The two teams in Los Angeles have been compared by fans for a long time, and looking at the two sides, there is no doubt that the Lakers are going to crush the Clippers. In the history of the Lakers, they have won 17 championships, and the Clippers have not even touched the threshold of the Finals, but except for 20 years, in fact, the Lakers' regular season record is worse than that of the Clippers.
And this season was no exception, with the Lakers only finishing 10th in the West and on the verge of the play-offs. The Clippers are in fourth place in the West with 23 wins and 13 losses, and the top names of the two teams are often compared by fans. The top name of the Lakers is still James, although he is 39 years old, this season is the 21st season of his career, but James's performance is still quite good. And the boss of the Clippers is undoubtedly Leonard, Leonard this season is also a rare health, and a healthy Leonard is the best offensive and defensive star in the league. James is 39 years old this season, Leonard is 32 years old, which of the two is better?
James averaged 34 games per game this season5 minutes, get 252 points 73 rebounds 74 assists 15 steals 07 blocks, the shooting percentage is 526%。Leonard, on the other hand, is 32 years old, and he averaged the same amount of minutes per game as James this season. Leonard averages 24 per game4 points, 61 rebound, 35 assists, 16 steals 07 blocks, the shooting percentage is 521%。
Through the comparison of the two sides, we can find that James is better than Leonard in points, rebounds, assists, and shooting percentage. There is also only a difference of 0 in the number of steals1, two are equal on the cap. After reading this data, many fans have said that Leonard is 7 years younger than James, why are the data of the two James even better?
In fact, to a certain extent, it is because the Lakers only have two backbones, that is, James and Davis, the Lakers' ball control is basically in their hands, and James's usage rate is also relatively high. The Clippers have Kawhi Leonard, George, Harden, Westbrook, and Zubac to share the ball. And in terms of the role of the two sides, James has no way to compete with Leonard. After all, Leonard is the core of the team on both offensive and defensive ends, while James has been criticized by many fans on the defensive end as a cross-backed defense.