Playoff Time

[Hawkeye11en1]

[klamath632]

LeBron should have won it last year too. Rose was good, but it was like the 90s when they just started giving he MVP to other people than Jordan because they were tired of it.

Sports Guy wrote the following:

B. Speaking of advanced metrics, if you're using them to make the case against Rose, I submit the following two lines:

Player A: 27.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 4.2 APG, 54% FG, 76% FT, 28.4 PER, 16.6 WS, 60% TS%, 1st-team All-Defense.

Player B: 29.2 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 3.8 APG, 48% FG, 81% FT, 26.3 PER, 17.1 WS, 55% TS%, 1st-team All-Defense.

Who was better? It's close, but you picked Player A, right? Well ... those were the combined numbers for Karl Malone and Michael Jordan during the 1997 and 1998 regular seasons. You just picked Malone. Thank you and please drive through.

[HFCS]

Trying to find this. Has anyone scored 50 in a playoff game since Jordan retired?

63 is still the record. I'd love to say I watched someone break that record.

63 but it was OT. That gets looked over a lot, I'm pretty sure MJ only scored 55 in regulation and Elgin Baylor had a 61 in regulation playoff game.

Jordan's most amazing #s by far are his regular season, playoff and finals scoring averages.

Averaging 45 ppg in a playoff series TWICE, Averaging 37 for a season, averaging over 33.4 CAREER playoffs, averaging 41 ppg in an NBA Finals...those #s aren't going to be even remotely touched by anybody playing basketball right now.

[cyclonespiker33]

Because it WAS an off night!! For **** sake, you're doing exactly what you're accusing the other guy of doing. When the Celtics had the lead back down to 11 points, I watched LeBron Bron and Mike Miller miss a shot on two possession, and on the three Celtics possessions wrapped around that, Garnett missed a layup, Pierce missed a layup, and Pietrus missed a three. They had a chance to be within 4 points in the third quarter and blew it. They couldn't hit a wide open three pointer all night.

That's an off night.

Okay, on those possessions when Lebron and Miller missed shots they can have made them. What's your point? People miss shots.

[Cycl1]

I love how people casually throw this out and use it as a knock on LeBron. Well why doesn't he just do it every game? It's really ******* hard to throw up a 40/18/9 or 45/15/5 in playoff games. He's been terrific all playoffs, he's averaging 31/10/5, you can't expect anyone to have all time great games night in and night out. Jordan couldn't do it, Bird couldn't do it, Magic couldn't do it.

Jordan did put up back to back 50 pointers.

[HFCS]

Or we're not Bulls fans. Bulls fans and Lebron haters are the same people.

Again I don't get it. I've lived in Chicago for 12 years, I've been a Bulls fan longer than any other team including ISU...I'm supposed to LIKE a team who celebrated a championship before they won a championship? Huh? WTF?

That's completely irrational. I don't like San Antonio or Boston either for various reasons. Am I a "hater" for that too? "THE GREATEST TRIO TO EVER PLAY THE GAME" as Wade says put such a huge target on their backs that everyone else seems likable in comparison.

[HFCS]

Jordan did put up back to back 50 pointers.

Actually he AVERAGED 45 for two entire playoff series...I think he averaged over 40 for five different playoff series.

[Cycl1]

Actually he AVERAGED 45 for two entire playoff series...I think he averaged over 40 for five different playoff series.

Becasue he is the GOAT. Lebron may be one of the most talented players i ive seen, but MJ had the drive to win.

[Clark]

Again I don't get it. I've lived in Chicago for 12 years, I've been a Bulls fan longer than any other team including ISU...I'm supposed to LIKE a team who celebrated a championship before they won a championship? Huh? WTF?

That's completely irrational. I don't like San Antonio or Boston either for various reasons. Am I a "hater" for that too? "THE GREATEST TRIO TO EVER PLAY THE GAME" as Wade says put such a huge target on their backs that everyone else seems likable in comparison.

In the sports world, I believe that's the very definition of a hater. You're admittedly not objective, so i'm not sure why you're getting offended by being called a hater.

[IceCyIce]

If you are a David and Goliath fan you have to be a Thunder Fan this year. The NBA had to be hoping for this match up.

[cy4prez7]

If you are a David and Goliath fan you have to be a Thunder Fan this year. The NBA had to be hoping for this match up.

Not a very good comparison at all...

Having said that, GO HEAT!

[CyFan61]

Everyone with a heart is an OKC fan now

[KFitzy87]

Credit Whore!

[CycloneNorth]

I was hoping that the Spurs would be able to win one last title. Now I'm just hoping for good basketball.

[ItsCyence]

I belive this was the best match up possible.