People don't realise that LeBron is one of the best defenders in the league when he tries, he can make an all-defensive team of he really wanted to, good video.
Then stopped trying on D for some reason. It always pisses me off to see lebron not try on D because the 2020 ring proves that defense wins championships
The 19-20 lakers had the best fastbreak points off of great stops ever. Blocks or steals from bron/ad/dwight/mcgee/kcp/green, turns to dunk or three by bron/ad/3pt shooters, and off of a beatiful assist
I actually enjoyed watching these defensive highlights just as much as the offensive ones! Lebron's defense on that championship run was ferocious!!!! Sheesh!!!!
@@putitinreverseterry I didn't say lebron is in kobe's level of defense i just said both their defense is special. Just like I'm saying Kobe is a special player and D rose is a special player that doesnt mean they are equal
@@putitinreverseterry and so is Bron? You cannot possibly tell me that someone who is 6’9 260 with his athleticism isn’t a top 25 defender of all time at his peak. He’s Top 10 at his peak. Kobe’s leg gave out at 34 and stopped him from continuing greatness. Just because Bron doesn’t want that to happen to him and picks and chooses doesn’t mean the ability is any different. You don’t know a lick about basketball shut your dumbass up
Lebron James 36 years old but at 35 was guarding, Luka, Giannis, Kawhi, Jaylen, Tatum, Jokic. And people was talking mad crap about Lebron def on the Cavs. Yeah cuz he put all his energy on offense. Look at him now......bruh......👀
@@anthonyzarate9807 no, because of his what he has done through the years consistently. Not just holding a roster spot like robert parrish. Smh🤣. LeBron is not even in my top ten. Not better than Kobe, Mike, Magic, Duncan, Malone, Durant, Curry, Luka, Klay, etc. I talk mo $hit about LeBron that most people. Trust me.
@@luxurytags Not in my top 10 either anymore. Was before the last 4 years. Now I have him somewhere between 10-15. The second stint in Cleveland was all about building his own legacy using his teammates to do so. He just didn't plan on GS and KD one uping him. His trip to Miami before start of finals. His defense, or lack thereof, on KD and quiting on team and only stat padding. The press conference with cast on his wrist after being swept. Then the 2019 season with Lakers. His post "activating playoff mode" and the Lakers go 8-13 over next 21 games (losing to a bunch of bottom feeders) and then quiting on team again. Then this year in 1st round (when he posted a storm is coming) when he quit on his team a couple times. His body language was awful and played barely any defense. Complaining about fouls and refusing to get back on defense. Again all the blame goes on his teammates. His teams run the LeBron James system so if he is not dominating the game, the team plays awful. That system does not allow for any nonstar to get it going. The only players who can succeed in this system is Kyrie and AD, and it's even hard for AD to get it going sometimes.
@@anthonyzarate9807 hahahahaha you really don’t know mike and Kobe…. All about bron?? Bron gets killed for not being selfish enough… his body language? 😂 have you seen mike Kobe ect.. when they fed up on the court 🤦♂️ And AD thrived playing with him and won and kyrie thrived and won… dude said 10-15 .. 😂 that kill your credibility
@@Da_BoyKev he locked down PG and Kawhi in the same possession last season to stop their game winning attempt, Giannis and Kawhi in back to back games before the nba shutdown? What do you mean? And he does a better job on KD than anybody. Ever heard the phrase great offense beats great defense? Yeah well KD is one of the most gifted offensive players of all time so.
Definitely, although he can’t give 100% all the time because, all though he’s still playing insane, he’s getting older and even $1 million a year won’t be enough to keep his body in good condition if he always give 100%
Lebron has by the far the strongest core. When you watch him play defense he literally plays with his chest and base. Dudes get tired and literally give up when he locks on them. Kawhi is strong and lebron didn't fall for his pumpfakes ajd he literally gave the ball up
His second stint in Cleveland he became a floater on defense calling out switches telling people where to go and to look out for I mean he seen every possible offensive play you can run that’s why he always shake his head on defensive breakdown Now it’s just situational defense, play defense when it matters (to him) in certain moments of the game hence chase down blocks
2020 laker defense was really good.Not just Lebron but the whole team was.When you look at the replays,everyone is rotating especially Kuzma,Denny Green and Mcgee.These guys alwys running and rotaing.For Lebron,that's the best situation he wants cuz he can rest at the middle and if his team needs,then he can come out and def other superstars.He just have to do his job to be honest.
I Kept Telling People If Bron Really Played Hard On The Defensive Side He Would Get DPOY But He Numbers Would Go Down On The Offensive Side Because He Spent So Much Energy On Defense So He Pick & Choose When To Actually Play Hard On Defense
I swear man on those plays where he predicts where the ball is going and intercepts it like a corner back or a safety ! Bron bringing that football side of him out again ! Lol
What the hell are you smoking!!! Lebron hasn't been able to lock up anyone (legally) in about 4 years! Watch the end of Clippers vs Lakers game where everyone was praising Lebron for "locking up" Kawhi and PG! Actually watch the replays. Lebron literally grabs Kawhi's shooting arm so he can't gather to shoot. Then he grabs PG by the waist so he can't get by. I wish I could post photos on here. People see what they want because it fits their narrative. If Lebron was this "elite" or "best" defender, why didn't he "lock up(1-5)" Booker, CP3, or Ayton??? The truth is that he is 36 and it shows. He has too much muscle and size to be able to legally guard good NBA scorers.
It's just sad that we just occasionally see this kind of defense by LeBron due to his old age, it takes a lot of energy from him to do this kind of defense.
