NBA playoffs G2 continues, the Heat continue their magic, although G1 lost, but the Heat has actually explored some Nuggets experience, G2 starters to change formations, put Love with better shooting and rebounding on the starter, and received miraculous results, of course, the Nuggets quickly cracked this strategy, the Heat continued to adjust, tactical execution was also in place, played team basketball, 17 of 35 three-pointers in the game, is an important reason for the Heat to maintain offensive firepower.
At the same time, the Heat also made adjustments on the defensive end, cutting off Jokic from his teammates, so that Jokic only had 4 assists in the game, compared to 14 in G1, a clear gap. However, Jokic continued to score with his super personal ability, shooting 16 of 28 from the field, even 2 of 5 three-pointers, and got 41 points and 11 rebounds. This also makes Jokic the third player in history to score 500 points, 200 rebounds and 150 assists in a single-season playoffs. When Jokic chipped in 41 points and 11 rebounds, you realized the greatness of James
The first two players to do it, Bird played 23 playoff games, scored 622 points, 231 rebounds and 165 assists, swept Jordan's Bulls 3-0 in the first round that year, but hit a tiebreaker for 2 consecutive playoffs, lost 2-4 to the Lakers in the Finals, with a total record of 13-10. Bird and Jokic do have similarities, both are white players and average talent, but the ball intelligence and shooting are the top match, that is, Bird is shorter than 2.06 meters, but he can also grab 10 rebounds per game.
The second superstar to do it is James, who did it 4 times in 2015/2016/2018/2020. And in 2013, there were only 7 rebounds behind, and in 2017, there were only 7 home games behind. Although he reached the finals in 2017, he swept or 4-1 in the first three rounds, and only played 18 games in total.
In the 2015 playoffs, James had 30.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists, with a total of 601 points, 226 rebounds and 169 assists, which is clearly one level above the threshold of this record. In 2018, James showed super personal ability in the playoffs, averaging 34 points, 9.1 rebounds and 9 assists in 22 games, with a total of 748 points, 200 rebounds and 198 assists, explaining what a lone hero is. Unfortunately, the Cavaliers' strength is too different from the Warriors, and James had a god-level performance of 51 points in the Finals, but the Cavaliers were still swept. If the series were to play another 1-2 games, James would have surpassed Jordan that year as the player with the highest total points in the playoffs in a single season.
By 2020, James was 35 years old, but he still almost won the regular season MVP. In the playoffs, he averaged 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game, and his strength was still at his peak. With a total of 580 points, 226 rebounds and 184 assists, he led the Lakers to win the championship, and it is worth mentioning that the opponent that year was also the Heat. He got FMVP at the age of 35, which is also the second oldest record in history, after the 38-year-old Abdul-Jabbar.
Jokic just touched the threshold of 500 points, and we all already feel super strong, but James has exceeded 500 points in the playoffs 9 times, and he can not only get high scores consistently, but also lead the team too strongly, reaching the Finals 10 times in his 20-year career. It's no wonder that James has been regarded as the league's first man for many years, and even many believe that his historical status is comparable to Jordan, or the second in history.