: A 29-11-8 average showed Durant's second title was built on rebounding and playmaking, not just scoring, earning a unanimous repeat.
: Jordan's 27-6-4 in the 1996 Finals showed a more complete leader who lifted a 72-win team without forcing his scoring.
The 1992 Finals proved Jordan’s 35.8/4.8/6.5 line was not just scoring—it was complete, two-way control.
: In 2018 Durant's two-way game, scoring, rebounding and playmaking together, made him the Finals' most complete and uncopyable weapon.
: The 1993 three-peat was the hinge of Jordan's career, converting a scoring champion into the acknowledged head of a dynasty.
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Moses Malone was famous for his outrageous offensive rebounding. He believed in "off-the-glass" — tipping the ball back to the glass and following up himself. A six-time rebounding champion, he defined second-chance scoring.
In 2025 he passed Jordan to second on the all-time scoring list; Durant wrote the Reaper's durability legend with 30,000+ career points.
After entering in 1984 as a scoring champ, Jordan spent years missing the Finals; Jackson’s triangle and Pippen’s rise turned him from hero to core, fulfilled in 1991.
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