LeBron James vs Paul Pierce (Single Coverage)

LeBron James vs Paul Pierce.
Historically, LeBron James had scored 30+ points against Paul Pierce in head to head matchups 39 (THIRTY NINE) times, including 5 40 point games.
19 in the regular season - 2 40 point games.
15 in the playoffs - 3 40 point games.
Paul Pierce had scored 30+ points against LeBron James in head to head matchups 6 (SIX) times, including 2 40+ games (1 of those was a 50 point game).
5 in the regular season - 1 50 point game.
1 in the playoffs (easily one of Pierce’s most famous games - 41 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals).
Here are the rest:
41 in December 2003
32 in February 2004
30 in January 2004
34 in December 2004
Their greatest regular season duel came in LeBron’s third year - 43 points (16-32 FGs), 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 blocks and 2 turnovers for LeBron in a DOUBLE OVERTIME win against the Celtics. Pierce had 50 points (with 20 free throw attempts plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists).
In this video, which I will tentatively say is PART ONE, are clips where in Pierce is covering LeBron, for the most part, in single coverage.
The end features a pick and roll because that’s about where I plan on picking PART TWO up. With LeBron attacking Pierce on the pick and roll.
All that being said - LISTEN - Paul Pierce is truly underrated as a player. He is over-inflating what he was as a player with all his work as an "analyst" but he went toe to toe with LeBron on both ends at a level unlike anyone has been able to do since. Does a part of that have to do with him being 26 when LeBron came into the league at 18? Sure.
You would think from the above stats that it's just LeBron picking Pierce to pieces but obviously it isn't. Paul was a solid defender. He had a great defensive scheme backing him (Tom Thibodeau was the Celtics associate head coach until 2010) and he had the luxury of Kevin Garnett barking out instructions and shoring up that back line...but you gotta give credit where it's due. A lot of these are tough shots that LeBron is taking and that's largely because Pierce had the ability to force him into them.
Also having presented the stats, it feels a little like Pierce picked on LeBron's teams when he was a fresh face in the league
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[@rickbrees3297]

Evin out here doin god's work... the hero we needed, not the one we deserve.

[@jgameruav3420]

change your title for the video "LeBron James murders Paul Pierce"

[@TranquilAura77]

Your description is spot on but Pierce was mad disrespectful to Bron in the past few years and really only gave his respect when Bron won his 4th chip and claimed he is now second all time to Mike.

[@mostafaammar5041]

Nice profile pic

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Pierce and Kg used to punk Lebron daily lol

[@ReachAdaptc4andshockcharge]

@@ThanosDidTheRightThing L

[@notoriousdean4045]

@@ThanosDidTheRightThing I remember Pierce and KG struggling to beat Young Bron on a trash ass Cavs team lol 🤡

[@ildegonzalez-habacabanilla9243]

I would find really interesting a lock down Andrei Kirilenko video. Thank you for ur content, u r my favorite basketball channel. Salutes from Spain

[@EvinGualberto]

I’ll do my best. AK47 was a great player!

[@ildegonzalez-habacabanilla9243]

@@EvinGualberto thank you very much man it will be very much appreciated

[@hassanhaulcy]

I know it’s trendy to show and talk about when Lebron used too bully Paul but ppl do act like Paul ain’t give Lebron buckets and headaches. Even Lebron said Paul was his greatest rival. Both of them used too kill each other and made every game worth watching

[@EvinGualberto]

I talk about that in the description. Bron is making some TOUGH shots in this. He's been forced into some truly tough shots.

[@TranquilAura77]

Part of why Pierce gets shit on is because he disrespected Bron in the past and took little jabs here and there. But I agree they both went at eachother, difference is Bron was 1v4 against the Celtics

[@zay8217]

@@TranquilAura77 they were also 30+

[@kemosabeusmc]

Game 6 in 2012 probably still haunts Paul.

[@madloot2352]

Nobody makes NBA player highlight videos the way you do, your love for the game is obvious! You deserve way more recognition and subscribers man thanks for these fire vids. Request: any chance you’d do a pre-Boston Ray Allen vid?

[@EvinGualberto]

I appreciate that! As for pre-Boston Ray, I keep trying to tell folks he was SO much more than just a shooter. Goodness gracious, Milwaukee Ray was SUCH a bucket. I'd love to but the film isn't as easily available as I'd like. Hell, it's even hard to find Seattle highlights. When there's enough material out there, I'd love to!

[@urunclebwn]

Don't think Bron would ever admit to it but Pierce was probably the guy in the East who made him step up his game, and when he realized he needed a better team to get past Boston, he made the move to Miami.

[@EvinGualberto]

I think he did back in 2013

[@danbrown1344]

For sure, that was the team that was bouncing him out of the playoffs consistently. The Spurs in 07 also made Lebron develop his jump shot.

[@kemosabeusmc]

Once he got his jumper he was damn near unguardable.

[@LILMAYE1]

Nice video brotha 🔥 (Kobe fan here)

[@aa1944-k2r]

it would be amazing to have a second part where pierce score over lebron pierce is actually really underrated, he went head to head to 2 of the greatest players of this era

[@elreiec1]

You're on fire with these uploads and descriptions. Keep 'em coming!

[@MrOmabeast]

Nice vid. But should’ve included more of prime Pierce vs young Lebron

[@juliosantamaria2438]

i didnt know this, great content keep it up

[@LeChina]

No wonder pierce hates him so much 😂

[@31olegna]

Bron had some great rivalries throughout his career

[@Cash3600]

Yall forgot to put when pierce blocked lebron , idk i seen pierce outplay lebron too

[@BeLikeMalc]

Need a Rondo reel mans is an artist.

