MJ is the only all-time great that led team in scoring for every series of career

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[COLOR="White"]..............[/COLOR][COLOR="darkred"]And Jordan did it by an average of 15.4 PPG[/COLOR]



[COLOR="White"]..................[/COLOR]PPG for #1 scorer[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] PPG for #2 scorer[COLOR="White"]...[/COLOR] Difference


1985 Round 1:...... Jordan 29.3............... Woolrige 20.5.................. [COLOR="Red"]8.8[/COLOR]

1986 Round 1:...... Jordan 43.7............... Woolrige 21.0................ [COLOR="Red"]22.7[/COLOR]

1987 Round 1:...... Jordan 35.7............... C Oakley 20.0................ [COLOR="Red"]15.7[/COLOR]

1988 Round 1:...... Jordan 45.2............... C Oakley 10.8................ [COLOR="Red"]34.4[/COLOR]
1988 Round 2:...... Jordan 27.4............... C Oakley 12.8................ [COLOR="Red"]14.6[/COLOR]

1989 Round 1:...... Jordan 39.8............... S Pippen 15.0................ [COLOR="Red"]25.0[/COLOR]
1989 Round 2:...... Jordan 35.7............... S Pippen 14.8................ [COLOR="Red"]20.9[/COLOR]
1989 Round 3:...... Jordan 29.7............... C Hodges 12.0............... [COLOR="Red"]17.7[/COLOR]

1990 Round 1:...... Jordan 36.8............... S Pippen 22.5................ [COLOR="Red"]14.3[/COLOR]
1990 Round 2:...... Jordan 43.0............... S Pippen 20.8................ [COLOR="Red"]22.2[/COLOR]
1990 Round 3:...... Jordan 32.1............... S Pippen 16.6................ [COLOR="Red"]15.5[/COLOR]

1991 Round 1:...... Jordan 29.0............... S Pippen 19.7................ [COLOR="Red"]9.3[/COLOR]
1991 Round 2:...... Jordan 33.4............... S Pippen 23.4................ [COLOR="Red"]10.0[/COLOR]
1991 Round 3:...... Jordan 29.8............... S Pippen 22.0................ [COLOR="Red"]7.8[/COLOR]
1991 Round 4:...... Jordan 31.2............... S Pippen 20.8................ [COLOR="Red"]10.4[/COLOR]
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1992 Round 1:...... Jordan 45.0............... S Pippen 24.0.............. [COLOR="Red"]21.0[/COLOR]
1992 Round 2:...... Jordan 31.3............... S Pippen 16.0.............. [COLOR="Red"]15.3[/COLOR]
1992 Round 3:...... Jordan 31.7............... S Pippen 19.8.............. [COLOR="Red"]11.9[/COLOR]
1992 Round 4:...... Jordan 35.8............... S Pippen 20.8.............. [COLOR="Red"]15.0[/COLOR]

1993 Round 1:...... Jordan 34.3............... S Pippen 15.3.............. [COLOR="Red"]19.0[/COLOR]
1993 Round 2:...... Jordan 31.0............... S Pippen 18.3.............. [COLOR="Red"]12.7[/COLOR]
1993 Round 3:...... Jordan 32.2............... S Pippen 22.5.............. [COLOR="Red"]9.8[/COLOR]
1993 Round 4:...... Jordan 31.0............... S Pippen 21.2.............. [COLOR="Red"]19.8[/COLOR]

1995 Round 1:...... Jordan 32.3............... T Kukocs 17.3.............. [COLOR="Red"]15.0[/COLOR]
1995 Round 2:...... Jordan 31.0............... S Pippen 19.0.............. [COLOR="Red"]12.0[/COLOR]

1996 Round 1:...... Jordan 30.0............... S Pippen 19.7.............. [COLOR="Red"]10.3[/COLOR]
1996 Round 2:...... Jordan 36.0............... S Pippen 15.6.............. [COLOR="Red"]20.4[/COLOR]
1996 Round 3:...... Jordan 29.5............... S Pippen 18.5.............. [COLOR="Red"]11.0[/COLOR]
1996 Round 4:...... Jordan 27.3............... S Pippen 15.7.............. [COLOR="Red"]11.6[/COLOR]

1997 Round 1:...... Jordan 37.3............... S Pippen 16.7.............. [COLOR="Red"]20.6[/COLOR]
1997 Round 2:...... Jordan 26.6............... S Pippen 22.2.............. [COLOR="Red"]4.4[/COLOR]
1997 Round 3:...... Jordan 30.2............... S Pippen 16.8.............. [COLOR="Red"]17.4[/COLOR]
1997 Round 4:...... Jordan 32.3............... S Pippen 20.0.............. [COLOR="Red"]12.3[/COLOR]
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1998 Round 1:...... Jordan 36.3............... S Pippen 18.0.............. [COLOR="Red"]18.3[/COLOR]
1998 Round 2:...... Jordan 29.6............... S Pippen 17.8.............. [COLOR="Red"]11.8[/COLOR]
1998 Round 3:...... Jordan 31.7............... S Pippen 16.6.............. [COLOR="Red"]15.1
[/COLOR]1998 Round 3:...... Jordan 33.5............... S Pippen 15.7.............. [COLOR="Red"]17.8[/COLOR]
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[COLOR="White"].................................................. ........................[/COLOR][COLOR="DarkGreen"]15.4 average difference[/COLOR]

