Why Dwyane Wade Was Wrong About LeBron James vs Michael Jordan

6 of 7

Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) stands on the court against the Golden State Warriors in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won 115-101. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

NBA Finals Averages

When ranking the all time great players, the most common argument brought up is the ring count. So lets look a bit deeper and see which player performed the best at the highest stage of the game.

Michael Jordan:

1992-1993, Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns, Bulls win series 4-2
NBA Finals Per Game Averages: 41.0 points, 6.3 assists, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 steals, .7 blocks, 50.8 FG%, 69.4 FT%, 40.0 3pt%

LeBron James:

2014-2015, Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors, Warriors win series 4-2
NBA Finals Per Game Averages: 35.8 points, 8.8 assists, 13.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, .5 blocks, 39.8 FG%, 68.7 FT%, 31.0 3pt%

Both LeBron and Jordan put on shows in the NBA Finals. While MJ battled Charles Barkley‘s Suns, LeBron James was up against “The Splash Brothers” in Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Michael Jordan dominated this series as you can see in the stats above.

Although LeBron lost this series, many thought he deserved the Finals MVP award for how he carried his team who was missing Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

So, how was Dwyane Wade wrong? Lets find out.

Home/NBA News