Although basketball is a team sport, the influence of superstars is incomparable to that of role players. That's why the NBA is prevalent these days, as long as big-name players get together, they can quickly succeed. Those superstars often have the strength to rule the alliance. People like Pinnacle Russell, Jordan, OK, and others have done it. So James, as the most successful player in the active game and the second person in history, has he really ruled the NBA? After looking at the peak for ten years, the answer is obvious.
As a proud son of heaven, James entered the league in 2003. However, during the Cavaliers 1.0 period, James was still in his formative years, during which he reached the Finals once, but was swept out 4-0. He won the MVP twice, but he failed to stand on the stage of the finals, which is obviously not dominant. In the past two seasons, Lao Zhan's performance has declined a lot, and the Lakers have not achieved very good results, and naturally they cannot talk about dominance. Therefore, the peak period of old Zhan should be counted as 10-20 years.
Heat 4 years, James is dominant. At that time, he was the first person in the league, and in the 11-year finals, the Big Three unexpectedly lost to the Lone Rangers. In 2012, the team has made great progress and successfully won the championship. By the time of 13 years, the Heat were also in a desperate situation, staged a stunning reversal, and successfully won the championship. At that time, James won MVP + FMVP for 2 consecutive years, and his strength was very strong. But by 14 years, the Heat had lost to the Spurs.
Returning to the Cavaliers for 4 years, Lao Zhan's leading performance can be described as legendary. However, the oppressive power of that Cavaliers team is obviously inferior to that of the Heat. The team's record is not complete, and the playoffs are stumbling. In the end, with the extraordinary performances of James and Irving, on the stage of the 2016 Finals, a 1-3 counterattack was achieved, helping the Cavaliers win the championship. However, in the Finals of '17 and '18, they were played 1-8 by the Warriors, which is obviously not a one-level team.
Looking at the 2 years of joining the Lakers, James has turned 35 years old at this time, and the team is also in the stage of reconstruction, which was once questioned. However, old Zhan performed strong enough, after the team traded to get a thick eyebrow brother, Zhan Mei joined forces to help the Lakers win the championship in 2020. James, 35, was impeccable in the Finals and was unanimously elected FMVP.
The best way to dominate is to achieve a feat of three consecutive championships like the Green Army Dynasty, the Bull Dynasty or the Lakers Dynasty. The second is to remain strongly competitive in a short period of time, like the Spurs dynasty and the Warriors dynasty. James's 4 championships, 12 years, 13 years, 16 years and 20 years, have a relatively large time span, especially the championships of the Cavaliers and Lakers, which are hard-won, rather than championships won under absolute rule. In the peak ten years, James had the miracle of 8 consecutive years of the Finals, when he could be said to have completely ruled the East, but not the entire NBA.