Update: Greatest 3-game stretch in Finals history?

[TheCorporation]

It has been well documented that LeBron pulled off the greatest 3-game stretch in Finals history. But where does it rank, you ask? Who is #2?

Well, see for yourself:

https://i.postimg.cc/rwLpwdBw/Gm-SC-update-3.png

PS: This list may not be fully inclusive so if I forgot to add a player or Finals series please let me know and I will update the list accordingly. SouBeach and Lost cause have both already helped me with updating the information.

At any rate, even if you are able to find a player that might squeak into the top-10 I highly double they will surpass LeBron at the #1 spot.

It's interesting to me that the three people we argue the most about who had the greatest peak are the only three that appear on the list more than once:

LBJ (3)
Jordan (2)
Shaq (2)

[MrFonzworth]

Jamie, pull up LeBron's gamescore in 2011

[Spurs m8]

We just gonna act like Kyrie didn't average 30 ppg over the last 3 games?

[TheCorporation]

Jamie, pull up LeBron's gamescore in 2011

Oh found it

https://i.postimg.cc/jqP20Q1F/Barons-lol.jpg

[Akrazotile]

We just gonna act like Kyrie didn't average 30 ppg over the last 3 games?


Dayum.

Did he lead the series in scoring!?

[TheCorporation]

Dayum.

Did he lead the series in scoring!?

See what had happpened wuz, Irvingz scored so many point ball shots! He was a killer!!!1! -Bran haters


Me: Oh, so LeBron scored even more than that, then?

[brooks_thompson]

Trick question. Real answer is 2014 Spurs, games 3-5.

[AlternativeAcc.]

The spamming of autistic/poorly made gifs is seriously threatening the integrity of this forum.

Forget about the pathetic nature of a grown man spamming cringey gifs unnecessarily and in an unfunny fashion... it's just ugly and blemishes a well thought out thread proving LeBron is the greatest finals performer in NBA history by a huge margin.

Jeff needs to ban these idiots spamming that cringey nonsense. Seriously. It's embarrassing and childish beyond belief and not funny or interesting in the slightest.

ISH needs to be held to a much higher standard and it starts with reporting people who do this.

[TheCorporation]

The spamming of autistic/poorly made gifs is seriously threatening the integrity of this forum.

Forget about the pathetic nature of a grown man spamming cringey gifs unnecessarily and in an unfunny fashion... it's just ugly and blemishes a well thought out thread proving LeBron is the greatest finals performer in NBA history by a huge margin.

Jeff needs to ban these idiots spamming that cringey nonsense. Seriously. It's embarrassing and childish beyond belief and not funny or interesting in the slightest.

ISH needs to be held to a much higher standard and it starts with reporting people who do this.


Thank you :applause:

[And1AllDay]

https://i.postimg.cc/rwLpwdBw/Gm-SC-update-3.png



Got damn :eek:

[Spurs m8]

Trick question. Real answer is 2014 Spurs, games 3-5.

This was the first thing that came to mind too....the sheer dominance and spectacle...

The fact it happened against leroid just made it even sweeter

[3ball]

MJ had a much better game score against a better team - 47 game score against the 86' Celts in game 2.... 38.3 for a 2-game stretch in games 1 and 2

That's better than any lebron 1 or 2 game stretch, so lebron never reached MJ's level of play - a full 5 points less of game score

And if MJ had a couple perennial all-star teammates like lebron did, he would've beaten the celts

MJ also had the highest game score ever for a Finals series, and 2 Finals series with higher game scores than Lebron's best

Looking at raw stats - MJ's 48/10/6 from games 2-4 of 93' Finals is goat

[3ball]

http://i67.tinypic.com/155koqr.jpg



Including lebron's 2017 and 2018 Finals:


1.) 91' Jordan.... 32.8
2.) 02' Shaq....... 32.2
3.) 00' Shaq....... 32.0
4.) 93' Jordan.... 30.7
5.) 17' Lebron.... 29.6
6.) 01' Shaq....... 29.1
7.) 87' Magic..... 28.3
7.) 18' Lebron.... 28.3
8). 16' Lebron.... 27.7
9.) 97' Jordan.... 27.0
10.)06' Wade..... 26.9
11.) 92' Jordan.. 26.7

[TheCorporation]

Single greatest Finals game: LBJ

Greatest back-to-back finals games: LBJ

Greatest 3 game stretch in finals: LBJ

Mind you this doesn't even include competition. Now imagine doing this against athletes and not 10 ppg #2 options :eek:

[3ball]

It's easier to get higher game score with an equal scoring partner like lebron had, that scores just as much and commands similar defensive attention......

Whereas MJ won as a 1-man show (10-20 more ppg than 2nd option), yet still had the highest game score in a Finals ever (1991), and 2 Finals higher than lebron's best (91, 93)
.

[TheCorporation]

It's easier to get higher game score with an equal scoring partner like lebron had, that scores just as much and commands similar defensive attention......

Whereas MJ won as a 1-man show (10-20 more ppg than 2nd option), yet still had the highest game score in a Finals ever (1991), and 2 Finals higher than lebron's best (91, 93)
.

Single greatest Finals game: LBJ

Greatest back-to-back finals games: LBJ

Greatest 3 game stretch in finals: LBJ

Mind you this doesn't even include competition.

Now imagine doing this against
-Draymond Green
-Andre Igoudola
-Klay Thompson

And not
-Jeff Hornacek
-Dan Majerle
-Terry Porter

Do we really need to continue this?

[SpaceJam2]

It has been well documented that LeBron pulled off the greatest 3-game stretch in Finals history. But where does it rank, you ask? Who is #2?

Well, see for yourself:

https://i.postimg.cc/rwLpwdBw/Gm-SC-update-3.png



Geeze, so 3 of the top 5 NBA finals performances of all time are by LeBron, including #1 all time. How great is our god

[SpaceJam2]

Geeze, so 3 of the top 5 NBA finals performances of all time are by LeBron, including #1 all time. How great is our god

Will it ever be beaten?

[3ball]

When did Lebron average 48/10/6 like MJ did for games 3-5 of the 93' Finals?

I'll wait

(It might've been games 2-4)