@@shashsantanderlucioyohuall865 That is you and all the fanboys and blind witnesses problem. You listen to these phoney and BS media narratives! In fact Lebron hasn't been the best player in NBA for quite awhile. Let's say for sake of argument he was best player in 2018 because of his numbers during finals. We know for a fact that Kawhi was best player in 2019 because he literally carried a team by himself as only superstar! In fact, IMHO, he was the lone all-star. Lowry made team but 3 other PG's were named and only 1 SG. Lowry had an AWFUL year with 14ppg and 8ast shooting .411/.347/.830! Those are Westbrock %'s without the scoring, assists, rebounds, or athleticism! In 2019, Lebron had a very bad year. He the literally had Kyle Kuzma pushing him into proper defensive position at one point. Seriously, how can you call someone like that best in NBA??? Now, in 2020 Lebron won FMVP, but without a doubt AD was best player on Lakers. AD was dominant on both ends while LeBron was only dominant on offense. For sake of argument, let's say he was best in 2020. This past season there were at least 5 players who had better regular and post seasons the Lebron! Giannis, Kawhi, KD, Embiid, Jokic, and Luka. In the post season Lebron was 23.3/7.2/8.0 with 1.5 stl shooting .474/.375/.609! Those are his worst postseason numbers since he became the "frozen one" in 2011 finals! He also had career lows in WS, WS/48, and VORP (victory over replacement player). I would get into regular season numbers too but it would be way too long of post. Kawhi was 30.4/7.7/4.4 with 2.1 stl shooting .573/.393/.880 (led playoffs in FG% with players 20+ppg...and he averaged 30+!!!). We all know LAC would have won title had Kawhi not got hurt (made finals at the very least). KD had 34.3/9.3/4.4 with 1.5 stl and 1.6 bk shooting .514/.402/.871! Cmon, those are ridiculous numbers! He also almost single handedly carried Nets to finals over the eventual champion Bucks (literally a nose away from it!). Giannis ha been MVP 2x in a row, DPOY, the last FMVP, and champion! There is a very strong argument who should've won his 3rd straight MVP! He had 30.2/12.8/5.1 with 1.0 stl and 1.1 bk shooting .569/.168/.587! We all know Giannis is not good from 3pt or FT, but the truth is, Lebron is no world beater either. In the finals, Giannis was even more impressive (against a great Suns defense!)! He had 35.2/13.2/5.0 with 1.2 stl and 1.8 bk shooting .618/.200/.659!!! He joined Shaq as only players in NBA history to average over 60%FG and 35+ppg in finals!!! The bottom line is Lebron will be 37 this coming season, his 19th! Why do you think he pushed so hard to get Westbrick? He is just too old and has logged way too many minutes on his body! Honestly, if you take only his postseason minutes, he has played more than a lot of players have in their entire career! I know there is nothing that will change the mind of someone who uses their emotions to make an argument (the same reason people in relationships argue so much...EMOTIONS!!!). I get it, I was a huge Larry Bird fan in the 1980's and he was without question the best and most valuable player in NBA from 1981-1987!!!...and he should've won the MVP in 1982 thru 1987! He finished 2nd in 1982 & 1983, and finished 3rd in 1987. Look up the numbers and the voting (which was VERY CLOSE in all 3 of those years). MJ's team in 1987 was not very good. Magic's team was awesome, but his numbers were not on same level as Bird. Bird won 3 in a row from 1984-86. To this day there are ONLY 3 players to average 28+ppg and 50/40/90. Bird did it 2x in a row and Curry and KD both did it once! AMAZINGLY Bird was .882 FT% away from doing it a 3rd time. When MJ started to really show how great a player he was in 1988, I was still in denial! I didn't want to admit my childhood hero was not the best anymore. In the 2000's I was a huge Tim Duncan fan and IMHO, was the best all-around player from 1999-2007! I didn't want to admit he wasn't the best anymore when Kobe and Lebron learned how to win and hit their primes. I will give you that LeBron was arguably the best player from 2012-2018, but since the 2018 season Lebron has obviously lost a few steps and hasn't played defense since 2016. The truth is that since 2016, Steph (2016), KD (2014), and Kawhi (2019) were better! In 2014 KD was 32.0/7.4/5.5 with 1.3 stl .503/.391/.873, in 2016 Steph was 30.1/5.4/6.7 with 2.1 stl (led NBA) shooting .504/.454/908 (also led NBA in FT%), in 2019 kawhi had 26.6/7.3/3.3 with 1.8 stl shooting .496/.371/.854 in regular season (was arguably best defensive player in NBA!) and in playoffs had 30.5/9.3/4.0 with 1.7 stl shooting .490/.380/.888 winning FMVP and title!!!
There used to be a time when you couldn’t even think abt it cause he was so good in the passing lanes, but as he ages and has the most mileage on his legs in nba history he won’t do it
Trust me, LeBron ain't stopping any real NBA center with a post game (which really doesn't exist anymore). How many times did you see Lebron D up Duncan on the block or in the post???...and Duncan was 37 & 38 when they faced each other in finals. When Lebron was in his prime he could defend bigger 2's, SF's and PF's. He couldn't defend small, fast PG's or big C's (6'11"+ and 260+) with low post game.
