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Why did it be discovered after analysis that the so-called "Thanos Zhan" in 2018 are somewhat unworthy of his name?

4:30pm, 16 July 2025【Basketball】

If you search for the word "Thanos" online, you will introduce you to James' great performance in the playoffs in 2018. Judging from the data alone, James this season should be one of the best seasons in his personal career. His playoff averages are 34 points, 9.1 rebounds, 9 assists, a shooting percentage of 53.9%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.6%, which is almost a triple-double average.

Although James did not win the championship this season, his personal performance was still called "Thanos James" by the media, which means that he is omnipotent. However, if you look back at the 2018 season from a rational perspective, you will find that what James called "Thanos James" is actually a bit unworthy of his name. Why do you say so?

It is undeniable that James' personal data is very luxurious, but you have to see who the opponent he meets in the Eastern Conference playoffs? The opponent in the first round of playoffs was the Pacers led by Oladipo. Judging from the strength on paper, the Cavaliers are obviously stronger than the Pacers, but the game was very tight. The Cavaliers played 7 games before they could win.

And it is worth mentioning that in the G5 game, Oladipo broke through James in the last minute of the fourth quarter, then made a layup, but James nailed the block. Then James completed the final kill. However, judging from Oladipo's breakthrough replay, Oladipo's ball hit the rebound first and then James blocked the block. This is obviously a disturbing ball, which should be considered the Pacers' score. You must know that if the ball is calculated, the Pacers will lead the Cavaliers by two points. The subsequent results may be completely different. The two teams' big score is 3-1 instead of 2-2. However, it was precisely because of the referee's misjudgment that the trend of this round of game was changed.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, their opponents were the young Celtics, Irving Hayward was injured, the core of the team was Jaylen Brown in the second grade, and Tatum in the first grade. Logically speaking, with the experience and ability of the Cavaliers, it was not so difficult to defeat the Celtics, but he was dragged into the tiebreak battle again, and finally defeated his opponent in a difficult finals.

After the finals, they met the Warriors again. Although there was a certain gap between the two teams, what was unexpected was that the Cavaliers led by James were easily shaved 4-0 by the Warriors. You should know that the only team that the Warriors swept in the playoffs that year was the Cavaliers. Even the Hornets led by Davis won the Warriors. It can be said that the easiest game in the Warriors series was the Finals.

Zhongmeng Green once said that the opponent that caused us the most difficult in 2018 was not the Cavaliers, but the Rockets led by Harden. In fact, this is true. Harden was in the regular season MVP that year. He fought with the Warriors in 7 games in the Western Conference Finals, and almost defeated the "Cosmic Brave". The excitement of this round of Western Conference Finals is far higher than the Finals. So to say that the real "Thanos James" in 2018 should be James Harden, not LeBron James who only won the data! What do you think? You can leave a message below to interact!

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