The teamwork of five players on the court is often an important positive factor in the success of a basketball game, but putting a few of the best players in a single lineup does not necessarily lead to good results, and there are too many examples of "multi-giant" lineups losing in the NBA.
There are very few stars who can "pack a big bag" in the game and connect the team together, and at the last moment of a season, to play scores, rebounds, and assists in the finals are the first data performance of the team, the difficulty is even more conceivable, and there are only 4 people in NBA history who have led the team to win the championship at the same time, let's take a look at who they are!
1. James
Four Finals points, rebounds, assists, and the team's No. 1 championship
Championship seasons: 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2019-20
The description of "comprehensive" has accompanied James almost throughout his career, he has played at least 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season for 20 seasons, and when he was a rookie, there were voices from the outside world who called him the existence of "Magic" Johnson-like vision, and his physical talent is also regarded as historic.
On his playoff debut, James hit a triple-double of 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and according to the NBA's official report, he is the third player in league history to do so in the playoffs, and he is also the only four players who can make a triple-double in their playoff career debut.
In the fourth season of his career, James tasted the Finals for the first time, and after that, he marched towards what Duncan called his own future, practiced his passing skills to be more proficient, tried various ways to improve shooting stability, and added new things to scoring skills, James quickly entered his peak, won the scoring championship in the 2007-08 season, and was selected for the double-team team for five consecutive years from the 2008-09 season to the 2012-13 season, and won 4 MVPs.
In the 2011-12 season and the 2012-13 season, two consecutive MVPs, and also led the Heat to achieve two consecutive championships, James has almost become the "master card" in the hands of Coach Spo, the scoring work can be handed over to him, the organization of the whole team can be done by him, and even put him in the fifth position to protect the frame and protect the rebound, and James accepted all these tasks and handed in excellent answers, 2011-12 season and 2012-13 season The finals scores, rebounds, and assists in the two championship seasons are the first in the team.
In the 2011-12 playoffs, James' average of 30.3 points per game was the highest in the league in the playoffs, and in the 2012 and 2013 Finals, James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game and 25.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 7 assists per game, respectively, and he was the first player in the NBA to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game in a Finals in the 53 years from 1960 to 2012. In the 2012 Finals, James scored a total of 143 points, 51 rebounds and 37 assists in five games, and in the 2013 Finals, he scored 177 points, 76 rebounds and 49 assists in seven games.
After 2013, James averaged at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game in the Finals 4 times, including 2 points, rebounds and assists in the 2015-16 season and 2019-20 Finals to lead the team and win the championship, in the 2016 Finals, James led the team to seven games with the Warriors, he scored a total of 208 points, 79 rebounds and 62 assists, and in the 2020 Finals with 6 games to lead the Lakers to defeat the Heat, James got 179 points, 71 rebounds and 51 assists. Scoring rebounds and assists in the 4 finals in his career, James won the first championship in the team, and James finally won the FMVP, and he is also the first player in the NBA to win the FMVP in all three teams.
2, "Magic" Johnson
A Finals score, rebound, assist, and team-1 championship
Championship season: 1986-87
The 1986-87 season was the first MVP season of "Magic" Johnson's career, averaging 23.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game in the regular season, the highest scoring average in his career, under his needle, the Lakers played 115.6 league-first offensive efficiency, broke through from the West with an 11-1 gorgeous record in the first three rounds of the playoffs, and faced the "old enemy" Celtics in the finals, they are the defending champions.
At that time, the Celtics' core lineup had been together for many years, with excellent defensive flexibility and fast rotation speed, with Bird, McHale, and Parish in the frontcourt, and Dennis Johnson and Danny Ainge in the backcourt, it was difficult to play well under the Celtics' defense, and the "Magic" handed over an average of 26.2 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists per game, and the shooting rate was as high as 54.1%, helping the Lakers break down the Celtics' defense with a comprehensive play.
In the 1987 Finals, "Magic" Johnson scored a total of 157 points, 48 rebounds and 78 assists, all three of which were the best in the team, helping the Lakers defeat the Celtics with a total score of 4-2 to win the championship, and it was also the second time in team history to win the "yellow-green battle" in the Finals.
3. Duncan
A Finals score, rebound, assist, and team-1 championship
Championship season: 2002-03
Duncan won five championships for the Spurs, but only led the team in points, rebounds and assists in the 2002-03 Finals. In the 2002-03 season, Duncan was the undisputed offensive and defensive core of the Spurs, the offensive end was the "axis", and the defensive end was also the pillar of the team.
In the finals, the Spurs faced the Nets, Parker was affected by the defensive limitations of Kidd, Kittels and others, and the organizational tandem was also stumbling, Duncan was responsible for the offensive end of the "strong solution", the team's main rebounding task in addition to the task of responding to the strategy, he calmly resolved the opponent's bag, accurately hit the ball to find his teammates in the open position, and David Robinson's inside pass and internal cooperation was also meticulous, and the Spurs' tactics could run more smoothly because of Duncan's play.
In the 2003 Finals, Duncan scored a total of 145 points, 102 rebounds and 32 assists, it can be said that he almost completely exploded the Nets' interior group, the Nets had Kenyon Martin and Mutombo at the time, and still couldn't stop Duncan's play, series G6, Duncan blasted a triple-double of 21 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the team to an 11-point victory, ending the series, in this Finals Duncan sent as many as 32 blocks, an average of 5.3 blocks per game, and the play at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends was almost blameless.
After helping the Spurs win the 2003 Finals by beating the Nets 4-2 in aggregate, Duncan earned the FMVP. In the first two championships in his career, Duncan won FMVP, but only won the last three championships, and was rated as FMVP in 2005, and there are still many voices in the outside world who question that he "robbed" Ginobili's FMVP.
4, Tatum
A Finals score, rebound, assist, and team-1 championship
Championship season: 2023-24
In the 2023-24 season, the Celtics will reach the top again after 16 years, complete the championship, and the total number of championships in team history will reach 18, leaving the Lakers to occupy the first place in the league. And in the process of winning the championship in 2024, Tatum's all-round role cannot be ignored.
On the offensive end, the long-range threat created better offensive space for his teammates, and the speed and accuracy of the ball were also considerable, while playing a brilliant performance in punishing mismatches, and his foul making was also one of the important means for the team to stabilize the rhythm of the game, and also made an important contribution to the rebounding scramble, helping the team to support the rebounding protection when the team's main interior Porzingis was suffering from injuries and poor performance.
In the 2024 Finals, Tatum helped the Celtics defeat the Mavericks with a total score of 4-1, and he scored a total of 111 points, 39 rebounds and 36 assists, all three of which were the first on the team, however, in the final FMVP voting session, Tatum only got 4 votes, missed the FMVP, and Jaylen Brown received 7 votes to be elected. And Tatum also became the first NBA player to win the championship season and score rebounds and assists first in the team, but missed the FMVP.