LeBron James has played incredible basketball this postseason, and in this series, he will get another chance to cement his legacy in multiple ways.
The LeBron James-Michael Jordan debate is almost at a point of who has their name in more areas of the record book. In this series, LeBron James will have the opportunity to surpass Michael in most points in postseason history.
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It would take a long-shot for James to pass Jordan in Game 2 though. James “theoretically” could go into hulk mode and score 102 points in Game 2. With the possibility of that being less than if aliens decided to miraculously walk on earth, we will assume he will get to that in Game 4 if not the first Finals game.
This will just be another accolade that James has achieved. While he still far away from Jordan’s ultimate debate-winner of “six rings”, passing him in this category will certainly be a step in the right direction.
James has been on another level this postseason averaging 34.8 points per game. It’s even more impressive that his Cavaliers are a smooth 9-0 so far.
ESPN posted this picture of James and MJ prior to the start of the Cavs-C’s series.
On the surface, Jordan looks to have done this scoring much more efficiently. But, fans and reporter’s must remember just how involved James is outside of scoring.
James has averaged 28.3 points per game in the postseason. Couple that with 9.0 rebounds and 7.1 assists, and it is clear that he has had the far better postseason stats. Jordan averaged a mere 6.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in the playoffs.
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They are two different players, and while most people will try to debate their greatness, we need to just take a breath and realize we are watching the world’s most dominant athlete at work.