Most underrated Finals stats?

[dubeta]

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[SouBeachTalents]

LeBron's ppg in the 2011 Finals

[KDthunderup]

LeBron's ppg in the 2011 Finals
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[dubeta]

LeBron's ppg in the 2011 Finals

It was consistent the entire Finals

:dancin

[gts]

Re: Who faced a bigger dropoff?

T-mac. you have no place to drop off to since you're only taking up space to start

[KDthunderup]

Look at op changing the title and all :lol :lol :lol :lol

[dubeta]

Nothing happened here

Move along :dancin

[KDthunderup]

#dmgctrl

[Smoke117]

Scottie Pippen in 92: 20.8ppg 8.3rpg 7.7apg 1.5spg 0.7bpg .484fg% .786% (along with his usual great defense)

I'd say it's pretty easy to be the best player in the league and succeed when your 2nd best player is doing that.

[jlip]

Dr. J's Finals stats in both the ABA and NBA

[Beastmode88]

How many Ls does dubeta get on average daily? JW.

[Fudge]

How many Ls does dubeta get on average daily? JW.
:lol

[Done_And_Done]

I'm not sure which question to respond to here and I have to take a poo.

[LAZERUSS]

Dr. J's Finals stats in both the ABA and NBA

This.

[Suguru101]

This.

His 1976 Finals is a Top 3 Finals performance. Arguably number 1.

He had 37.7 points, 14.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Also had 3 steals and 2.2 blocked shots .

Was Wilt's best his 1967? That's the most complete at least, right?

[LAZERUSS]

His 1976 Finals is a Top 3 Finals performance. Arguably number 1.

He had 37.7 points, 14.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Also had 3 steals and 2.2 blocked shots .

Was Wilt's best his 1967? That's the most complete at least, right?

Chamberlain's '67 Finals were probably the most complete, albeit, they came against arguably the greatest one-on-one defending center in NBA history (just ask KAJ, who REALLY struggled against Thurmond in his entire career.) Still, in the clinching game six win, Chamberlain thoroughly dominated Nate, outscoring him , 24-12, outrebounding him, 23-22, and outshooting him from the field, 8-13 to 4-13.

As for Dr. J's '74 ABA Finals:

http://20secondtimeout.blogspot.com/2012/10/julius-ervings-playoff-career-part-ii.html


It is important to understand just how good the Stars were in order to fully appreciate what Erving and the Nets accomplished in the 1974 ABA Finals. In game one, Erving scored 47 points on 19-29 field goal shooting while also contributing 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and one blocked shot as the Nets beat the Stars 89-85. Erving made 13 straight shots from the field and he scored 12, 14 and 15 points respectively in the first three quarters, mounting a serious challenge to the ABA single game playoff scoring record (53 points, a mark Erving already shared with Roger Brown). Kenon, the only other Net to score in double figures, came up big with 18 points and a game-high 20 rebounds, including nine offensive rebounds. Jones led Utah with 25 points; he made six shots in a row but late in the game the Nets shut him down by switching Erving on to him defensively. Beaty did not play due to a groin injury but the Stars still had four players score at least 12 points.

The Stars came out fighting in game two--literally: less than a minute after the opening tip, Boone decked Taylor, who got up off the ground and punched Boone in the face. Pro basketball was a much rougher game back then; neither player was ejected or even received a technical foul. The Nets raced to a 61-37 halftime lead en route to a 118-94 victory. Erving scored a game-high 32 points on 12-21 field goal shooting and he had another solid floor game: nine rebounds, four assists, three steals, three blocked shots. Kenon only scored six points but he once again controlled the boards, grabbing a game-high 13 rebounds. Jones and Wise led the Stars with 19 points each.

Beaty returned to action in game three, scoring 22 points and grabbing a game-high 16 rebounds as the Stars outrebounded the Nets for the first time in the series. Utah built a 15 point fourth quarter lead but the Nets stormed back to force overtime after Taylor hit a buzzer beating three pointer to tie the score at 94. Erving and Kenon each scored four points in the overtime as New York won 109-103. Erving led the Nets with 24 points and 13 rebounds and his seven assists trailed teammate Mike Gale by one for game-high honors but Erving also committed six turnovers while shooting just 9-22 from the field and 6-11 from the free throw line. Jones had 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while Wise not only played strong defense against Erving but he also contributed 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kenon (18 points, 12 rebounds) and center Billy Paultz (17 points, 12 rebounds) were two of the six Nets who scored in double figures.

