Was 2013 Wade LOWEST ppg #2 to make a Finals?

[LeCroix]

Wade 2013 made Finals with:

14.1 ppg

Is this lowest ppg ever to make Finals as #2

[HoopsNY]

Wade 2013 made Finals with:

14.1 ppg

Is this lowest ppg ever to make Finals as #2

? He averaged 15 ppg in the 2014 finals. Is that what you're referring to?

[ImKobe]

What did he do in the Finals?

He coasted to the Finals, they played ZERO 50+ win teams with all of them being ranked 20th or worse offensively.

[Mamba4Life]

What did he do in the Finals?

He coasted to the Finals, they played ZERO 50+ win teams with all of them being ranked 20th or worse offensively.

Why did they need 7 games in the ECF dummy?

[LeCroix]

? He averaged 15 ppg in the finals that year. Is that what you're referring to?

BEFORE Finals
17 games
1st rnd,ecsf,ecf
14.1 ppg

[LeCroix]

What did he do in the Finals?

He coasted to the Finals, they played ZERO 50+ win teams with all of them being ranked 20th or worse offensively.

They faced TOUGHEST defense in NBA history

#6, #1, #3
Fetch me better

Fetch!

[ImKobe]

Why did they need 7 games in the ECF dummy?

Because they choked a couple close games and Roy Hibbert looked like Shaq whenever he played Miami.

[bullettooth]

Was 2011 the lowest PPG #1 option to make the finals?

[ImKobe]

They faced TOUGHEST defense in NBA history

#6, #1, #3
Fetch me better

Fetch!

Bulls didn't have Deng, so that disqualifies them immediately. Bucks were a layup as well.

[Mamba4Life]

Bulls didn't have Deng, so that disqualifies them immediately. Bucks were a layup as well.

How did Kobe do in the playoffs that year with a Peak Dwight?

[LeCroix]

Bulls didn't have Deng, so that disqualifies them immediately. Bucks were a layup as well.

I said FETCH

[ImKobe]

How did Kobe do in the playoffs that year with a Peak Dwight?

Dwight and Gasol got swept by a historic margin without Kobe, yikes.

[warriorfan]

Op getting bukakked in here

[Roundball_Rock]

? He averaged 15 ppg in the 2014 finals. Is that what you're referring to?

He is referring to Wade's line in the playoffs through three rounds. 14.1/4.9/4.9.

[Manny98]

In the conference finals vs number 1 defense Pacers

LeBron 29 ppg off 51%

Wade 15 ppg off 43%

Bosh 11ppg off 37%

LeBron carried the entire playoffs

[ImKobe]

In the conference finals vs number 1 defense Pacers

LeBron 29 ppg off 51%

Wade 15 ppg off 43%

Bosh 11ppg off 37%

LeBron carried the entire playoffs

Congrats on barely beating a 49-win Pacers team that had a bottom 10 offense. What did Wade do in the Finals?

Bulls vs Suns 93
Jordan 41.0 ppg 50.8%FG
Pippen 21.2 ppg 43.9%FG

Lakers vs Spurs 08
Kobe 29.2 ppg 53.3%FG
Gasol 13.2 ppg 44.6%FG
Odom 12.8 ppg 40.4%FG

Great series by Lebron though, he actually attacked the basket and made that game-winning layup in Game 1, though the Pacers did completely break down on defense and gave him a wide open lane.

[tpols]

wade averaged like 20 ppg in the finals and was often better than lebron against the spurs lol

[Manny98]

Congrats on barely beating a 49-win Pacers team that had a bottom 10 offense. What did Wade do in the Finals?

Bulls vs Suns 93
Jordan 41.0 ppg 50.8%FG
Pippen 21.2 ppg 43.9%FG

Lakers vs Spurs 08
Kobe 29.2 ppg 53.3%FG
Gasol 13.2 ppg 44.6%FG
Odom 12.8 ppg 40.4%FG

Great series by Lebron though, he actually attacked the basket and made that game-winning layup in Game 1, though the Pacers did completely break down on defense and gave him a wide open lane.
Who cares that Wade averaged 19 in the finals

LeBron carried him the entire playoffs, the least I would expect is for Wade to play half decent for one series

Pippen averaged 21/7/4 off 51% against the Knicks whilst anchoring the entire Bulls defense whilst MJ barely shot 40% from the field against the Knicks in 93

Why couldn't Wade ever give LeBron that type of production

He was pathetic in 2014 as well, cost Lebron a 3-peat :facepalm

[Roundball_Rock]

The Pacers had the #1 defense, although their offense was #20. Similar dynamic to those 90's Knicks team we hear were so great, right?

The Pacers did the same thing the Spurs did: take Indiana to 7 games.


