REMINDER: LeBron just had a GOAT defensive finals/DPOY tier season

[B]Opponents' shooting against LeBron in Games 5, 6, and 7 in the Finals [/B]

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

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

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

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

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

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


[B]LeBron 2016 Playoffs (21 games)[/B]

3.2/10.2 Defensive FGs defended

Overall, held opponents to [B][COLOR="Red"]31.8% FG[/COLOR][/B] (Their average FG% was 45.9%

This is a differential of -14.1% (He held opponents to -14.8% their average FG%), which is by far the best mark... For comparison, Draymond was next best at -8.4%

SOURCE: [url]http://stats.nba.com/defensivehub/#!...?sort=GP&dir=1[/url]

To break it down even further to perimeter defense and Rim protection..

[B]3PT DEFENSE[/B]

LeBron was the Cavs best 3pt defender, and along with Livingtson and context taken into account, the best 3pt defenders

0.9/3.8 Defensive Field Goals Defended

Held opponent 3pt shooters to [B][COLOR="Red"]24.1%[/COLOR][/B] (Their average 3PT% was 36.7%)

This is a differential of -12.6%

Only one guy who played 15+ playoff games (Shawn Livingston) had a slightly better differential (Abet on lower volume)

SOURCE: [url]http://stats.nba.com/defensivehub/#!...USMINUS&dir=-1[/url]

[B]RIM PROTECTION[/B]

1.4/3.3 Defensive Field Goals Defended

Held opponents at the rim to [B][COLOR="Red"]43.5%[/COLOR] [/B]

The best rim protection % on the Cavs

For reference Bogut held opponents to 46.6%, and Tristan Thompson 49.2%

SOURCE: [url]http://stats.nba.com/defensivehub/#!...&sort=GP&dir=1[/url]

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Here's also some stuff comparing him and DPOY winner Kawhi Leonard in the regular season;

[B]The usual field goal percent of the shooter that the player is defending[/B]
LeBron - 44.8%
Kawhi - 44.9%

[B]Defense Dashboard[/B]

[B]2pt FGs -[/B] Players shot 8.2% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
[B]2pt FGs -[/B] Players shot 7.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
[B]3pt FGs -[/B] Players shots 2.7% worse than their average when defended by LeBron
[B]3pt FGs -[/B] Players shot 1.3% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi
[B]Overall -[/B] Players shot 7.4% worse than their average when defended by LeBron on 8.4 Defended FGs Per Game
[B]Overall -[/B] Players shot 5.7% worse than their average when defended by Kawhi on 9.4 Defended FGs Per Game

[B]Play type[/B]

[B]When they were the closest isolation defender[/B]
LeBron - 69 possessions, .59 points per possession allowed, 28.8% eFG
Kawhi - 61 possessions, .69 points per possession allowed, 31% eFG

[B]When they were the closest defender to the PnR ball handler[/B]
LeBron - 144 possessions, .66 ppp allowed, 37.1 eFG
Kawhi - 243 possessions, .65 ppp allowed, 35.8 eFG

[B]When they were the roll man defender[/B]
LeBron - 10 possessions, .7 ppp, 38.9 eFG
Kawhi - 30 possessions, .5 ppp, 27.8 eFG

[B]Post defense[/B]
LeBron - 43 possessions, .77 ppp, 40 eFG
Kawhi - 31 possessions, .77 ppp, 41.7 eFG

[B]On spot up shooters[/B]
LeBron - 210 possessions, .8 ppp, 41.6 eFG
Kawhi - 200 possessions, .88 ppp, 43.6 eFG

[B]Hand-offs[/B]
LeBron - 43 possessions, .49 ppp, 33.9 eFG
Leonard - 58 possessions, .72 ppp, 39.5 eFG

[B]Off screens[/B]
LeBron - 78 possessions, .74 ppp, 40.8 eFG
Kawhi - 96 possessions, 1.05 ppp, 51.2 eFG


[B]Finals Averages... [/B]
2.3 Blocks a game
2.6 Steals a game

[B]2016 Playoff Averages[/B]
2.3 Steals a game
1.3 Blocks a game

In the last 3 games, [B][COLOR="Red"]LeBron averaged 3 blocks and 3 steals per game[/COLOR][/B]



LeBron had the [B][COLOR="Red"]second highest playoff DPM (5.8) in a championship winning playoff run of all time[/COLOR][/B] only behind Ben Wallace in '04 (6.0)

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[QUOTE=fiddy][img]http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/433/932/eec.png[/img][/QUOTE]
:roll: :roll: :roll:

Damn, what kind of offensive numbers did he put up while having that elite defense? No way he put up elite offensive numbers with that kind of defense, right? I mean, it's not like we're talking the GOAT....

[QUOTE=J Shuttlesworth]Damn, what kind of offensive numbers did he put up while having that elite defense? No way he put up elite offensive numbers with that kind of defense, right? I mean, it's not like we're talking the GOAT....[/QUOTE]
And people STILL try and argue he's a bad defender

This thread is 100% pure FACTS

[QUOTE=J Shuttlesworth]Damn, what kind of offensive numbers did he put up while having that elite defense? No way he put up elite offensive numbers with that kind of defense, right? I mean, it's not like we're talking the GOAT....[/QUOTE]