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Michael Jordan is 1 of only 3 players ever to average 11+ assists in a finals. Then 2 years later he averaged 41 ppg. The highest ppg ever in a finals. (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by NaLuLuNaFairyPiece@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I've recently gone down the rabbit hole of Jordan shit tonight and this combo of stats blew my mind.

He's never been a point guard for an extended time. I know he played point guard at the end of a season and racked up 10 triple doubles out of 11 games. Out of his decently lengthy career he's barely done it but.. he still put up 11+ assists a game in a finals and only 2 other players in history have done this. Both point guards their whole careers(Cousey and Magic).

Then 2 finals later he sets the finals ppg record at 41 points.

Both of these have not been broken since those years 30-32 years ago.

Bonus: he set the playoff scoring total record in the playoffs in the year between those. That hasn't been broken either

He won all 3 years to support the awesomeness even further

Dafuq was this dude on???

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[–] Air4021@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Someday there will be a player that legitimately challenges MJ in the goat debate, and I just hope I'm around to see him play when that happens.

[–] Mochrie1713@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

At worst LeBron is a legitimate challenger for GOAT, even if you don't think he ultimately makes the cut.

[–] Impossible-Animal569@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No.

[–] J_Kingsley@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I can't, man. Did you know the hardware difference between them is a first ballot HOF?

2x FMVP 1x MVP 10x scoring titles 1x DPOY

longevity is amazing and lbjs longevity is unrivaled but hardware is where you prove you were better than everyone else while playing. Better rebounder, defender, winner, etc.

Longevity if you just play long enough you'll eventually win cumulative stats.

[–] Modzh@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After 2011 it is honestly tough to make an argument on him being in the conversation. A very stable top 2 but the goat wouldn't be clamped by JJ Barea and score 8 points in a finals game

[–] HighlyBaked0@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jordan got bullied by Rex Chapman. No GOAT can escape a white dawg

[–] bigwoaf@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

You mean the Finals where he averaged 41.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game and they won in six games? We might have different definitions of getting bullied

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