@@djones1943 That is a false media narrative. The only thing he can do down low is hack, push, and grab. Pretty much the same thing he does against quicker, small guards. It's physics and science. If someone is 6'9" 250, they are not going to be able to stay in front of a 6'0" 180 speedster with great ball handling skills. Just like he won't be able to deal with a 7ft+ 280+ center with immense strength and great post moves. He just doesn't have the strength and length to defend them. Guys like Shaq & Duncan and Kyrie & Steph made BBQ chicken out of him. He couldn't hold KD either, which is he he refused to guard him in 2017 & 2018 finals. This is why he was 12-26 (2-5 in series) against GS & SA in finals, all in Lebrons physical and mental primes! The truth is he would have been 6-28 (0-7 in finals) if not for Draymond suspension and Ray Allen miracle to save Lebron's legacy!
@@anthonyzarate9807 what is media narrative?? Everything I said you taught that… if you played you know… it’s about making it tough on your opponent and getting a stop when you need it…. And like I said he done it.. I seen him do it… I don’t do that media narrative shit and personal feelings
2020 playoffs: Hou leading 1-0 on the Lakers Marc Jackson: “They [Lakers] have no answer for slowing down this Hou Rockets offense, James Harden is just too good.” Lakers win 4 straight
Just because he doesn't defend as much in the regular season when he's the ONLY scoring option, doesn't mean he can't defend. He was absolutely demoralising other teams, blocks, steals, you name it. He easily could be defensive player of the year if he wanted to, but then for most of his career, that would mean there would be little energy left for scoring.
imo lebron is the best defender ive ever seen when hes enganged, wont say hes better than jordan or kobe because it wouldnt be fair seeing that lebron is way less consistent as they were but lebrons peak defense is better than anyone ever (on the perimeter)
@@rovy1303 I've witnessed LeBron's career from beginning until now... Before AD joined him in L.A. in 2019-20 LeBron had never had an elite rim protector. In 2019-20 having AD to anchor the defense while LeBron still had plenty of energy and was perfectly healthy allowed him to play tighter to his man than he had ever been able to play without having to worry much about if his man got past him because he knew that AD was often there to clean up his mess if that did happen. LeBron played incredible man defense in 2019-20 and despite his lack of steals and blocks compared to other seasons in his career, it was possibly the best man defense that he ever played. Sure LeBron had played better off-ball defense making more off-ball plays in his earlier days, but I'm not sure that he had ever played man defense quite as good as he did in 2019-20.
@@HTGH89 I watched that season closely. I'm just gonna say to refer to my previous reply to the other guy so I don't repeat myself. LeBron played better overall defense in 2012-13 when you factor in help defense, but I would say that 2019-20 LeBron may have been his best man defense season of his career. Did you watch his 2019-20 season closely?
I dont want to take away from lbj here, but he shows out like this most on scrubs. There are few times he does actually step up to the better players. Kwahi he did step up. Giannis, giannus is really good but he has the young lbj "good enough to handle the ball but wants to be running to the rim" moves. So yes lbj is smart enough today to play man D, especially today, where players are losing focus on these parts of the game and more focused on shooting 3s, but doesn't put too much effort into this dude of the game.
Lakers in 2020 had a defensive rating of 112.1 when LeBron was not on the floor, 103.1 when he was on the floor. Do you think that massive difference came just from LeBron showing out on scrubs?
A video of him not even trying to defend would be at least double the length of this one. When it matters the most (playoff, 4th quarters, ...) he never defends the best opposite player.
@@ParampamIm Oh it's easy to play defense when you have a team. Who would of known. That's like saying defense was easy for Jordan considering he had two of the best defenders ever in Pippen and Rodman.
I thought he should have made 1st team over Kawhi. He played more games and also played defense in the playoffs Kawhi did not play any defense against Luka and Murray
@@firefistace6407 I said 2nd team All Defense not 1st team and Kawhi still deserved that 2nd team All Defense. Ik Kawhi didn’t play the defense to the level he was supposed to play in the postseason but the NBA All Defense Teams are only for the regular season and Kawhi was still really elite on that end
The fact that he knows how to play defense makes it even worse when he just doesn't bother to try more than half the time. LeFlop doesn't play defense often at all anymore. That is why your video is so short, and the ones with him just standing and spectating are two or three times as long.
LeBron stopped playing Defense around 2013-2014. Don’t know why he stopped playing good Defense. He’s been a liability for a number of years now with his “Resting on Defense” mentality. Too many times we see 4 vs 5 or LeBron just standing there like a statue. LeBron’s a good player and I hate seeing good players who used to play good Defense not play Defense like we’ve seen them play before.
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Now go look at Westbrooks defensive highlights, basically the same lol That's going to be a nightmare for everyone in the paint 😂😂😂😂 oh yea let's not forget AD and Dwight at center 😂😂😂
lol at this as some kind of proof of Lebron being elite defensively. Nothing shown was extraordinary. Just a guy playing basketball and doing what he supposed to, playing on both ends. Too bad he only did give effort some of the time in his long career. His best defensive years were in Miami where Riley held him accountable. Before Miami and after, he was average to below average, especially the post Miami years.
I acknowledge lebron in his passing playmaking IQ and offense but i term of defense nope he always relay on his defensive teamates and lebron obviously did want to be fouled out in every game
You sound foolish 😂😂 ya gotta stop looking at lebron in his mid 30s and thinking that’s how he was his entire career stop. Young lebron was top 3 defender in basketball and finished runner up dpoy like 3 times. Arguably robbed in 2012 and definitely robbed in 2013
The most overrated defender in basketball. He can't stay in front of the quicker players anymore. He uses veteran moves like grabbing and bumping and relying on AD and other bigs to protect the rim.
?? If you hate him stfu, his team mates exist for a reason and not only him playing for the whole team, Know the difference between the word TEAM and INDIVIDUAL
@@HTGH89 I agree 110%...but everything Lebron had done in his whole life is about him...meaning the INDIVIDUAL!!! This is not conjecture, this is FACT!!!
