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

    Opponents' shooting against LeBron in Games 5, 6, and 7 in the Finals

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

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

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

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

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

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


    LeBron 2016 Playoffs (21 games)

    3.2/10.2 Defensive FGs defended

    Overall, held opponents to [COLOR="Red"]31.8% FG[/COLOR] (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: http://stats.nba.com/defensivehub/#!...?sort=GP&dir=1

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

    3PT DEFENSE

    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 [COLOR="Red"]24.1%[/COLOR] (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: http://stats.nba.com/defensivehub/#!...USMINUS&dir=-1

    RIM PROTECTION

    1.4/3.3 Defensive Field Goals Defended

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

    The best rim protection % on the Cavs

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

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

    ...

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

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

    Defense Dashboard

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

    Play type

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

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

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

    Post defense
    LeBron - 43 possessions, .77 ppp, 40 eFG
    Kawhi - 31 possessions, .77 ppp, 41.7 eFG

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

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

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


    Finals Averages...
    2.3 Blocks a game
    2.6 Steals a game

    2016 Playoff Averages
    2.3 Steals a game
    1.3 Blocks a game

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



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

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


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

    Quote Originally Posted by fiddy

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

    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....

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

    Quote Originally Posted by 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....
    And people STILL try and argue he's a bad defender

    This thread is 100% pure FACTS

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

    Quote Originally Posted by 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....

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