Why is James legend still overwhelmed by Jordan in 20 years?

The recent historical list of "Open-Air Stand" has blown up the fans again - Jordan narrowly defeated James with only 1 point advantage and held the GOAT throne. The comment section instantly became a battlefield without gunpowder: The 411 project shook the past and the present, and it was long time since James ascended the throne! How can Mr. Qiao surpass the 6 championship and 6FMVP plus 100% final winning rate?

On one side are six golden cups shining brightly, and on the other side are the "411 Project" with 40,000 points + 10,000 rebounds + 10,000 assists. Where is this "Guan Gong's Fight against Qin Qiong" that spans twenty years? Today we broke it apart and talked about this topic of making the basketball circle never peaceful.

1. The battle for champion purity: Six peaks vs. Four cities

The most intuitive comparison of numbers: Jordan 6 championships 6 FMVP, James 4 championships 4 FMVP. At first glance, 6>4 is fine? But the controversy is hidden behind this simple math problem. Jordan's six championships are like six dangerous peaks - two three consecutive championships, he retired and played baseball after playing in 1991-93, and won three consecutive games from 1996-98. What's even more annoying is that he never plays a tiebreaker in the finals, and he will always end his championship game with his own hands, making him a big killer.

James' four championships are four cities with different styles: the Heat won two consecutive championships (2012-13), ending the 52-year championship drought for the Cavaliers (2016), and leading the Lakers to the top (2020). Especially in 2016, he fell behind 1-3 and defeated the Warriors 73 times, which was an epic reversal.

But the problem is: Jordan's finals win rate is perfect 100%, while James failed 6 times in his 10 finals trip. Under the judging criteria of champion first, this has become the hardest shield for Jordan fans: No matter how many times you run to the finish line, it is better for me to win the gold medal every time!

2. Peak dominance vs. Lasting omnipotence

Jordan's horror lies in his playing personal heroism to the extreme: he averaged 30.1 points per game in history, and under the hand-check rules of the 1980s and 1990s (the defenders allowed to push the attackers with their hands), he was beaten to the point of bruises per game and could score 10 times.

His defense is also suffocating - the record of 9 defenses has made the defenders look up to it. He retired for the first time that year, Chicago suffered direct economic losses of over 10 billion yuan, and even the Dow Jones Index plummeted. This influence is simply outrageous!

James took another path: he averaged 20+5+5 for 22 consecutive seasons, spanning three decades from 2003 to 2025, and he still scored 30 points in a single game at the age of 41. His "411 Project" (40,000 points + 10,000 rebounds + 10,000 assists) is like a marathon, and it is unprecedented and hard to come.

3. Confrontation between the times: Old-school iron-blooded VS modern technology

The two factions of fans also have the value of the times.

Jordan faces the Pistons' "Bad Boys Legion" and the Jazz Double Devils. The rules allowed hand-check back then, and muscle collisions were commonplace. He has defeated 7 60-win teams in his career, and his opponents are so powerful that they are luxurious packages.

James competed in the modern league with 30 teams, benefiting from the three-second defense and the shooting screening rules. But his four-time opponents are also terrifying: the third young master of the Thunder in 2012, the Warriors in 2016, and the 2020 Luxury Clippers. Especially when he reversed 73 against the Warriors 1-3, the probability of winning the championship before the game is only 3%!

Old-school fans insist: Why do you compare with Mr. Qiao when you play in a modern basketball greenhouse? The younger generation refuted: Who has experienced this span from Duncan Kobe to Curryokic? Yes, it's another vicious debate.

4. The intergenerational division between media and players

The difference in values is more obvious in the professional circle: ESPN and other veteran media insist that Jordan is GOAT, but The Athletic directly tied the two for the first place in history. 73% of the active players insist on choosing Jordan, but 91% of the fans voted that James is greater. The legendary camp is even more clear-cut - Magicians and Bird all stand on Jordan, and about 30% of the new generation of players support James.

This split is directly reflected in the rankings: on the latest top 100 BR stars, Jordan narrowly won by only 1 point, while James' advantage over third place Jabbar is even bigger than this one point gap! No wonder Jabbar fans also made a frustration: 6-winning 6MVP cannot beat 4-winning ?

The top three stars in basketball history have the main honor comparison:

Honors: Jordan James Jabbar

6 championships, 4 6

FMVP 6 4 2

MVP 5 4 6

Historical score 5 1st 2

1Defenses 9 times 5 times 5 times

Era 23 teams, 30 teams, 17 teams

5. Redefinition of data value

When James broke through the 40,000 point mark, the dispute over the weight of the number of championships and the accumulation of data became fierce again.

Jordan supporters emphasized: It is more difficult to average 30 points per game than total score! Trae Young can surpass Kobe by surpassing Kobe by averaging points in the game? James' "411 Project" is regarded as an epoch-making milestone by experts - the total score in the playoffs exceeded 8,000 points, 1,600 points higher than Jordan, who was second.

Interestingly, the jury's anatomy of the championship's value was extremely detailed: only two of Kareem's six championships were the absolute core (1971 Bucks, 1985 Lakers), and the remaining four championships depended on the Magician. James topped the top as FMVP in three different teams, and in 2020, he took on the expectation of the entire Los Angeles City after Kobe's unexpected death..

Russell ranked fifth in 11 championships. BR bluntly stated that in the 1960s, the league only had 8-14 teams, and the championship value was discounted. This standard in turn proves that James' 4-winning weight may not lose to Jabbar's 6-winning championships in the 1970s.

Conclusion: The mountains are rising, and the rivers are endless. When Jordan's last shot and James's big hat are equally hot in his memory, the number game is no longer important. As Russell, Lord of the Rings, said: The champion ring belongs to the team, and greatness belongs to the individual. There is no need to compare mountains and rivers, they have jointly created the magnificent landform of the basketball world. And we are so lucky that we have witnessed the era of two legends shining together.