The Stars avoided the sweep with a 97-89 game four win. Jones scored a game-high 24 points, Boone added 22 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, Beaty scored all 18 of his points in the second half, Govan grabbed a game-high 23 rebounds and Wise did an excellent job defensively against Erving while also contributing 19 points. The Stars again won the rebounding battle. Erving finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Williamson and Taylor scored 17 points each. Erving shot 9-20 from the field. How unusual is it that Wise held Erving to fewer than 20 points on .450 field goal shooting? Erving eventually played a total of 33 Finals games (11 in the ABA, 22 in the NBA) and he scored at least 20 points in 31 of those games, including a streak of 26 straight 20 point games that is second in ABA/NBA Finals history to Michael Jordan's 35 game streak. Erving shot at least .500 from the field in five of his six trips to the Finals, falling short only in 1983 when he shot .469 as a 33 year old during Philadelphia's 4-0 sweep of the L.A. Lakers.

Wise scored a game-high 34 points, grabbed eight rebounds and passed for six assists while playing all 48 minutes in game five but the Nets pulled away in the fourth quarter, claiming their first ABA title with a 111-100 win. The Nets owned the boards 54-34 as Kenon led the Nets with 23 points plus 11 rebounds and Paultz scored 21 points while grabbing 12 rebounds; Erving had a quiet night offensively by his standards (20 points on 8-18 field goal shooting, four assists) but, like all great players, he found another way to make his impact felt: Erving hauled in a game-high 16 rebounds, his best rebounding performance of the 1974 playoffs. Erving felt that his individual performance in game five "was not complete. But we won and that's what's important." Erving explained, "I still have lots of room for improvement. The main thing I want to do is maintain consistency. That's what I'm striving for. I don't think I'll ever run any faster, jump any higher or shoot any better. And I don't think my defense needs much improvement. I think I can block shots as well as anyone in the league. But it's maintaining consistency, under pressure, that is most important to me."

Erving averaged 28.2 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.8 spg and 1.4 rpg during the Finals, shooting .513 from two point range, .333 (1-3) from three point range and .750 from the free throw line. Erving led the ABA in playoff scoring (27.9 ppg) for the third time in his three year career. He also ranked fourth in blocked shots (19), fourth in three point field goal percentage (.455), fifth in two point field goal percentage (.531), fifth in assists (4.8 apg), eighth in steals (22) and 12th in rebounding (9.6 rpg), earning the 1974 ABA Playoff MVP award.

[Beastmode88]

Another ban on dubeta.. another L. That's like 50 for just today. :facepalm

[Droid101]

So dubeta is trying to change his schtick from humungous idiot LeBron troll to funny guy, for the rep.

Not gonna happen over night. You have a lot to atone for.

[jlip]

Kevin McHale
'85- 26.0ppg 10.7rpg 1.8bpg 59.8fg% (led both teams in each category except fg%)
'86- 25.8ppg 8.5rpg 2.5bpg 57.3fg%

Not bad for a 2nd option.

[Suguru101]

Chamberlain's '67 Finals were probably the most complete, albeit, they came against arguably the greatest one-on-one defending center in NBA history (just ask KAJ, who REALLY struggled against Thurmond in his entire career.) Still, in the clinching game six win, Chamberlain thoroughly dominated Nate, outscoring him , 24-12, outrebounding him, 23-22, and outshooting him from the field, 8-13 to 4-13.
As for Dr. J's '74 ABA Finals:

[url]http://20secondtimeout

You read 20 Second Timeout too? Great blog, I've been following it for years. Friedman is great.

Hadn't heard much about Dr J's 74 Finals, seems like it was also amazing stuff.

I haven't been able to find his stats for the 1967 series, do you have them?