@@eg7167 lol...actually, I've been a die hard NBA fan from 1970's and Kawhi Leonard is arguably my favorite player in NBA history (along with Duncan, Rodman, and Bird!). I don't confrom to media or the masses. I use my own brain and respect the high intellect players who give their all for a win, regardless of "filling a stat sheet"! Which anyone with half a brain knows that is exactly what LeBron and players like Harden and Luka ONLY care about...NUMBERS!!!!!!
People don't realise that LeBron is one of the best defenders in the league when he tries, he can make an all-defensive team of he really wanted to, good video.
He conserves his energy the highest IQ that ever play in the NBA.
@Skip Bayless shut up skip
He's an average defender at best, in the early- mid 2000's when there were better scorers lebron was getting destroyed
@@putitinreverseterry 1st team all-defense but ok
@@putitinreverseterry 🧢
Him playing good defense was one of the many reasons they won a championship last season. Good compilation
Ima a Lebron hater but yeah he played good defense
Then stopped trying on D for some reason. It always pisses me off to see lebron not try on D because the 2020 ring proves that defense wins championships
But if he can't they lose
Nah mickey mouse and rich paul force trading AD to create a LA super team won the championship
@@zavdab5238 Two superstars one being in his prime and the other being almost 40 is not a super team.
The 19-20 lakers had the best fastbreak points off of great stops ever.
Blocks or steals from bron/ad/dwight/mcgee/kcp/green, turns to dunk or three by bron/ad/3pt shooters, and off of a beatiful assist
To big to strong to fast, appreciate this man people, what an amazing player...
I actually enjoyed watching these defensive highlights just as much as the offensive ones! Lebron's defense on that championship run was ferocious!!!! Sheesh!!!!
The defense against kawhi and PG in that last play was so fun to watch kawhi cant do anything lol
Lebron and Kobe's Lockdown is so special.
Dont compare lebrons defense to kobes please. Kobes defense is on a different level,Kobes easily a top 25-50 defender (all time).
@@putitinreverseterry I didn't say lebron is in kobe's level of defense i just said both their defense is special. Just like I'm saying Kobe is a special player and D rose is a special player that doesnt mean they are equal
@@putitinreverseterry when did he compare lebron and Kobe’s defense
@@putitinreverseterry and so is Bron? You cannot possibly tell me that someone who is 6’9 260 with his athleticism isn’t a top 25 defender of all time at his peak. He’s Top 10 at his peak. Kobe’s leg gave out at 34 and stopped him from continuing greatness. Just because Bron doesn’t want that to happen to him and picks and chooses doesn’t mean the ability is any different. You don’t know a lick about basketball shut your dumbass up
@@nbamixdocs4287 Tell em. Clowns out here hatin on Lebron's greatness
Lebron James 36 years old but at 35 was guarding, Luka, Giannis, Kawhi, Jaylen, Tatum, Jokic. And people was talking mad crap about Lebron def on the Cavs. Yeah cuz he put all his energy on offense. Look at him now......bruh......👀
Not a LeBron fan, but his longevity alone puts him in the g.o.a.t discussion
Are you kidding me??? So because Vince Carter played over 20 yrs he should be in GOAT conversation? Robert Parish, Karl Malone, etc...???
@@anthonyzarate9807 no, because of his what he has done through the years consistently. Not just holding a roster spot like robert parrish. Smh🤣. LeBron is not even in my top ten. Not better than Kobe, Mike, Magic, Duncan, Malone, Durant, Curry, Luka, Klay, etc. I talk mo $hit about LeBron that most people. Trust me.
@@luxurytags Not in my top 10 either anymore. Was before the last 4 years. Now I have him somewhere between 10-15. The second stint in Cleveland was all about building his own legacy using his teammates to do so. He just didn't plan on GS and KD one uping him. His trip to Miami before start of finals. His defense, or lack thereof, on KD and quiting on team and only stat padding. The press conference with cast on his wrist after being swept. Then the 2019 season with Lakers. His post "activating playoff mode" and the Lakers go 8-13 over next 21 games (losing to a bunch of bottom feeders) and then quiting on team again. Then this year in 1st round (when he posted a storm is coming) when he quit on his team a couple times. His body language was awful and played barely any defense. Complaining about fouls and refusing to get back on defense. Again all the blame goes on his teammates.
His teams run the LeBron James system so if he is not dominating the game, the team plays awful. That system does not allow for any nonstar to get it going. The only players who can succeed in this system is Kyrie and AD, and it's even hard for AD to get it going sometimes.
@@luxurytags so Klay better than LeBron and Luka too? what drug you on
@@anthonyzarate9807 hahahahaha you really don’t know mike and Kobe…. All about bron?? Bron gets killed for not being selfish enough… his body language? 😂 have you seen mike Kobe ect.. when they fed up on the court 🤦♂️ And AD thrived playing with him and won and kyrie thrived and won… dude said 10-15 .. 😂 that kill your credibility
And he went on to lockdown jamal murry vs the nuggets...its all about his effort each game...when he is 100% in he can guard anybody
besides kd, paul, kawhi, giannis just a FEW mentions
@@Da_BoyKev what ?
@@Da_BoyKev he locked down PG and Kawhi in the same possession last season to stop their game winning attempt, Giannis and Kawhi in back to back games before the nba shutdown? What do you mean? And he does a better job on KD than anybody. Ever heard the phrase great offense beats great defense? Yeah well KD is one of the most gifted offensive players of all time so.
