 63 TS%

Kobe 2010 WCF: 34/7/8 64 TS%

Dirk 2011 WCF: 32/6/3 70 TS%

Durant 2012 WCF: 30/8/5 66 TS%

[fpliii]

BTW guys, the OP said:

...in a losing effort.

So most of these series mentioned wouldn't qualify.

[Mr Feeny]

Lebron averaged 4.7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist more in his "best series ever"

And he played 3 more minutes per game and shot 3% worse.

And Kobe did it without being the primary option on offense.

And then there are these:

2001 vs Kings: 43.3 mpg, 35.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 4.3 apg, .473 fg%.
2010 vs Suns: 41.7 mpg, 33.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 8.3 apg, .521 fg%.

Yes he did average 4.7 more points and more rebounds and assists. That is why his performance was better. And he did thay while being the primary focus of the opposition defense unlike Kobe who had single coverage because stopping Shaq was their focus. Ofcourse, if you were old enough to actually watch the series, you'd know this.

And btw thank you for acknowledging fg% importance and that is why Kobe has never been and will never be on the level of Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Larry Bird, Jordan or any of the truley elite perimeter players.
You have been educated. You're welcome

[Mr Feeny]

All GOAT picks so far.

My favourite Duncan one, 2002 vs. the Lakers (5 games):

29.0 PPG / 17.2 RPG / 4.6 APG / 1.0 SPG / 3.2 BPG

How about Duncan against the Nets in the 2003 finals. I rememer him absolutely dominating the series culminating in that near quadruple double in game 6.

[Deuce Bigalow]

That shit is nuts. Dude only failed to win a championship in 3 of his 10 years.

1946 - ROY (played 7 games), graduated from school and played in the World Professional Basketball Tournament (tourney MVP).
1951 - brutal injury as you stated, kept him from a personal 8peat (Russell, KC Jones, and Sam Jones are the only guys to pull this off)
1956 - was team exec for the Lakers, came back for a few games