Which Playoff LeBron Was Better?

With the NBA Playoffs coming soon I would like to talk about the 2 most dominant playoff performances in LeBron's NBA career. 2009 Playoff LeBron and 2018 Playoff LeBron. These 2 playoff runs to me were the best in his career but the question is.... Which Playoff LeBron was Better?
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[@MikeyGGzz]

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[@showtimej2582]

2009 was his athletic peak 2018 was his most skilled peak to me

[@wimpyguy5519]

2013 athletic peak

[@showtimej2582]

@@wimpyguy5519 i disagree

[@TheTVcoach]

Sorry sir, you don't reach your physical peak until 33-36 y.o......

[@wimpyguy5519]

@@TheTVcoach you athletically peak in your late 20s early 30s

[@showtimej2582]

@@TheTVcoach that’s a huge lie everyone body isn’t the same

[@Gabriel-sh3ms]

I totally agree with you on 2009 and 2018 being his two best individual runs. I might add 2015, imagine if he had won. I think if were talking from a purely individual performance viewpoint 2009 was his best performance. He was putting up ridiculous numbers in an era where the average pace was like 85-90 + the 2000s defence. Thats why he had a 37 PER the entire run he was producing so much at such a low pace with limited spacing. However 2018 may be better because he managed to make the finals because his performance had a greater impact on winning. For example sweeping that 60 win raptors and beating the celtics in games 6 and 7 without his second best player Love whereas in 2009 his insane performances couldnt translate to win in the orlando series

[@AATWT11]

Highest PER in NBA playoff and regular season history by a lot too.

[@MrDiMES123]

2009 more impressive… that low scoring era and still able to put those numbers is incredible

[@xti7386]

@@AATWT11 With minimum 5 games. Hakeem 1988 had a PER of 39 in the first round. He lost in 4.

[@lamin6]

2018 playoff bron is the best BB player i've ever seen.

[@rayvondorsey3317]

Facts

[@DevinStone-sf9vn]

💯🔥💯🙌🏼

[@MrDiMES123]

Nah bro I watched that entire run live… bron was finally taking isolation shots & not being scared… it was amazing but it was a result of weak competition & nothing to lose mentality. We saw bron become conservative in the finals when the stakes became real 😢

[@Cairoweaver26]

Fax

[@afro2674]

@@MrDiMES123 51 points in game 1 isnt really conservative tho

[@georgenowak8854]

2018 bron was a real life superhero

[@MrDiMES123]

Unfortunately his finals performance after game 1 was disappointing

[@mostripe480]

@@MrDiMES123 against a fucking warriors superteam when he was a one man show, the fuck do u expect?

[@MistyKathrine]

@@MrDiMES123 He had a 33 point triple double in game 3 and only lost by 8 points.

[@88949597]

2009 was not is true peak. 2013 was hit absolute best he ever was. Just because he has worse teammates doesnt make him better. 2013 he was still an athletic freak, he was smarter, he knew how to win, he was lethal from 3, AND consistent... and with lethal running mates his court vision was the best yet for him. he absolutely made it crystal clear who the best player by miles was in the entire world. In terms of clicking on all cylinders, 2013 2018 2009 2012 2010 are his 5 best years.

[@treydz2234]

Agreed

[@truzzprod.8191]

He's looking at it strictly from numbers point of view

[@Youraveragecoolguy]

2015 and 2016 are also up there ngl

[@MrDiMES123]

2009 was he was a top 3 fastest player in the league at 6’9

[@SlickGriminals]

I hate that people judge how well you played by if you won or lost. For instance Chris Bosh scores 0 in a finals game and his team still wins. Jordan scores 60 vs Celtics and loses. Would you really say Bosh had a better game??! Of course not so Lebron having some of the greatest numbers in playoff history should not be discredited win or loss

[@NewWorldDreams47]

The thing is, they glorify MJ even when he loses. That's the whole reason we even know about that 63pt game, even tho he got swept. Hardly anyone mentions LeBron going for 40 in game4 last year. All while in his 20th season. It's only LeBron that they have that double standard for.

[@joykenn9772]

​@@NewWorldDreams47 L TAKE. That 63 points is still a record that still hasn't been broken, last year's 40 was miniscule in comparison. MJ was so good that series that Larry Legend called him God! In gym shorts and he did it with no help. World of difference baba

[@NewWorldDreams47]

@@joykenn9772 he LOST! LeBron ALSO has the record for oldest player to drop 40 in the Playoffs. You literally just proved my point about how JDRs will glorify MJ LOSING, but won't keep that same energy for LeBron.

