On March 18, Beijing time, former NBA star Paul Pierce updated the social media and talked about the topic of the top five stars in history. Pierce wrote: "The top five in history in my mind are magic Johnson, Jordan, James, O'Neal, and Garnett. When I think about the top five in history, I say they're the only players I want to play with, they're the most influential players ever. ”
Pierce's words caused a heated discussion among fans, and I don't know if Pierce himself remembered that on a show two years ago, he talked about the same topic, and at that time he thought that James could not even rank in the top seven in history.
This time when it comes to the top five in history, Pierce is not in order, but two years ago when it came to this topic, Pierce listed Jordan, Abdul Abdul, Russell, Magician and Kobe Bryant in order, and then he added the sixth and seventh place candidates on his personal social media. Sixth was O'Neill and seventh was Duncan. That said, James didn't make it into the top seven.
When it came to why James was not selected for the top seven, Pierce's explanation was: "Did LeBron build any dynasty?" The players I mentioned, Bill Russell built the Boston dynasty, and The top ten stars of History, such as Abdul-Jabbar, Magic, Jordan, Duncan, and Kobe Bryant, have all made great contributions to the establishment of the team's dynasty or continued the tradition of the team. ”
Two years on, Pierce changed his tune. This time, he put James and teammate Garnett in the top five, replacing Russell and Bryant.
The data shows that Pierce and James have met 69 times in their careers, and James has won 35 and lost 34 times, and the overall record is almost tied. Among them, Pierce's team lost 21-18 in the regular season, while James' team lost 17-13 in the playoffs. In those 69 games, James averaged 29.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and Pierce averaged 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.