Wednesday, June 20, 2012

30-9-5 In a Playoff Season: LeBron, LeBron, and Oscar Robertson

Oscar lost in the conference finals, LeBron lost in the conference finals, but now LeBron is one step from a title.  The stats.

LeBron now at 5.6 Win Shares. ahead of Dirk's 2005-06 effort, and catching up to Tim Duncan's 5.9.  At a rate of slightly under 0.3 Win Shares per 48, LeBron would need two games to catch and pass Duncan (believe me, LeBron does not want that) or a game where he gets .4 or more Win Shares (his amazing Game 6 against Boston netted him .5).

If LeBron has a huge Game 5 and wins the title and surpasses Duncan's record 5.9 Win Shares, an argument can be made that he has had the greatest single season playoff performance of all-time.

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