[@joykenn9772]

@@NewWorldDreams47 63 and 40 are not the same. Both lost, one performed better. L TAKE once again

[@reaprg5849]

​​@@joykenn9772 So Jordan is dropping 40 in year 20? They're both records you know right?

[@Shawnpee3496]

2018 was Lebron at the Zenith of his physical abilities.

[@d3va383]

That was 2009. If you mean offensive skill I agree

[@MrDiMES123]

2009 (vertical jump , speed , athleticism), 2013(power , strength, weight) , 2018 (only shooting & IQ peak)

[@krp6680]

People give Dwight Howard credit for 09 upset and rightfully so but throughout that 09 ECF Hedo, Michael Pietrus, Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston were shooting out of their minds. Same thing happened in 2011 when Terry and JJ Barea went ape sh!t crazy. And in 2014 finals, Bellineli, Danny Green and Diaw went nuts. Then in 2015, Iggy shot weay above his 3Pt%. Role players and decent players randomly shooting way above their percentages and knocking down some outrageous clutch shots has been a massive story in Bron's legacy but no one talks about it.

[@mattjones8016]

Cuz Jordan fans rewriting history like Bron ain't have no competition

[@joykenn9772]

​@@mattjones8016 a lebron fan talking about rewriting history, ironic😂😂😂

[@juanmorales2514]

Bro imagine if Jordan fans came up with the excuses brons do 😂😂 y’all gotta make excuses for your “greatest player” lol. Lebron should be glad for role player, they saved his legacy

[@mattjones8016]

@juanmorales2514 pippin saved Jordan's legacy. Jordan couldn't even sniff the conference finals with out pip. Bron got to the finals at a younger age with a worse team.

[@zeezus890]

Wasn't expecting the Fighterz OST lol

[@djsuperrap6685]

08-09 lebron was something else

[@prince21781]

2016 finals is greatest playoff series version 2018 was greatest entire playoff run version as he was clutch and experienced and also still physically able to guard at elite level

[@sonny4978]

2016 was the greatest finals performance ive ever seen. No one can name a better one

[@ozzee5094]

@@sonny4978 lebron was historic in the last 3 games of the 2016 finals but the first 4 games he was quite average 93 jordan finals was way better so was wade 06 finals and giannis 21 finals 91 jordan and 92 jordan finals also better jokic 23 finals also better 2000 shaq finals better 2001 shaq finals better 2003 shaq finals better. lebron's last 3 games of the 2016 finals were legendary but you have to look at the series entirety not just 3 games.

[@sonny4978]

@@ozzee5094 no, down 3-1, lead everyone in every major category vs the greatest regular season team of all time with back to back 40's. That's the greatest finals performance. 93 jordan with 30 shots per game? Dwade with 18 fts per game? Giannis vs the Pheonix chokers? Not even close. You just naming names like a dumbass

[@Dolla8]

Great video

[@nardo_kb]

Aye you got dope ass videos bro, glad I’m here early to see it all unfold 🔥

[@DaGeekStar]

Thank you I appreciate it bro💯

[@bearbear1k724]

great vid bro, you got my sub

[@Stuckinthe80s-]

He lost in 2009 and swept in 2018 KD Warriors. Individually 2018 he was a monster. Unfortunately he lost both of those playoff runs. Still #2 ALL TIME GOAT. Let’s win this game tonight man bring it back our city Los Angeles

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

Lol

[@tcee]

Bro this analysis is top notch keep it out really entertaining the way u describe and analyse what lebron has been able to do so much

[@ManniLive]

Very nice video. Great job

[@alexanderhandwerker9760]

great video my guy

[@zNyteHD]

rly fire video i totally forgot it was a homie w 300 subs

[@philipharrison2417]

CAN YOU TELL ME WHY LEBRON RAN FROM BOSTON AND ORLANDO TO TEAM UP WHIT 3 HOF IN MIAMI D WADE,CHRIS BOSH AND RAY ALLEN?

[@briant1745]

I vividly remember 2018, I watched every game of the Raptors and Celtics series, and went back to watch the round 1 games I missed Damn shame how the finals turned out but it was the 2018 warriors, nobody was beating them in a finals

[@hyperbrug9328]

I'm gonna be honest here. I forgot that GSW even won that year. I legit hear more about '2018 bron' than the champtions that year. Maybe I'm just an idiot, but that says a lot about how insane he was.

[@briant1745]

@@hyperbrug9328 I also feel like that also speaks to how boring it was, the only interesting series they had was the one against Houston

[@yom0mma214]

2018 was the most complete had a decent jumper and still had his athleticism

[@Shawnpee3496]

Too big… Too strong… Too fast!