Not kyrie tho.... Kyrie be cooking him
Definitely, although he can’t give 100% all the time because, all though he’s still playing insane, he’s getting older and even $1 million a year won’t be enough to keep his body in good condition if he always give 100%
" You dead ass have an issue if Lebron really wants to guard you,"😅
- Iman shumpert.-
4:27 bron made zion look like a highschool player damn
That and his defence agains embied(allstars) was my favorite.
They say Steven Adams is the strongest player in the NBA but Adams said Zion is much stronger than him and Zion can't even move LeBron James.
Lebron has by the far the strongest core. When you watch him play defense he literally plays with his chest and base. Dudes get tired and literally give up when he locks on them. Kawhi is strong and lebron didn't fall for his pumpfakes ajd he literally gave the ball up
His second stint in Cleveland he became a floater on defense calling out switches telling people where to go and to look out for I mean he seen every possible offensive play you can run that’s why he always shake his head on defensive breakdown
Now it’s just situational defense, play defense when it matters (to him) in certain moments of the game hence chase down blocks
7:23 what a defensive read, he really is different
11:10 it was at this moment that Westbrook knew he gotta get out of the west and tell Harden to do the same thing.
😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmfaoo he had another one later on
That shit was vicious
And now Westbrook back in the west but with LeBron.
Had so many players in a straight jacket this season.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bron had them boys screaming get him away from me
@@samuelgainey8336 lol
Bro just look at Kawhi face 🤣🤣🤣
@@FireAngelChris Bron tugged them boys tightly in snuggies.
@@samuelgainey8336 lol night night for them . They was out there screaming for help.
11:04 Covington 😆😴
thanks for taking the time to put this video together dawg, actually motivated me to play even better defense
Russ welcome to Lbj’s blocks compilation.
He's got more than this one. Look at some of Lebron's block compilations. He's blocked him for ten years, before he finally joined forces.
This man probably need a 24 hours highlight when he retire.
2020 laker defense was really good.Not just Lebron but the whole team was.When you look at the replays,everyone is rotating especially Kuzma,Denny Green and Mcgee.These guys alwys running and rotaing.For Lebron,that's the best situation he wants cuz he can rest at the middle and if his team needs,then he can come out and def other superstars.He just have to do his job to be honest.
I Kept Telling People If Bron Really Played Hard On The Defensive Side He Would Get DPOY But He Numbers Would Go Down On The Offensive Side Because He Spent So Much Energy On Defense So He Pick & Choose When To Actually Play Hard On Defense
I swear man on those plays where he predicts where the ball is going and intercepts it like a corner back or a safety ! Bron bringing that football side of him out again ! Lol
On the one steal, he started just in front of the backboard and got the ball outside the 3 point arc. 20 feet in less than a second.
When LeBron's has to lock up it's over 1-5
Physical 90's defense.
@udYi Q 1-5*. he’s locked up all stars at every position.
@udYi Q Look up Lebron guarding Gasol.
@@backseatja7411 He couldn’t even lock up Dwight Howard in his prime in 2009😂
What the hell are you smoking!!! Lebron hasn't been able to lock up anyone (legally) in about 4 years! Watch the end of Clippers vs Lakers game where everyone was praising Lebron for "locking up" Kawhi and PG! Actually watch the replays. Lebron literally grabs Kawhi's shooting arm so he can't gather to shoot. Then he grabs PG by the waist so he can't get by. I wish I could post photos on here.
People see what they want because it fits their narrative.
If Lebron was this "elite" or "best" defender, why didn't he "lock up(1-5)" Booker, CP3, or Ayton??? The truth is that he is 36 and it shows. He has too much muscle and size to be able to legally guard good NBA scorers.
It's just sad that we just occasionally see this kind of defense by LeBron due to his old age, it takes a lot of energy from him to do this kind of defense.
Im mean the man is 36. Most players are role players by tht age but yet, he is still the best player in the league
No it doesn't, all it takes is grabbing, pushing, slapping, and hacking...which is all he has left when defending players with an offensive game.
@@anthonyzarate9807 Do you just go on every lebron comment and just criticise the man for doing nothing
@@shashsantanderlucioyohuall865 That is you and all the fanboys and blind witnesses problem. You listen to these phoney and BS media narratives! In fact Lebron hasn't been the best player in NBA for quite awhile. Let's say for sake of argument he was best player in 2018 because of his numbers during finals. We know for a fact that Kawhi was best player in 2019 because he literally carried a team by himself as only superstar! In fact, IMHO, he was the lone all-star. Lowry made team but 3 other PG's were named and only 1 SG. Lowry had an AWFUL year with 14ppg and 8ast shooting .411/.347/.830! Those are Westbrock %'s without the scoring, assists, rebounds, or athleticism!
In 2019, Lebron had a very bad year. He the literally had Kyle Kuzma pushing him into proper defensive position at one point. Seriously, how can you call someone like that best in NBA???
Now, in 2020 Lebron won FMVP, but without a doubt AD was best player on Lakers. AD was dominant on both ends while LeBron was only dominant on offense. For sake of argument, let's say he was best in 2020.
This past season there were at least 5 players who had better regular and post seasons the Lebron! Giannis, Kawhi, KD, Embiid, Jokic, and Luka.
In the post season Lebron was 23.3/7.2/8.0 with 1.5 stl shooting .474/.375/.609! Those are his worst postseason numbers since he became the "frozen one" in 2011 finals! He also had career lows in WS, WS/48, and VORP (victory over replacement player). I would get into regular season numbers too but it would be way too long of post.
