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If you pull the numbers I assure you lebron is more clutch then kobe

​He is.  That whole "Kobe is clutch and LeBron isn't" is one of the biggest myths in the NBA.  In nearly every clutch statistic you can find LeBron is better than Kobe.  Game-winner percentage, less than 2 minutes, less than 4 minutes, 4th quarters in general, numbers when trailing and making a comeback, etc.  It became this popular narrative that was repeated ad nauseam until it became a circlejerk.

Hell, even further than that LeBron is one of the best in the league in clutch situations IIRC.

Yeah, he's had his moments where he failed in crunch time.  As has literally everyone else.

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If you pull the numbers I assure you lebron is more clutch then kobe

​He is.  That whole "Kobe is clutch and LeBron isn't" is one of the biggest myths in the NBA.  In nearly every clutch statistic you can find LeBron is better than Kobe.  Game-winner percentage, less than 2 minutes, less than 4 minutes, 4th quarters in general, numbers when trailing and making a comeback, etc.  It became this popular narrative that was repeated ad nauseam until it became a circlejerk.

Hell, even further than that LeBron is one of the best in the league in clutch situations IIRC.

Yeah, he's had his moments where he failed in crunch time.  As has literally everyone else.

​Heres the problem: LeBron takes way less clutch shots than Kobe does. So his percentage is obviously gonna be higher. If I had to pick one man to make on shot for my life, I'm taking Kobe over LBJ. 

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1- LeBron 2 - Shaq 3 - Duncan 4 - Kobe 5 - Wade

I really think people forget how dominant Shaq was.  There will never be a player of his size with his athleticism again, just ridiculous.  Duncan is terrific but he never even dominated like Shaq did in his prime.  Shaq went for like 30/14 in his prime just ridiculous.

AI, Dirk, T-Mac, Orlando Dwight, Chris Webber, Nash, Pierce, Allen, Garnett a few that come to my mind as runners up

 

 

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​Heres the problem: LeBron takes way less clutch shots than Kobe does. So his percentage is obviously gonna be higher. If I had to pick one man to make on shot for my life, I'm taking Kobe over LBJ. 

Even though he has taking less shots. He has actually made more
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​Heres the problem: LeBron takes way less clutch shots than Kobe does. So his percentage is obviously gonna be higher. If I had to pick one man to make on shot for my life, I'm taking Kobe over LBJ. 

​It isn't like Lebron doesn't take clutch shots.  He takes plenty.  Percentages exist for a reason.  early in his career he didn't seem nearly as clutch or as ruthless, but that has changed.  Especially this year...

While your one-shot thing might be right, if I had to take one player to get me points on a possession, it would be LBJ over Kobe every day of the week.

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Seems like people forget him. Arguably the 3rd best SG of all time behind MJ and Kobe.

Once he had his meniscus surgery at Marquette, his NBA career was on borrowed time, and he quickly lost that explosiveness that made him so dominant in 2006. Also had some years where the Heat werent very relevant after that followed by LeBron being the alpha for the past four years.

It is sad, because he was right there with Kobe if not better for awhile, and then his knees started betraying him. To his credit he has his moments but just can't sustain it for 82 games like he used to.

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