[@bokjrincanada7891]

too flop

[@d-rosejames4553]

@@bokjrincanada7891cry some more 😂😂😂

[@bokjrincanada7891]

@@d-rosejames4553 lol flop more

[@Burnninmysoul]

Too racist Too illiterate Too cowardice Too Egotistical

[@MrDiMES123]

That d rose

[@Moofdalazygod]

bully ost love it

[@maroof4you]

shit i thought i was the only who clocked

[@briz12th8]

Do y’all forget abt 2013 when he was the heat

[@sonny4978]

fun fact 2018 lebron has the highest offensive peak in the playoffs history, generating the most points EVER in a postseason 👀

[@xaviergong6471]

Great vid!

[@kurupted5300]

We also have to keep in mind that bron was averaging 35 9 7 in the entire playoffs in the 2000s! An era known to be low scoring and low efficacy and 0 spacing. 0 spacing and all the defensive attention wasnt even done by anyone on the offensive end in the 2000s besides maybe shaq who was considered to be arguably the goat peak to put how great lebron was in perspective. With all that being said i think that makes 2009 lebron more impressive. Averaging 39 8 8 on a great defensive team and on the 4x dpoy who is one of the best rim protectors of all time with 0 spacing shouldnt be humanly possible if you think about it and doesnt make sense at all. 2018 Lebron was also amazing but at least he had some type of spacing so he can operate the offense with less pressure. Also 2009 lebron was a monster defensively and even in the playoffs and even finished 2nd in dpoy which no one even talks about

[@alllions1067]

I’m not sure why nobody talks about 2009 like that. I saw some stats on Reddit, they were basically saying 2009 lebron is the greatest season a basketball player ever had.

[@noneofyourbusiness8349]

Both chosen one to frozen one. 2012 breakout year was his best even though it was against baby okc.

[@stealcool]

What about his 2007 playoff run? I know was one of if not his first playoff run, but he made it to the finals that year. Pretty impressive right?

[@Kmonique27]

what about 2007? by far his most underrated run yet, he took down 2 50+ win teams with his garbage roster. But he did play bad in the finals

[@xtravagant_2553]

Game 6 ECF vs Celtics 2012. That game was an elimination game for Miami. How is no one talking about this. W/o that incredible game LeBron had it would’ve been OKC vs Boston.

[@jyce7375]

2018 was the best ball he’s played! Too bad the rest of his teammates looked like bystanders that he picked up on the way to the arena. 😂😭

[@user-jl8eo7ko8w]

If I need to choose one player to play for me to save my life, I would choose 2018 Bron over anyone in the history of NBA. That man was a basketball God in that 2018 playoffs

[@juanmorales2514]

Did you not just see how he gave up in the finals? Dude got beat by a huge margin lol. And God? It’s just basketball chill

[@XxxRedDevilxX]

Check the matchup 7:19 If only Dwight had lost that series We all could have watched Kobe vs Lebron and the best part is that LAL was gonna win. WCF was way tougher back then than today's standards, while the ECF was soft. Kobe winning over Lebron in the 2009 finals back then was gonna be a different narrative.

[@wallyrizon2904]

I pick 2018 Lebronto.. he can do anything in the court midrange, 3s, assist, attacks on rim.. read defense... ill take any player in history.. on 2018 Lebronto.. hes on another level

[@ShadowForce44]

Great video bro really enjoyed it :) #LeGOAT

[@reaprg5849]

I think 2020 was the most skilled lol. Can't wait to see this get bashed.

[@iamdemarces17]

Dude the fact that people say lebron not a scorer or have killer instincts need to go look at the Toronto raptors 2018 playoffs and reconsider 😂😂😂that man was cooking the raptors 😂 he was named lebronto for a reason

[@juanmorales2514]

While they’re at it look at the roster he kills, 😂

[@ambidexj3077]

2018

[@the_earlybirf1170]

2016 was his best combo imo

[@awakenedbyyhuhassembly6015]

09 was his peak. 09 lj with 2018 Cavs would have had 3 peat

[@ehunt]

2018 bron was invincible and the best player ever no position just lebron and 4 other guys

[@j.e.m5034]

2007 playoff run?

[@allenmanvil7225]

That was depressing reliving those playoffs… during both of the actual playoff runs, I thought LeBron could win it all by himself… boy was I naive

[@RSYIEM-zu5fi]

The LeBron this Playoffs was brutal to watch.