Kawhi was 30.4/7.7/4.4 with 2.1 stl shooting .573/.393/.880 (led playoffs in FG% with players 20+ppg...and he averaged 30+!!!). We all know LAC would have won title had Kawhi not got hurt (made finals at the very least).
KD had 34.3/9.3/4.4 with 1.5 stl and 1.6 bk shooting .514/.402/.871! Cmon, those are ridiculous numbers! He also almost single handedly carried Nets to finals over the eventual champion Bucks (literally a nose away from it!).
Giannis ha been MVP 2x in a row, DPOY, the last FMVP, and champion! There is a very strong argument who should've won his 3rd straight MVP!
He had 30.2/12.8/5.1 with 1.0 stl and 1.1 bk shooting .569/.168/.587! We all know Giannis is not good from 3pt or FT, but the truth is, Lebron is no world beater either. In the finals, Giannis was even more impressive (against a great Suns defense!)! He had 35.2/13.2/5.0 with 1.2 stl and 1.8 bk shooting .618/.200/.659!!! He joined Shaq as only players in NBA history to average over 60%FG and 35+ppg in finals!!!
The bottom line is Lebron will be 37 this coming season, his 19th! Why do you think he pushed so hard to get Westbrick? He is just too old and has logged way too many minutes on his body! Honestly, if you take only his postseason minutes, he has played more than a lot of players have in their entire career!
I know there is nothing that will change the mind of someone who uses their emotions to make an argument (the same reason people in relationships argue so much...EMOTIONS!!!).
I get it, I was a huge Larry Bird fan in the 1980's and he was without question the best and most valuable player in NBA from 1981-1987!!!...and he should've won the MVP in 1982 thru 1987! He finished 2nd in 1982 & 1983, and finished 3rd in 1987. Look up the numbers and the voting (which was VERY CLOSE in all 3 of those years). MJ's team in 1987 was not very good. Magic's team was awesome, but his numbers were not on same level as Bird. Bird won 3 in a row from 1984-86. To this day there are ONLY 3 players to average 28+ppg and 50/40/90. Bird did it 2x in a row and Curry and KD both did it once! AMAZINGLY Bird was .882 FT% away from doing it a 3rd time.
When MJ started to really show how great a player he was in 1988, I was still in denial! I didn't want to admit my childhood hero was not the best anymore. In the 2000's I was a huge Tim Duncan fan and IMHO, was the best all-around player from 1999-2007! I didn't want to admit he wasn't the best anymore when Kobe and Lebron learned how to win and hit their primes. I will give you that LeBron was arguably the best player from 2012-2018, but since the 2018 season Lebron has obviously lost a few steps and hasn't played defense since 2016. The truth is that since 2016, Steph (2016), KD (2014), and Kawhi (2019) were better! In 2014 KD was 32.0/7.4/5.5 with 1.3 stl .503/.391/.873, in 2016 Steph was 30.1/5.4/6.7 with 2.1 stl (led NBA) shooting .504/.454/908 (also led NBA in FT%), in 2019 kawhi had 26.6/7.3/3.3 with 1.8 stl shooting .496/.371/.854 in regular season (was arguably best defensive player in NBA!) and in playoffs had 30.5/9.3/4.0 with 1.7 stl shooting .490/.380/.888 winning FMVP and title!!!
Shut up skip....
That team was damn good, i miss these guys so much
LeBron is easily the most underrated defender in the league
History frr 6x all defensive and ppl think he wasn’t a good defender
LeBron made 2 MVPs look like his kids in harden and Westbrook
I love when lebron bullies guards lol
only player who can guard from PG to C
Bam? 😂😂😂 Giannis sometimes but he’s slow footed against guards and not a good pnr defender but wings and bigs he is good
Russell Westbrook in the 2020 playoffs looking like Steph Curry in 2016 the way LeBron tracked them both down time and time again for those blocks.
Hard to beat him in iso, best bet is when he falls asleep off ball
There used to be a time when you couldn’t even think abt it cause he was so good in the passing lanes, but as he ages and has the most mileage on his legs in nba history he won’t do it
This season and 2021 he had All Defensive caliber years on defense
Hasn't made all defensive since Miami
1:49 that's a center trying to back down LBJ yet TT got moved further way from the basket instead xD
Trust me, LeBron ain't stopping any real NBA center with a post game (which really doesn't exist anymore). How many times did you see Lebron D up Duncan on the block or in the post???...and Duncan was 37 & 38 when they faced each other in finals. When Lebron was in his prime he could defend bigger 2's, SF's and PF's. He couldn't defend small, fast PG's or big C's (6'11"+ and 260+) with low post game.
@@anthonyzarate9807 haha
@@anthonyzarate9807 it’s not about stopping them .. it’s about making it tough… and getting a stop when your team needs it… he’s done that
@@djones1943 That is a false media narrative. The only thing he can do down low is hack, push, and grab. Pretty much the same thing he does against quicker, small guards. It's physics and science. If someone is 6'9" 250, they are not going to be able to stay in front of a 6'0" 180 speedster with great ball handling skills. Just like he won't be able to deal with a 7ft+ 280+ center with immense strength and great post moves. He just doesn't have the strength and length to defend them. Guys like Shaq & Duncan and Kyrie & Steph made BBQ chicken out of him. He couldn't hold KD either, which is he he refused to guard him in 2017 & 2018 finals. This is why he was 12-26 (2-5 in series) against GS & SA in finals, all in Lebrons physical and mental primes! The truth is he would have been 6-28 (0-7 in finals) if not for Draymond suspension and Ray Allen miracle to save Lebron's legacy!
