NBA Playoffs MVP 2014 Stats: LeBron James 'Player Of Most Value' 2014, Figures Up 5% Vs. 2009 Highs Despite Career Low Playtime

NBA Playoffs MVP 2014 Stats: LeBron James 'Player Of Most Value' 2014, Figures Up 5% Vs. Career Highs

The NBA Playoffs MVP 2014 stats reveal Kawhi Leonard's strong performance for the San Antonio Spurs, winning the NBA Finals 2014 in a heated match against Miami Heat. But a number of reports suggest that the validity of the NBA Playoff MBA 2014 stats title should be extended to the 'player of most value' during the NBA Finals 2014.

LeBron James NBA Playoffs stats reflect such a valuable player: he played just 38.2 minutes/game - a career low in NBA playoffs. However, NBA Playoffs 2014 stats for LeBron including points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks were as high as those of his career averages. These same stats won him 4 NBA MVP titles along with two NBA Finals MVPs.

The move to select Lebron James for the NBA Playoff MVP 2014 award, despite being on the losing team, Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs Final relies on his highlighted stats against his previous records and against other NBA Playoffs Final MVP such as Michael Jordan. And this is the rationale behind the feasibility of naming Lebron the NBA Playoffs MVP 2014 Stats Award.

This kind of a selection that looks at the overall NBA Playoffs MVP stats is similar to the theory put forward by Bill Simmons in the 'Book of Basketball,' adding more value to the player who contributes to a team during the whole NBA year rather than just the NBA Finals. Nonetheless the title, NBA Playoffs MVP 2014 is reflective of the NBA Finals 2014.

Despite the 22-year old Kawhi Leonard's well deserved NBA Playoffs Final MVP 2014 award, Lebron's stats speak for themselves: James' shooting averages (field, from deep,from the charity stripe) were all time highs during his NBA Playoffs career. Lebron's field goal %, which includes 61.6% weighted twos, threes along with true shooting %, including 66.8% weighted twos, threes, freebies. Both these NBA Playoff Final stats establish new career highs for Lebron James. The numbers clearly reflect a 5.0% improvement over Lebron's former 2009 bests.

LeBron James GP MIN PTS FG% 3P% FT% REB AST STL BLK
2014 NBA Playoffs 20 38.2 27.4 56.5% 40.7% 80.6% 7.1 4.8 1.9 0.6
2014 NBA Finals 5 37.8 28.2 57.1% 51.9% 79.3% 7.8 4.0 2.0 0.4