Indians Series Summary No. 5: Oh, man, that was cold
April 23, 2015Big threes in Game 3: Cavs vs. Celtics Behind The Box Score
April 23, 2015With the NBA Playoffs comes comparisons, and in today’s game, there’s no better than LeBron James and Michael Jordan. During Tuesday night’s Cavs-Celtics game, Turner Sports’ Rachel Nichols reported that James’ son brought up that his dad, who had passed Michael Jordan in all-time playoff assists, could not beat Jordan “in much of anything else.”
What did LeBron do? Nothing big outside of leading the Cavaliers to a 2-0 series lead with 30 points, 9 rebounds and seven assists, passing Jerry West on the all-time playoff scoring list in the interim.
Following the game, Nichols brought up the reference to James, who smiled and said, “Hopefully, I can continue to make him proud, continue to be a leader, be a role model, be the father for my kids and give them a road map to success.”
Watch as the FOX Sports crew discusses the two players, provides some numbers and lays claim to why James will likely never be thought of as being the better player on a historical level.
6 Comments
yawn
It’s fairly obvious. Skill level par. Will to win….point Jordan.
Agree overall, but “Jordan never failed in the clutch”? Memories are funky thangs.
Couldn’t agree more. As Jeff MacGregor put best: Nostalgia depends not on what we remember, but on what we forget.
LeBron simply isn’t on Jordan’s level, regardless of records set or titles won. The Decision helped to guarantee that. Jordan was the most ruthless competitor I’ve ever seen in any sport at any level. James has plenty of time to go, and is as versatile a player as we’ll ever see, but I’ve seen enough to feel confident in choosing MJ ten times out of ten if I need a win.
Honestly he always reminded me of Magic Johnson more than Jordan.