[Smoke117]

Curry > MJ

[SouBeachTalents]

Curry > Jordan

[3ball]

MichaeL Jordan, ladies and gentlemen

Jordan was involved in MORE possessions for his team (usage), while producing more per-possession (ORtg) - he simply DID MORE:

1991 vs. 2016:

[COLOR="DarkRed"]JORDAN REG SEASON[/COLOR]:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 32.9% Usage.. 125 ORtg
[COLOR="Navy"]CURRY[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] REG SEASON[/COLOR]:[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 32.6% Usage.. 125 ORtg

Career

[COLOR="DarkRed"]JORDAN REG SEASON[/COLOR]:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 33.3% Usage.. 118 ORtg
[COLOR="Navy"]CURRY[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] REG SEASON[/COLOR]:[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 26.9% Usage.. 117 ORtg

[COLOR="DarkRed"]JORDAN PLAYOFF[/COLOR]S:[COLOR="White"].[/COLOR] 35.6% Usage.. 118 ORtg
[COLOR="Navy"]CURRY[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] PLAYOFFS[/COLOR]:[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 28.2% Usage.. 115 ORtg

Jordan gave his team MORE (possessions) of a GOOD THING (per possession efficiency)...
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[Sarcastic]

Can't believe Hodges outscored Pippen in 89.

[3ball]

MJ is good, but he sure as hell ain't no Steph Curry.

Jordan's 1991 was on another level:

Per 100 Possessions

[COLOR="DarkRed"]JORDAN 1991 RS: 42.7 pts.. 8.1 reb..[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 7.5 ast.. 3.3 tov.. 3.7 stl.. 1.4 blk.. 60.4 ts.. 125 ORtg.. 31.6 PER.. 0.321 WS/48[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Navy"]CURRY [COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 2016 RS: 42.5 pts.. 7.7 reb..[COLOR="White"]4[/COLOR] 9.4 ast.. 4.7 tov.. 3.0 stl.. 0.3 blk.. 66.9 ts.. 125 ORtg.. 31.5 PER.. 0.318 WS/48[/COLOR]
[COLOR="Red"]JORDAN 1991 PO: 41.8 pts.. 8.5 reb.. 11.2 ast.. 3.4 tov.. 3.2 stl.. 1.8 blk.. 60.0 ts.. 127 ORtg.. 32.0 PER.. 0.333 WS/48[/COLOR]

Jordan had higher points-per-possessions (ORtg) and Player Efficiency Rating, even though Curry's efficiency was boosted by carrying a smaller load: Jordan produced a higher proportion of his team's points and assists with less turnovers, while also carrying a larger load on defense.

Ultimately, Jordan achieved the highest honor (winning championship and FMVP), while carrying a bigger load on both ends and having higher efficiency per possession - that covers all the bases.
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[oarabbus]

MJ is good, but he sure as hell ain't no Steph Curry.

I'd draft MJ 3rd after Curry and Shaq, I'll give him that much.

[AirBonner]

Kareem>MJ

[3ball]

[COLOR="Red"]Curry spaces the floor
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Jordan's spaces the floor more - when a dangerous rim attacker is on the floor, ALL defenders must cheat off their man (see Isiah Thomas above), which leaves 3-point shooters and other teammates more open than otherwise.. This is basketball 101.

Otoh, 3-point shooters only cause a single defender to hug them on the perimeter, which doesn't do shit BY ITSELF - it takes the entire Warrior team shooting 3-pointers TOGETHER to provide floor-spacing.

Essentially, 3-point shooters need teammates to help them space the floor, whereas a single rim attacker frees up teammates for open shots all by themselves, by forcing the entire defense to cheat off their man.
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[oarabbus]

Jordan had higher points-per-possessions (ORtg) and Player Efficiency Rating, even though Curry's efficiency was boosted by carrying a smaller load: Jordan produced a higher proportion of his team's points and assists with less turnovers in 1991, 1996 and for his career overall, while also carrying a larger load on defense.

Ultimately, Jordan achieved the highest honor (winning championship and FMVP), while carrying a bigger load on both ends and having higher efficiency per possession - that covers all the bases.

Fails the eye test vs. Curry
Fails the eye test vs. Shaq

MichaeL Jordan, ladies and gentlemen

[AirBonner]

Fails the eye test vs. Curry
Fails the eye test vs. Shaq

MichaeL Jordan, ladies and gentlemen

L standing for load right? Michael LOAD Jordan.

[3ball]

Curry > MJ

This is Curry's first season as the NBA's best offensive player.. He has 10 more (in a row) to match Jordan.

Remember - Jordan led the Bulls in passing too - he led the Bulls in assist percentage for both 3-peats.

Accordingly, Jordan's goat scoring load (as shown in the OP), team-leading passing, and best-ever defense at his position is the goat performance and overall burden - Curry's performance is a joke by comparison..
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Fails the eye test vs. Curry

Here's some jumpshots that Curry can't make:











[COLOR="Red"]Ultimately, 2-pointers are more CONTESTED, so eras that shot more 2-pointers produced better players - this is why Shaq was 10th in MVP voting in 1996, compared to Kyle Lowry in 2016 - can you say "watered down"??[/COLOR]