[@marvelous1204able]

And they said he ain’t clutch 😂😂😂😂

[@tommyboxers2050]

averaging dam near 40 10 10 and losing ? holy

[@Ricanfresh561]

2018 slightly people sleep on 2010 Bron too his last season wit Cleveland

[@_helium_]

2009 LeBron will always be my favorite version. But 2018 is better

[@PCgoods]

Basketball is about athleticism and skill the matchup nowadays are freaks vs skillers

[@TodTatney]

Certainly Not 2024 thats forsure😂😂

[@thes.g.b.experience5015]

2013 bron no doubt

[@2mmwanno465]

2012 heat n 2013

[@trulygifted8254]

18

[@philipharrison2417]

KO8E BRYANT WON THE 2009 FINALS WHY BEEN IN THE HARDER WESTERN CONFERENCE

[@everia_games]

2024

[@Paxonite]

Everyone subscribe to this guy. He only has 400 subs. He needs at least 1000 subs to get paid by KZbin for his great videos.

[@KC-lg8qf]

I remember kyrie ducked going to game seven because he knew exactly what lebron was about to do. 2018 for me was peak Lebron.

[@CranesCafe]

And people say Lebron sucks

[@NolanHawkeyeAnthony]

People who can’t think critically say things like “LeBron had no help”

[@moneytreetrading3534]

9:42 or can you not comprehend what he says?

[@Shawnpee3496]

2009 could beat peak Jordan 4-3.

[@user-po2yt9pc4l]

U are insane

[@jgg6932]

​@@user-po2yt9pc4lin 09 LeBron put up the best all time playoff PER in nba playoff history by a comfortable margin, he also leads in a bunch of other advanced metrics throughout the 09 playoffs it's definitely an argument to say that run was the greatest ever by any individual player

[@MrDiMES123]

The thing is Paul Pierce went head 2 head vs that Bron out played him twice in 2008 & 2010. And Kobe also did the same in isolation getting the better of bron.

[@nahmikeNahmike]

诉说想当年诉说说现在吧

[@gcarlo1997]

LeBron is good outside of MJ u only compare him to himself 😅

[@bokjrincanada7891]

lil imagine having 21 yrs.in nba and just got 2 best play.haha

[@spiceedre8017]

Wtf are u taking about. I hate when ignorant people can't articulate their bs.

[@bokjrincanada7891]

@@spiceedre8017 lol nah, simple math

[@Rellprice4]

Thank you for mentioning young bron ! Forget the numbers for a second and watch him play basketball .. 2006 to like 14 or 15 lebron impacted every play while he was in the game on offense and defense .. older lebron learned how to manipulate stats to make it seem like he impacted every play but he wasn’t and he still has no impact on winning til this day even tho his numbers are insane in my opinion

[@comradeyellow6781]

Can anyone explain who exactly "Playoff Bron" beat in 2018? The Celtics without Kyrie and Hayward? I hope the people who're constantly praising this dude at least get paid for it.

[@kobe2kallday]

Didn't have a great roster and should of never made the finals but because of him and help from his team mates they made it

[@MistyKathrine]

He swept the #1 seeded Raptors.

[@reaperproductions9553]

2009 His his playoff peak but 12-14 Miami bron clears 2018 Bron. 2018 Bron so overrated. 2017 is a better year and even 2020 arguably

[@pz9mo1221]

pippen > leroid james

[@anthonypimping201]

Lebron >> Jordick

[@dogeisverycoolyes8265]

Pippen wasn’t that good lil bro

[@RobG-on1sk]

Good riddance of LeBalco James and two seasons of insane free throw disparity. Refs tried their best. The nuggets did it, hell yeah. Now the next scapegoat is Darvin Ham.

[@user-po2yt9pc4l]

Ddnt he lose in both runs 😂

[@billymccarther9400]

not the point of the video hater

[@CT-cf6wm]

The best run was when he folded like a beach chair against Dallas in the 4th quarter of the finals in 3 straight games with 16 points a game average. Oh guarded by a bench player 😂 Schooled him.

[@atbp828]

Lakers' best player is no longer LeBron but AD's.

[@spiceedre8017]

Man u need to stop it. Stop smoking that shit is killing it brain cells

[@creed200569]

Both trash in defense

[@kobe2kallday]

Nah not 2009

[@user-ku7qq2sc2z]

None😂😂😂

[@user-po2yt9pc4l]

This guy is the specialist of failing

[@user-hu3zc4tn5y]

And you specialize what?

[@anthonypimping201]

Jordick is the specialist of being carried by his team 6 times

[@warreno.bryant4406]

People keep making excuses for this man failure over 21 yrs he had all star all defender on his first stretch and he pick his team since 2010 playing le g.m and upper management of clutch sports

[@tx78713]

If winning 4 championships as the best player on his team was a failure, all NBA players who won less championships as his team's best player would be massive failures.

[@warreno.bryant4406]

Colluding cheating manipulating the entire basketball system he should have Robert Horry type of fingers full of rings

[@burning69]

07 for me he had less help but still made the finals