As the former kings of the league, James and Durant this season can be described as particularly sad. Although they still have the ability to get beautiful statistics individually, the team's overall performance is hardly satisfactory. In the regular season, both the Lakers and the Suns locked up the playoff spots at the last minute of the regular season. originally thought that the two teams that entered the playoffs would glow with different energy, but in the first two games of the playoffs, it also gave people a sober understanding that perhaps their era is really over. At present, the Lakers and Suns are 0-2 behind their opponents in the first round of the playoffs, and it is very not optimistic to advance to the next round. Judging from the first two games of the playoffs, who played better James or Durant?
Although James is 39 years old, in this season's playoffs, facing the young and energetic Doncic, James's overall statistics are still excellent. In these two games, James played an average of 39.5 minutes per game, and was able to score 26.5 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks and 4.5 turnovers, shooting 54.3% from the field, 54.5% from three-point range, and 75% from the free throw line. Whether it's data or efficiency, James' play is undoubtedly worthy of recognition!
And for Durant, this season's playoffs are even more poignant. In these two games, Durant played an average of 40 minutes per game, scoring 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3.5 turnovers, shooting 53.1% from the field, 50% from three-point range, and 81.3% from the free throw line. Although the efficiency is still impressive, the statistics have dropped significantly compared to the regular season. Judging from the actual situation of the game, Durant can indeed be called a lonely, even if he has a number of star teammates around him, but the support of these teammates is quite limited. For this Suns, Durant is not the core of the team, he plays the role of just a smasher, and more of the ball and status are in Booker's, but Booker's performance is really a little less meaningful.
Although James and Durant are now "old", they are still the core players of their respective teams and are still among the superstars of this league. Among them, James is still versatile and efficient, but his dominance is gradually declining, and Durant, a scoring machine, is still terrifying, although he has a serious injury history, his ability to stand up and play alone is still phenomenal. Overall, although James is older, he has grabbed a more versatile performance, and his offensive efficiency is also more efficient than Durant's. Although Durant's offensive efficiency in the playoffs this season is still considerable, his statistics have declined significantly compared with the regular season, but he is still the brightest player in the Suns' playoffs, but he has not received enough team status and ball support, and sometimes even feels a little sorry for Durant.
At present, the Lakers and Suns are both 0-2 behind in the first round series, and the situation is very unoptimistic. Combined with the first two games of the playoffs between the two teams, the Lakers lost the first two games and lost at a critical moment, while the Suns played without characteristics and collapsed in an instant. Whether it is personal data or overall team performance, James is slightly better than Durant in the playoffs this season. Heroes will eventually twilight, and while James and Durant still have the ability to put up beautiful numbers, it's clear that this is not their time.
Judging from the first two games of the playoffs, who do you think is better James or Durant?