Oh, that's right - never mind. He doesn't have a game 7 finals record. He always won the finals without it going to 7 games. He was just that dominant. :confusedshrug:
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Oh, that's right - never mind. He doesn't have a game 7 finals record. He always won the finals without it going to 7 games. He was just that dominant. :confusedshrug:
SGA who is the “best two way player” since MJ is one game away from reaching a 7th game.
Well when you're facing cupcake opponents/always have the better team you shouldn't need 7 game to win the series.
'91 Lakers: No Kareem, No Riley, HIV Magic
'92 Blazers: Low IQ team that regularly imploded in crunch time with Hitler as their head coach
'93 Suns: Not much defensive resistance. One of the worst defensive teams in the playoffs
'96 Sonics: Basically the 2012-2015 Clippers of their era, never got close to reaching the Finals again
'97 & '98 Jazz: Old ass team with role players who were no names, led by Malone who was a choker
This had a variety of reasons, such as Kerr & Paxson hitting series winning shots, and the Jazz getting screwed in 98.
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It's a black mark that Lebron wet the bed for the first 4 games, and therefore needed Game 7 in the 08' ECSF, 13' Finals, and 16' Finals:
[Indent]First 4 games (thereby needing Game 7):
08' ECSF........ 19 on 26%
13' Finals....... 16 on 39%
16' Finals....... 24 and 6 TO's[/Indent]
[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;15016185]Well when you're facing cupcake opponents/always have the better team you shouldn't need 7 game to win the series.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016188]'91 Lakers: No Kareem, No Riley, HIV Magic
'92 Blazers: Low IQ team that regularly imploded in crunch time with Hitler as their head coach
'93 Suns: Not much defensive resistance. One of the worst defensive teams in the playoffs
'96 Sonics: Basically the 2012-2015 Clippers of their era, never got close to reaching the Finals again
'97 & '98 Jazz: Old ass team with role players who were no names, led by Malone who was a choker[/QUOTE]
Unintentionally funny, I'm sure. But funny nonetheless :oldlol:
What's funny is that Lebron faced the WORST finals team in the modern era in 2020, and it STILL took him 6 games to beat them. And that was with Bam Adebayo injured. :roll:
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016176]SGA who is the “best two way player” since MJ is one game away from reaching a 7th game.[/QUOTE]
Best "since," but obviously not as good as - yet, anyway. SGA's still getting better every year and may not have peaked yet.
[QUOTE=Full Court;15016202]What's funny is that Lebron faced the WORST finals team in the modern era in 2020, and it STILL took him 6 games to beat them. And that was with Bam Adebayo injured. :roll:[/QUOTE]
Now list the other teams he beat in the Finals.
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016188]'91 Lakers: No Kareem, No Riley, HIV Magic
'92 Blazers: Low IQ team that regularly imploded in crunch time with Hitler as their head coach
'93 Suns: Not much defensive resistance. One of the worst defensive teams in the playoffs
'96 Sonics: Basically the 2012-2015 Clippers of their era, never got close to reaching the Finals again
'97 & '98 Jazz: Old ass team [B]with role players who were no names[/B], led by Malone who was a choker[/QUOTE]
Jazz #4 through #9
Byron Russell
Greg Ostertag
Antoine Carr
Shandon Anderson
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
:lol
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016208]Jazz #4 through #9
Byron Russell
Greg Ostertag
Antoine Carr
Shandon Anderson
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
:lol[/QUOTE]
Who swept Shaq and Kobe's Lakers, bounced the twin tower Spurs in 5 games, super team Rockets in 6.
[QUOTE=Nowoco;15016212]Who swept Shaq and [B]Kobe's[/B] Lakers, bounced the twin tower Spurs in 5 games,[B] super team Rockets in 6.[/B][/QUOTE]
You mean a 19 year old Kobe & Hakeem, Barkley, & Drexler who were were 50 years old?
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016213]You mean a 19 year old Kobe & Hakeem, Barkley, & Drexler who were were 50 years old?[/QUOTE]
rookie Duncan?
[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15016207]Now list the other teams he beat in the Finals.[/QUOTE]
Did you know that he lost in 2011 as a massive favorite? Not only that, but he had the worst choke job of ALL TIME.
Seeing how you fancy yourself to be a basketball historian, were you aware of those things?