Bulls vs Suns 93
Jordan 41.0 ppg 50.8%FG
Pippen 21.2 ppg 43.9%FG

Lakers vs Spurs 08
Kobe 29.2 ppg 53.3%FG
Gasol 13.2 ppg 44.6%FG
Odom 12.8 ppg 40.4%FG

These are cherry picked series. In the series prior to the Suns one Sports Illustrated had this to say:


A VERSATILE STAR LED THE BULLS TO A 4-2 ELIMINATION OF THE KNICKS, AND HE WASN'T NAMED JORDAN

It was not surprising that Jordan was able to pick up Pippen, of course; such acts are part of Superman's daily agenda. But it was intriguing to see Pippen step into the temporary vacuums left by the sometimes physically exhausted and mentally overburdened Jordan (page 13). For the first time in Chicago's three successive marches into the NBA Finals, in fact, a Bull other than Jordan would have deserved to be named MVP in a playoff series, were such an honor awarded for a series other than the Finals.

During the decisive Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, for example, it was not Jordan who made the big second-half shots but Pippen

https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/06/14/eye-of-the-storm-a-versatile-star-led-the-bulls-to-a-4-2-elimination-of-the-knicks-and-he-wasnt-named-jordan

[Mamba4Life]

wade averaged like 20 ppg in the finals and was often better than lebron against the spurs lol

19.6ppg on sub 50% TS and virtually no impact in rebounding, playmaking, or defense


And that’s considered good help these days :roll:

[Bankaii]

wade averaged like 20 ppg in the finals and was often better than lebron against the spurs lol
I swear this dude loses all his brain cells whenever he talks about Lebron.

[warriorfan]

2013 Wade was still better than LeBron in the 2011 Finals

Let that sink in for a moment

[TheCorporation]

Wade 2013 made Finals with:

14.1 ppg

Is this lowest ppg ever to make Finals as #2

Wow. Is this a Record?

[LAL]

Teaming up with the best PF of the East, and third best SG ever healthy, is a serious coward move to begin.

We don't care if one of 3 superstars were injured in the playoffs, Kobe almost three peated with Pau, 8 working fingers, fat knee and doing it out West.

4/10.

[Hey Yo]

Teaming up with the best PF of the East, and third best SG ever healthy, is a serious coward move to begin.

We don't care if one of 3 superstars were injured in the playoffs, Kobe almost three peated with Pau, 8 working fingers, fat knee and doing it out West.

4/10.
Bosh played PF long enough once in his first 7 seasons to be listed as a PF and not a Center.

Made All-NBA once as a Center in Toronto

Learn the history, Chico.

[LAL]

Bosh played PF long enough once in his first 7 seasons to be listed as a PF and not a Center.

Made All-NBA once as a Center in Toronto

Learn the history, Chico.

I don't understand this. What are you trying to say?

[3ball]

Who cares about carry-jobs against bad teams

Wade averaged 20/5/5 on 47% in the Finals against a good team, while Lebron only averaged a little more (25 on 45%)

Ultimately, Lebron has no carry-jobs against good teams in 2 decades of playing (he never beat a top 5 SRS opponents with poor scoring and efficiency from a sidekick)

[SouBeachTalents]

Wade had 3 good games the entire playoffs. To his credit, they came in the latter parts of the Finals when the Heat needed him to step up and he did. I just find it funny that people are always droning on and on about how stacked the Heat were and how LeBron played with 2 superstars, yet they're in here arguing "but he averaged 20 ppg tho!!!!" like 20/4/5 on 51%TS is some great performance :lol And keep in mind this is after he had played like ass the entire playoffs until this point

[3ball]

Wade had 3 good games the entire playoffs. To his credit, they came in the latter parts of the Finals when the Heat needed him to step up and he did. I just find it funny that people are always droning on and on about how stacked the Heat were and how LeBron played with 2 superstars, yet they're in here arguing "but he averaged 20 ppg tho!!!!" like 20/4/5 on 51%TS is some great performance :lol And keep in mind this is after he had played like ass the entire playoffs until this point


^^^ that's better than pippen's career Finals average (19.0 on 42%)

And lebron only averaged 5 more than Wade - so Jordan has 6 rings that are bigger carry-jobs than lebron's 13' ring

And do you understand that lebron has no carry-jobs against good teams in 18 years of playing? (never beat a top 5 SRS with poor scoring and efficiency from a sidekick... in 2 decades of playing)

[And1AllDay]

Wade had 3 good games the entire playoffs. To his credit, they came in the latter parts of the Finals when the Heat needed him to step up and he did. I just find it funny that people are always droning on and on about how stacked the Heat were and how LeBron played with 2 superstars, yet they're in here arguing "but he averaged 20 ppg tho!!!!" like 20/4/5 on 51%TS is some great performance :lol And keep in mind this is after he had played like ass the entire playoffs until this point

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