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Originally Posted by rats60
It is a definite hold. LeBron is having an amazing season. He just out played the reigning MVP and Finals MVP this weekend. He has his team in position for the #1 seed in the West and is one loss behind the Bucks for the best record in the NBA. If he wins another MVP, championship and Finals MVP, his cards will jump again.
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Lebron outplayed Giannis? /boggle. Ok. First off, Giannis sprained his knee early in that game, and played through it.
Giannis 32 pts (10 of 21 FG, 11 of 14 FT), 11 rebounds, 6 assists
LeBron 37 pts (12 of 21 FG, 12 of 15 FT), 8 rebounds, 8 assists
Giannis was the only starter to play worth a damn. Middleton, Bledsoe, Lopez and Matthews were a combined 15 for 43 from the floor. Meanwhile, the Lakers got 15 more free throws (funny how the Bucks see a season high in penalties when playing in Los Angeles), and Anthony Davis was better than anybody else the Bucks put on the floor.
Plus, again, Giannis was playing hurt.
The Bucks came into the game 53-9. The Lakers 47-13. Giannis is the runaway MVP, and no media blitz, and no 3 game losing streak where Giannis missed both games, and all 5 starters sat out the third game, is going to change that. Giannis has played 1,763 minutes, and has put up 10.5 win shares, leading the NBA with .282 win shares/48 minutes. Lebron has played 331 more minutes, and yet is a full WS (9.5) behind Giannis. He averages .218 WS/48 minutes played. Giannis' defensive rating (96) is the nest in the NBA. Lebron needs binoculars to see him at 105 DR. And Giannis' PER (player efficiency rating) of 31.6 is best in the NBA, and better than his NBA-best 30.9 last year when he won the MVP. Lebron's PER is 26.0. Their ORTg (offensive rating per 100 possessions) is virtually identical, 116 for Giannis, and 117 for Lebron, while Giannis blows Lebron out of the water on defense.
So, please stop. Lebron is having a great season, but Giannis is by far the best player in the league, on the best team.