Honestly why didn't Irving get Finals MVP?

[masonanddixon]

Serious question here.

[J Shuttlesworth]

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[Nilocon165]

Because he led every major statistical category? God you're a retard.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Opponents' shooting against LeBron in Games 5, 6, and 7 in the Finals

Overall: 2.7/12.7, 21.1%, opponents usually shoot 47.9%, -26.8

Threes: .7/5, 13.3%, opponents usually shoot 40.4%; -27%

Twos: 2/7.7, 26.1%, opponents usually shoot 53.3%, -27.2%

Less than 6 ft: 1/5, 20%, opponents usually shoot 62.4%, -42.4%

Less than 10 ft: 1.3/6, 22.2%, opponents usually shoot 57.3%; -35.1%

Greater than 15 ft: 1/6.3, 15.8%; opponents usually shoot 40.5%; -24.7%

Look at those numbers. So, not only did James average 36/12/10/3/3 on 51%/42%/73% splits over the final three games, but he also completely shut down scoring from whomever he was guarding.

We do not have the luxury of being able to see these type of stats from the past, but it seems highly unlikely anyone has ever played 3 games like this in the Finals let alone against the best team with two on the road. It was a Herculean effort by a once in a lifetime type of player.

b2b 40 pt games
lead everyone in everything
best defender on the floor

[SouBeachTalents]

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[Smoke117]

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[AintNoSunshine]

If you can't answer the question yourself you need to shoot yourself.

[SexSymbol]

he had 6 good to great games in the finals
LeBron had 3

[Prime_Shaq]

Honestly LeBron was the best player on the floor, and fk LeBron.

[Meticode]

he had 6 good to great games in the finals
LeBron had 3
This is incorrect.

[SexSymbol]

This is incorrect.
yeah sorry, Kyrie had 5

[aj1987]

he had 6 good to great games in the finals
LeBron had 3
Kobe has had 3 decent Finals games in his career at best. WOAT Finals performer.

LeBron distancing himself from Kobe significantly has you mind****ed, dude.

[SexSymbol]

Kobe has had 3 decent Finals games in his career at best. WOAT Finals performer.

LeBron distancing himself from Kobe significantly has you mind****ed, dude.
Kobe had 5-6 good to great games in 10 finals alone lol

[aj1987]

Kobe had 5-6 good to great games in 10 finals alone lol
Well, you actually have a point. Shooting 25% in a G7 of the Finals, while racking up more turnovers than assists is considered to be a good game for Kobe. The standards are different when you're in the top 3 though. I wouldn't expect a stan of a top 15 player to understand that though. :cheers:

Don't worry, Kobe can still make it to the top 10... Oh wait.. NVM.

[Mr Feeny]

Lebron also held Curry to 14% shooting in 4th quarters when he was matched up against him over the last 3 games.

That, to me, is even crazier than the stat which says he lead both teams in everything.

It's mind-boggling.

He turned on God mode. This was the greatest individual finals performance of all time:applause:

[Bosnian Sajo]

Because he was an assist a game away from averaging a triple double, along with at least 2 blocks and steals (each). I am not a Lebron fan, but dude killed it. All that, came back from 3-1 down, and had back-to-back 41 point games. Give the dude some ****ing credit.


I still won't put him top 5, imo he has a ways to go (finals losses still outweigh finals wins), but he has cracked into the top 10 with this one alone. James wen't ham, straight up.

[aj1987]

Because he was an assist a game away from averaging a triple double, along with at least 2 blocks and steals (each). I am not a Lebron fan, but dude killed it. All that, came back from 3-1 down, and had back-to-back 41 point games. Give the dude some ****ing credit.


I still won't put him top 5, imo he has a ways to go (finals losses still outweigh finals wins), but he has cracked into the top 10 with this one alone. James wen't ham, straight up.
Then you probably don't have Barkley, West, Malone, Wilt, etc. in your top 20, right?