The Western Conference, as one GM told me recently, is the most wide open it's been in history. And in related news, they like one another, which is a serious upgrade from the Westbrook era. This new group plays excellent basketball together, highlighted by the unlikely Hachimura-Reaves duo that led the way in that Game 1 win. He and AD are as healthy as they're going to be after a grueling regular season, and both looked sharp against Memphis. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/Tribune News Service/Getty Images. There's reason to think LeBron - even at 38 - can do it this season. Michael Jordan and LeBron James (shown during the 2014 playoffs) have defined two generations of NBA basketball. Or even, in its own way, Steph Curry last June, at 34, dusting off the age and cobwebs and decreasing expectations to seal another championship. LeBron James vs Michael Jordan GOAT Debate. Jordan’s three-point shooting in the NBA Finals is just slightly better than James’, with the former having a career average of 36.8 to the latter’s 35.2. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving. The Greatest 3-On-3 Ever: Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry vs. The Game Everyone Wants To Watch: Team Jordan vs. James’ field goal percentage is 48.4 as opposed to Jordan’s 48.1. Although Lebron has surpassed Jordan in terms of total career points, stats show Jordan. Michael Jordan: Comparing Stats And Accolades During Regular Season And Playoffs. Or Rafa Nadal winning his 22nd Grand Slam title last summer at 36. James has shot more effectively than Jordan in the NBA Finals. Think of a 43-year-old Tom Brady winning yet another Super Bowl, as he did with the Bucs. Michael Jordan is also the only one of the two to win Defensive Player of the Year (winning it in 1988). Michael Jordan has 5 MVPs, while LeBron has 4. MJ has 10 scoring titles to Lebron’s 1 scoring title. Jordan has 6 final MVPs while LeBron has 4. There's a magic to it, a touch of such rare greatness, that feels somehow more important than victories during the strength of their youth. Michael Jordan has 6 championships as opposed to Lebron James’ 4 championships. There's something powerful, and lasting, about a weathered all-time great squeezing out one more title from some depth of their talent in the face of such doubts and difficulties.
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