Regarding James and Pierce, the relationship between the two has always been very subtle. Some fans believe that they can be described as "the enemy of a lifetime". After all, whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, the two have faced off a lot. Second, but in May, Pierce’s remarks attracted a lot of controversy, and the outside world believed that he did not respect James.
At that time Pierce gave a ranking of historical status. He did not put James in the top 5 position, and the reason is very direct. Pierce said that he firmly believes in his ranking (Jordan, Kareem Searle, Magician, and Kobe) are the most reasonable ones. The others are just arranging. As a result, Pierce just released his remarks and immediately encountered verbal criticism from the outside world, such as Yang Yi and Perkins in the United States. The former is even more so. To put it bluntly: "Pierce should shut his mouth!"
In fact, Pierce has repeatedly targeted James, which also contains a certain degree of personal grievances. After all, the two have too many careers to intersect, and they are the Cavaliers. When playing, James always can't pass Pierce. After all, the Celtics had the Big Three at the time, and the Cavaliers' lineup seemed much shabby. This was caused by the difference in strength. No matter how strong James is, it is hard to beat the four hands. But after joining the Heat, the two people began to reverse their wins and losses. James defeated Pierce in the playoffs for two consecutive years. In this case, their relationship is naturally not good, and it is normal to have personal grievances.
So, can Pierce be regarded as the enemy of James' life? Let's just use the counterpoint data of the two to speak!
According to statistics, James and Pierce have too many matchups, as many as 69 games! In terms of statistics, you can see that Zhan Huang averaged 29+7+6, shooting 47.8% and 31.2%. What about the truth? The data is as follows, the average is 19+5+3, the shooting percentage is 41.3%, and the three points are 34.6%. Obviously the gap has come out. Except for the three-point shooting percentage, James's other stats are all over Pierce. It seems that it is not one at all. Level of players!
If you only compare the playoffs, the two are facing 30 games. James averaged 29+8+5, shooting 46.7%, and 30.7% three-pointers; Pierce averaged 17+5+3, shooting 39.2% and 33.3%. It seems that the gap between the two is even bigger! Even at the peak of Pierce, there is no way to face James. Of course, Pierce sometimes scores more points than James, but on the whole, James definitely beats Pierce by data. Remember the 2008 playoffs. The sixth game of the round? At that time, Pierce actively asked to defend James. As a result, throughout the game, James scored 32 points and 12 rebounds, while Pierce only had 16 points.
However, the two are very close, 69 matchups, James has a record of 35 wins and 34 losses, and Pierce has a record of 34 wins and 35 losses, which can be described as equal, even if it is specific. In the regular season and the playoffs, the match records of the two are also difficult to distinguish between up and down, so to some extent, Pierce is the enemy of James's life, mainly in the match record, not the match data.
Pierce certainly has the right to express his opinions, but if James is not placed in the top five in history, it is obvious that most fans will not accept it. This is why he was spit out, Pierce His nickname is truth, but this does not mean that all his views are also truth!