[@mekaokafor9243]

This channel is fuckin amazing

[@josuebravo1639]

Can you make a Paul peirce vid next. He scored lots of tuff buckets on lebron.

[@lj5270]

Bump PAUL!!!

[@IvoryNerva]

Watching first half of video of LeBron scoring on Pierce, then see Pierce with the ball, "okay, now the final half will be Pierce scoring on LeBron". See first play of Pierce getting stripped, "uh-oh...."

[@lovesosa4192]

Idk who tf The guy at espn Is but The Truth is my fave Player ever

[@jacksondowdle5217]

Back when LeBron could catch lobs like AD

[@RobertoRodriguez-jw6or]

Well, this explains why he hates him.

[@jeebs9]

Evin with the statement lol

[@SportofVisualisation]

Can you do derrick rose vs westbrook?

[@trunks4139]

any chance we could get a single coverage vs KD/Kobe?

[@maxdurk4624]

You did the man dirty

[@flight_knight_]

Nah the refs were letting Pierce hack and do whatever he wanted no wonder Lebron lost🤣🤣

[@FirefighterBobby]

Steroid flopping crybaby monster aka ref's favourite vs the Truth artist with a Bag of Tricks; I go for elite IQ, no video could erase my memory. C

[@kemosabeusmc]

You must have the memory of a 96 year old alzheimer's patient.

[@finstonhoward9223]

I heard the announcer say lebron is 1 and kobe is 2? he trippin for sure.

[@kemosabeusmc]

That year it was a pretty accurate assessment.

[@michaelscofield9247]

He owned pierce !!! I understand now why he hates lebron!!

[@duk3335]

Pierce is a legend the disrespect 🤦‍♂️

[@EvinGualberto]

I hear you. But I got into an argument yesterday bec I said Pierce probably matched up against Bron better than anybody and he gave him problems on both ends and that person said that he busted Bron’s ass defensively and offensively. I laid out the stats and he said it wasn’t enough. So he asked where the film was. So here the film is. I love Paul the player. Gonna make more videos bec he’s so slept on. But that person stepped to me in the comments when I was tryna have a civil conversation and this is what happens.

[@mosescarter5980]

@@EvinGualberto thought that was why you made this vid and I’m glad you did because I enjoyed and learned from every bit of it.

[@EvinGualberto]

@@mosescarter5980 the thing with me is that if I’m wrong, I can admit it. I want to have and to encourage conversations instead of just yelling over each other. But when you wanna just act like you know it all when I’m presenting stats and saying the same ish you been saying from the jump. That’s not how I do things. When you start throwing insults around and saying all this and that, I’ll hold back and go “maybe you don’t see what I see. Let me show you the film.”

[@mosescarter5980]

@@EvinGualberto I feel that we got the same mentality.

[@roi_sorab]

@2:54 "Mynamia"?

[@jaden5254]

@1:05 😂

[@mountakhafall6360]

lebron vs kawhi matchup may be funnier cuz klaw can actually defend lebron

[@MrBarborosa]

Funnier????

[@mountakhafall6360]

@@MrBarborosa less one sided yess

[@serafinsantillan3461]

this is why paul pierce hate LeBron King james

[@jthehoopgod9152]

We all needed to see this

[@kahlilbarney2593]

Disrespectful

[@MotivationAllAccess]

You cherry picked highlights from 2008 & on, way after Paul’s prime. It’s funny but you excluded Pierce’s highlights vs LeBron from 2003-2014, 1 on 1 😂😂 true clown

[@heroinvrxther5826]

The video is obviously meant to be LeBron’s highlights versus Paul Pierce. And read the description too.

[@kemosabeusmc]

2012 game 6 of the ECF was a masterclass of destruction. Should he have shown more of that?

[@MotivationAllAccess]

@@kemosabeusmc against a 50 year old? Not too impressed, KD, Melo, PG, any star at that time is shredding Pierce for 40+

[@kemosabeusmc]

@Based Celtic I thought you were older. You just showed you were a youngin. Game 5 Pierce played lights out, put Boston on his back. Don't speak about things you're too lazy or dumb to know about. Google is for looking up things other than porn. There's no excuse for that terrible take, casual Boston fan

[@MotivationAllAccess]

@@kemosabeusmc he didn’t play lights out game 5, he literally struggled the whole game you clown, but he hit a tough shot over LeBron. This Boston team was missing Bradley & Jeff green yet still brought LeBron & his big 3 to game 7, especially when the Cs big 3 was almost in their damn 60s. Pass the blunt

[@blackiechanx7]

As a celtics fan I dislike the video. As an nba fan I know why it had to be made.

[@rmlcool]

好影片

[@kahlil2classy798]

I see now why Pierce is an all time LeBron hater

[@gabrielperez82204]

Paul needs to shut up and sit down . Time to appreciate and enjoy next level greatness!

[@ThatDudeLuc]

What did Paul Pierce said. Cuz this is nothing but Paul Pierce getting abused

[@gabrielperez82204]

@@ThatDudeLuc he was just hating lol , saying that bron was barely in his top 10 like last year and saying that bron NEEDED this last tittle to put him in 2nd place

[@jakeama9835]

Bias

[@aguybotz17]

Now ya’ll know why Pierce hates lebron so much😂