Who has better personal ability, Kawhi or James?

The first game between the Lakers and Clippers has already decided the winner. Kaiwa scored 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, defeating James' 18 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Kawhi won the data and the game, and the fans also overwhelmingly believed that Leonard was much better than James in this game! After the game, James said in an interview that the team made too many mistakes, which cost them a good chance to win; at the same time, he said that this was just an ordinary game, and losing the game allowed them to better summarize and reflect!

After the game, the famous NBA loudmouth Klee expressed his opinion, thinking that Leon is better than James now! Big Mouth specifically said this: For now, Leonard is a better player than LeBron; there is no doubt that Leonard is better than James in terms of defense, scoring and instilling his own will to play! Barkley's words are very pertinent. Although the Lakers have only played one game, James's decline in dominance is obvious!

If compared with last season, James’ dominance on the court is no less than that of Kawhi. James played 55 games last season, averaging 27.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game; Kawhi played 60 games. In each game, he averaged 26.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists. In terms of statistics, James completely suppressed Kawhi. In terms of leading team record, James was 28-27 and Kawhi was 41-19. In terms of team winning rate, Kawhi's 68% is better than James' 51%! But in the opening game, Kawhi used 36+5 to suppress LeBron's 18+9+8!

In the author's opinion, there are three reasons why LeBron lost to Kawhi, or the Lakers lost to the Clippers: 1. The Lakers generals did not get along well enough! The most direct impact of the lack of running-in is too many mistakes. The Lakers kept Davis playing in the low post in the opening game, and Davis played well in the second quarter, which led to Lakers players constantly feeding Davis the ball; But there was a problem with the lob from the outside to the inside. The Clippers defensive players struggled to steal the ball many times, and then launched a counterattack that made the Lakers very passive! In addition, Davis himself did not do as well in handling the ball as in the preseason. This is mainly related to the opponent's defensive intensity. In short, the chemical reaction between the Lakers has not yet formed!

2. James hesitated! James must have a deep understanding of the point guard position, but James is too willing to share the ball during the game, which causes the team to often stagnate on the offensive end; throughout the game, the Lakers had many times on the offensive end with 24 seconds approaching. Sometimes he reluctantly took action. At the fatal moment of the final score, James was still hesitating. His passing error and the team's loss of offensive rebounds caused them to lose the game!

3. James cannot always match up with the opponent's arrowhead on the defensive end! A few years ago, James was the most intimidating player on the defensive end, and few people dared to challenge him. But now as James gets older, he is becoming more and more incompetent on the defensive end, and can only use more Put more energy into attacking. Kawhi made 10 of 19 shots in the game. James did not take on the important task of defending Kawhi. Instead, he used Green to defend and other positions to defend!

Therefore, after the Lakers lost to the Clippers, Barkley said that Kawhi is better than James in all aspects. There is no problem with this statement! The reaction of the fans was surprising. This time the fans unanimously supported Barkley's views; you must know that when "Big Mouth" said a word before, none of the fans supported him!

First of all, James is strong, and now it seems that Kawhi, who is strong, can’t see the taillights.

Let’s take a look at their backgrounds first. James is the chosen son, the number one pick in the draft year. Moreover, the draft year is huge because of James, the league’s top three in the MVP rankings in the third year. .

Leonard is a non-lottery pick in the draft year. The only players who came out this year are Irving, Thompson, and Kemba Walker. And as for Irving's high pick, the quality of the first few players in the draft will mainly depend on the quality of the first few players. The top few players indicate that scouts recognize talented players, and those with lower picks will be selected.

Leonard went from ordinary 3D to super 3D in the first four years. He was one of the superstars with the lowest starting point in the NBA. At that time, he was considered to lack offensive ability.

Let’s talk about current achievements

In terms of leadership ability, James has been in the Finals for eight consecutive years, and he has achieved it with two teams. At the age of 34, the Lakers have also changed the Lakers’ poor attitude for many years. situation. Leonard only started leading the team with the Raptors last year, although his results were good. But the gap is a bit too big compared to James.

James' performance in the playoffs is very great. In terms of overall performance in the playoffs, he will not fall out of the top three in history. Leonard is still young and needs to continue to work hard, but he will certainly not surpass James.

One-on-one ability, Leonard is strong in this aspect. Why can Leonard grow from a non-lottery 3D to a star? Kawhi's offensive skills, control of offensive rhythm, and offensive sense are all very good, and his mid-range shot is much more accurate than James.

Leonard is a more reliable singles player in positional battles. This is the basic standard for a superstar. Those who cannot play in positional singles cannot fight tough battles. Leonard is also one of the best perimeter defenders on defense.

However, Leonard's ability to break through, break double teams, move the ball in a wide range, have vision, and advance in transition between offense and defense is definitely not as good as James. James' talents, especially his explosive power, core strength, flexibility, and coordination, are really almost the best in history. The young James is really crushing the offense, like a bulldozer.

Therefore, Leonard is very inspiring and was underestimated in the early stage, but he is not on the same level as James. What you are looking at now is "Old James", who is in the later stages of his career. Compared with the current first-line stars Still not far behind. James in 1.0 and 2.0 is indeed so strong that he has no friends.

Who is better, Kawhi or James? (On team leadership and one-on-one abilities)

First of all, from the perspective of team leadership: James entered the league and was trained by the Cavaliers as the first core. There is no doubt that James’ playing style is also an all-round style. In addition to the free throw margin, during the Cavaliers 1.0 period, he also led the team to the best record in team history with a single core. He is the only player in active service who has his own system. As long as he is equipped with a few reliable shots, there will be more A space-spreading forward and a rebounding interior will do. There is no need to say more about James' own system. In the 06-07 season, there was no star player around James, but he led the Cavaliers to the finals! James averaged 25.1 points per game in the playoffs.

Let’s talk about Kawaii. As we all know, the championship team in the 18-19 season is the Toronto Raptors. This championship is the first time the Raptors have tasted the championship in the 24 years since the team was founded. . The one who brought hope to this city was the expressionless, cold-blooded killer—Leonard!

Generally speaking, with a possession rate of 29.6% last season, he only averaged 3.3 assists per game. This also proves that Leonard is not capable of becoming a free agent like James. As a player with a tactical system, if you want to maximize Leonard's offensive power, you must design a strategy for Leonard that best suits his style of play.

To sum up, although Kawhi led the team to win the championship last year, his overall leadership ability is not as good as James.

Let’s talk about the one-on-one abilities of the two: Leonard wins

As we all know, when talking about James’ nemesis, Leonard has to mention that he is still playing for the Heat. At that time, Lao James suffered from him. Although his scoring ability is slightly inferior to James, his "death entanglement" can prevent people from doubting their life.

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