LBJ is off to his best start in this series shooting the ball. For just the 2cd time LBJ has shot 50% or better in back-to-back NBA Final games.
It took him 5 series and 24 games to do it a 2cd time.
It took MJ 1 series and 5 games to do it a 2cd time.
LBJ has never shot 55% or better in back-to-back NBA Final games. But he has a chance to do just that in game 3 as well as shot 50% or better in 3 consecutive games for the 1st time., an interesting subplot to tonight's game.
Let's take a look at the other great players performances on the biggest stage.................................
Bird - 75%, 72.7% the only player I could find shooting over 70% in back to back games.
MJ- 58.3%, 83.3%, in just his 1st .. 2 NBA finals games. the only player to shoot 55% and over 80%. in back to back games.
Magic - 71.4%, 66.7%, 66.7%, the only player to shoot 65% or better 3 consecutive games, LBJ has never shot 65% in a finals game in 5 series and 24 games.
Isaih - 75%, 55%, 65% Isaih shot 55% or better in 6 of 16 NBA Finals games 37.5%. LBJ shot 55% or better in 4 of 24 games 16.7%.
And remember, Isaih was roughly about a 10% worse shooter than LBJ in the regular season but Isaih could still perform on a high level on the biggest stage.
Hakeem - 70%, 57.1%
Kareem - 58.3%, 58.8%
The Big Daddy - 67.1%, 61.1%, 62.5%...................and 60.9%, 63.2%, 60%, Shaq shot 60% or better 3 consecutive games twice in 3 years.
Shaq never shot below 50% in his 3 titles with LA. He shot 60% or better in 11 of 20 NBA Final games.
Shag scored his regular season ave or better in 17 of 20 games, 85%.
Shaq scored 5 pts over his ave in 16 of 20 games, 80%.
Kobe - 60%, 60.9%, the only time Kobe shot 50% or better in back to back NBA FINAL games with LA
Kobe shot 39% or worse in 9 of 18 NBA Final games with LA, 50% of his games were horrendous shooting games.
Kobe took 20 shot atts or better in 11 of 20 games.
Kobe scored his ave in 8 of 18 games, 44.4%. compare to Shag's 85%
Kobe scored 5 pts over his ave in 3 of 18 games, 16.7%. compare to Shag's 80%.
We'll see if LBJ can move into the twilight zone with these other NBA Greats with another big perrformance tonigfht..............................
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