@@anthonyzarate9807 what is media narrative?? Everything I said you taught that… if you played you know… it’s about making it tough on your opponent and getting a stop when you need it…. And like I said he done it.. I seen him do it… I don’t do that media narrative shit and personal feelings
2020 playoffs: Hou leading 1-0 on the Lakers
Marc Jackson: “They [Lakers] have no answer for slowing down this Hou Rockets offense, James Harden is just too good.”
Lakers win 4 straight
2:18 showing his head buttin soccer skills too lol
Only curry can shake him in iso but in overall he cant beat lebron 👑👑👑
Boy was swtiching from 1-5 crazy
King LeBron James 👑👑👑👑👑👑
Just because he doesn't defend as much in the regular season when he's the ONLY scoring option, doesn't mean he can't defend. He was absolutely demoralising other teams, blocks, steals, you name it. He easily could be defensive player of the year if he wanted to, but then for most of his career, that would mean there would be little energy left for scoring.
Lebron can play and Guard postion 1-5 .. Greatest All Around Player of all time.
yes, to the best of my understanding, that 19/20 season was LeBron's biggest accent on the defense and that championship was the most deserved one.
2:50 lol too funny
Lebron is just bullying the entire league defensively 🤴
imo lebron is the best defender ive ever seen when hes enganged, wont say hes better than jordan or kobe because it wouldnt be fair seeing that lebron is way less consistent as they were but lebrons peak defense is better than anyone ever (on the perimeter)
IF LEBRON PLAYS HARD DEFENSE THERE'S ALOT PLAYERS THAT'S NOT GETTING PASS HIM💯💪🏾
At 35yrs old this was possibly the best man defense that he has played in any season of his career. Elite man defense.
You’re definitely young if you think this was his best man defense if his career
@@rovy1303
I've witnessed LeBron's career from beginning until now... Before AD joined him in L.A. in 2019-20 LeBron had never had an elite rim protector. In 2019-20 having AD to anchor the defense while LeBron still had plenty of energy and was perfectly healthy allowed him to play tighter to his man than he had ever been able to play without having to worry much about if his man got past him because he knew that AD was often there to clean up his mess if that did happen. LeBron played incredible man defense in 2019-20 and despite his lack of steals and blocks compared to other seasons in his career, it was possibly the best man defense that he ever played. Sure LeBron had played better off-ball defense making more off-ball plays in his earlier days, but I'm not sure that he had ever played man defense quite as good as he did in 2019-20.
@@justsayin669watch miami bron then, especially 2013
@@HTGH89
I watched that season closely. I'm just gonna say to refer to my previous reply to the other guy so I don't repeat myself. LeBron played better overall defense in 2012-13 when you factor in help defense, but I would say that 2019-20 LeBron may have been his best man defense season of his career. Did you watch his 2019-20 season closely?
King James 👑👑👑👑👑👑👑
2:16 I've never seen someone headbutt a dead ball to an official
Chasedown King 🔥
4:28
man imagine zion on the floor like that
I feel like he should of been in a defensive team last season
Yea he definitely got robbed. But somehow kawhi made it missing like half the season in total games lol
@@leultrainstinct406 Exactly, ans statistically Lebron was better defensively than him smh
@@leultrainstinct406 lol last 2 years he missed it. Kawhi stole his spot last year and injuries stole his spot this year
and they say, lebron has no defense😂
7:21 Before the ball even hits the POINT GUARD's hands, Lebron has already started running to intercept that pass he is going to make.
damn, he's pretty quick when he wants to be.
Solomon Hill: And I took that personal
I dont want to take away from lbj here, but he shows out like this most on scrubs. There are few times he does actually step up to the better players. Kwahi he did step up. Giannis, giannus is really good but he has the young lbj "good enough to handle the ball but wants to be running to the rim" moves. So yes lbj is smart enough today to play man D, especially today, where players are losing focus on these parts of the game and more focused on shooting 3s, but doesn't put too much effort into this dude of the game.
Lakers in 2020 had a defensive rating of 112.1 when LeBron was not on the floor, 103.1 when he was on the floor. Do you think that massive difference came just from LeBron showing out on scrubs?
LBJ GOAT🐐
@6:44 Why Bron say fuck it "Gorilla Mode" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
LeBron’s a better defender than Kobe. Point blank period
1000% you would also never ask Kobe to guard a 4 or 5.
chase down god.
Greatest chase down blocker in history
57-0 after leading at the end of the 3rd quarter, no way they're losing the chip that season
They also went 16-0 when holding teams under 99, the defense really was their catalyst
8:39 Westbrook is still trying to figure it out what the hell just happened there.
A video of him not even trying to defend would be at least double the length of this one.
When it matters the most (playoff, 4th quarters, ...) he never defends the best opposite player.
are we watching the same video?? lmao u sound stupid genuinely
Back when he wasn’t as tired as he is now 🥺😢
Might have something to do with being 107 years old
GOAT
没有中文评论？ 我觉得 LeBron is REAL DPOY
6:35 🔥🔥🔥
I miss a old teammates huh balance defense and balance offense .......
Power Forward & Point Center LBJ is the best :D
LBJ put plp in a snuggy
6:34 bron read that shit wtf
Let all of the detractors tell it they say he don't play defense
Its easy to play defense when u got other people who erase your mistakes in ad, caruso, dwight, mcgee
@@ParampamIm Oh it's easy to play defense when you have a team. Who would of known. That's like saying defense was easy for Jordan considering he had two of the best defenders ever in Pippen and Rodman.
@@slimjimmy4070 95-96 bulls had 3 FIRST TEAM ALL DEFENSIVE PLAYERS. No team in history has had that before or after
He should’ve made 2nd team all defense last season over Pat Bev, honestly theirs a lot a players who should’ve made it over him
I thought he should have made 1st team over Kawhi. He played more games and also played defense in the playoffs Kawhi did not play any defense against Luka and Murray
@@firefistace6407 I said 2nd team All Defense not 1st team and Kawhi still deserved that 2nd team All Defense. Ik Kawhi didn’t play the defense to the level he was supposed to play in the postseason but the NBA All Defense Teams are only for the regular season and Kawhi was still really elite on that end
@@Coolblade27 lol still felt he was a better defender on the year than Kawhi felt he was better than some of those players that made it ahead of him
holy shit
He should of won defensive player of the year 2013 over marc gasol
But LeBron is terrible on defense though? At least that's what all the Jordan Jockers say.
Jack of all traits master of none. I suggest you better call jack
10:56
LMAO watch 9:39-9:46 in 0.25 speed.
😂lebron is a generational talent. I dont see how anyone can not put lebron as the goat. Jordan never did anything like this.
2:18
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The fact that he knows how to play defense makes it even worse when he just doesn't bother to try more than half the time. LeFlop doesn't play defense often at all anymore. That is why your video is so short, and the ones with him just standing and spectating are two or three times as long.
Can’t expect the man to shot create for his team and play elite defense at his age every game, that’s just not realistic
What all around players you know who made all nba defense teams 6 times in his career? 🤔
Should’ve been 7 this year
Proves how shit the league and the game has been for year. Not his D!
Should of been 7 this year season,that’s why you can’t over state those. Sometimes you have to just watch film
@@FireAngelChris not even this season . Maybe last season tho . He should of made one 2017 tho .
@@smdideleted6327 lol I am talking about this season that just pass this one just started
LeBron stopped playing Defense around 2013-2014. Don’t know why he stopped playing good Defense. He’s been a liability for a number of years now with his “Resting on Defense” mentality. Too many times we see 4 vs 5 or LeBron just standing there like a statue. LeBron’s a good player and I hate seeing good players who used to play good Defense not play Defense like we’ve seen them play before.
Lebron is holding bumj to 2ppg sadly
In short LEBRON defense is better than kkawhi
So LEBRON isbetter than kawhi
I’m one of the best
You the best 👑
But you're a poser tho
@@HTGH89 no shit
I would just like to spread the good news, and I wanted you to know that the Lord is coming sooner than we think and I wanted to tell you to repent and trust in God your creator. Jesus died on the cross so that our sins, past, present, and future would be forgiven. God loves you
Now go look at Westbrooks defensive highlights, basically the same lol
That's going to be a nightmare for everyone in the paint 😂😂😂😂 oh yea let's not forget AD and Dwight at center 😂😂😂
lol at this as some kind of proof of Lebron being elite defensively. Nothing shown was extraordinary. Just a guy playing basketball and doing what he supposed to, playing on both ends. Too bad he only did give effort some of the time in his long career. His best defensive years were in Miami where Riley held him accountable. Before Miami and after, he was average to below average, especially the post Miami years.
1:35 マギー長すぎ
I acknowledge lebron in his passing playmaking IQ and offense but i term of defense nope he always relay on his defensive teamates and lebron obviously did want to be fouled out in every game
You sound foolish 😂😂 ya gotta stop looking at lebron in his mid 30s and thinking that’s how he was his entire career stop. Young lebron was top 3 defender in basketball and finished runner up dpoy like 3 times. Arguably robbed in 2012 and definitely robbed in 2013
@@edrickjames7532 took the words right outta my fucking mouth I swear to god I was about to say this
LeBron and Kobe are better defenders than Jordan
That better be a joke
Yan b ang hnd mgaling na player c james grabi bantay
wth lebron run too fast or his leg is just long
If you look closely, he has the legs of a 6'5 guard, but his torso is elongated, making him 6'9
LMAO, EVEN TRYING TO PASS OFFBA FOUL AS LOCK DOWN. @839 8N THE 4TH VS CLIPPERS IN 2020 WAS NOT A TURNOVER SO WASNT LOCKED DOWN
9/10 of these are just terrible offensive possessions. y’all need a subscription for the amount of knee pads yall go thru 😂😂
Imagine being a grown man typing that💀 sad
The most overrated defender in basketball. He can't stay in front of the quicker players anymore. He uses veteran moves like grabbing and bumping and relying on AD and other bigs to protect the rim.
?? If you hate him stfu, his team mates exist for a reason and not only him playing for the whole team, Know the difference between the word TEAM and INDIVIDUAL
@@HTGH89 I got a ❤ from person who made video, so I can't be that far off.
@@anthonyzarate9807 just because he lost a step he's overrated? you must've started watching the NBA in 2015 😂
@@HTGH89 I agree 110%...but everything Lebron had done in his whole life is about him...meaning the INDIVIDUAL!!! This is not conjecture, this is FACT!!!
@@eg7167 lol...actually, I've been a die hard NBA fan from 1970's and Kawhi Leonard is arguably my favorite player in NBA history (along with Duncan, Rodman, and Bird!). I don't confrom to media or the masses. I use my own brain and respect the high intellect players who give their all for a win, regardless of "filling a stat sheet"! Which anyone with half a brain knows that is exactly what LeBron and players like Harden and Luka ONLY care about...NUMBERS!!!!!!
So if Ben Simmons has a 3pt make highlight reel, that makes him a good shooter?
He doesn't have one jackass
This is a stupid comment
L comment.
Make one and see if it's 10 minutes long lol 🤡