THE END OF CIVILIZATION AS WE KNOW IT: Apparently, you can now find the Jordan Brand in your 
produce section.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni, after offensive-minded Nick Young stepped in to take a key charge from Josh Smith late in Friday’s win over Detroit:
“I told Nick after the game that I was about to be the first NBA coach to ever say that he had won a game with his defense.”
TANKAPALOOZA!: Both the Utah Jazz (first road win) and Milwaukee Bucks (home win vs. Boston) applied the brakes a bit Saturday, allowing the New York Knicks and their eight straight losses to inch closer to the NBA’s worst record. Of course, New York’s unprotected first-round pick belongs to Denver. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers have shaken off their 3-0 start to get back in the picture thanks to their, ahem, defense, which is allowing 109.8 points per game – nearly seven more than any other team.
LINE OF THE WEEK: Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers at Sacramento, Nov. 29: 37 minutes, 12-22 FGs, 3-7 3-pointers, 4-4 FTs, seven rebounds, 11 assists, two turnovers, 31 points in a 104-98 overtime win. With Chris Paul sidelined by a strained hamstring, Crawford took over the offense and posted season highs in points, rebounds and assists. According to basketball-reference.com, he is the first bench player to put up those numbers in 30 years.
LINE OF THE WEAK: Iman Shumpert, New York at Portland, Nov. 25: 23 minutes, 0-3 FGs, 0-1 3-pointers, 0-0 FTs, zero rebounds, zero assists, zero blocks, one steal, three fouls, two turnovers, zero points in a 102-91 loss. Shumpert also was a minus-22. If Mike Woodson really hates Shumpert, why would he let this go on for 23 
minutes?
TRILLION WATCH: The threshold remains 4 trillion as Bulls center Nazr Mohammed (Monday at Utah), Hawks guard John Jenkins (Tuesday vs. Orlando) and Pelicans guard Austin Rivers (Sunday at New York) joined the party, bringing the season total to 11 players. There was almost a significant breakthrough as Nets guard Shaun Livingston had a missed shot to wreck a potential 12 trillion Friday at Houston. Oh, well.
GAME OF THE WEEK: Indiana at San Antonio, Dec. 7. This is incoming Commissioner Adam Silver’s nightmare NBA Finals, but it is a dream regular season matchup. Entering this week, the teams are a combined 30-4 and the only squads with average point differentials in the double digits.
GAME OF THE WEAK: New York at Brooklyn, Dec. 5. TNT probably wasn’t expecting the first “Bridge Battle” of the season between the two highest payrolls in the NBA to be determining last place in the worst division in all of sports.
TWO MINUTES: Kyle Korver’s pursuit of Dana Barros’ record 3-pointer streak is on hold now that the sharpshooter of the Hawks suffered a rib injury after extending his run to 88 games, one shy of the mark. Korver has missed three games, with Atlanta going 1-2 with a last-second win in his absence. The Hawks visit San Antonio on Monday and host the LA Clippers on Wednesday and Cleveland on Friday. … After acquiring Derrick Williams from the Timberwolves this week, the Kings are starting him alongside Jason Thompson at small forward, which didn’t work so well in Minnesota. … In two games vs. Boston this season, Jerryd Bayless is averaging 18.5 points, shooting 52 percent (12-of-23) from the field and 2-of-6 from the arc. In 12 games vs. everyone else, Bayless is averaging 4.4 points, shooting 26 percent (18-of-69) overall and 5-of-26 from deep. And Bayless isn’t the only one beating up on Boston. The Milwaukee Bucks are 2-0 vs. the Celtics and 1-13 with a minus-11.9 point differential vs. everyone else. … I’ve been following this league a long time and I cannot remember a player being announced as Player of the Week and then being fined 15 minutes later, as LaMarcus Aldridge was last Monday. … In Miami’s first seven games, Michael Beasley played 12 minutes with five DNPs and Heat were 4-3. They haven’t lost since, and Beasley is averaging 10.5 points on 53 percent shooting with 4.5 rebounds in 10 games. Think playing with LeBron James has had something to do with that? … When Derrick Rose went down for the Bulls, it presented somewhat of an opportunity for little-used second-year point guard Marquis Teague to move into the rotation as the backup to 
Kirk Hinrich. In 45 minutes over three games, Teague was 0-of-11 with as many turnovers (three) as assists. In Saturday’s loss to Cleveland, he was a DNP-CD as Mike James backed up Hinrich. … Charlotte has an interesting dilemma on its hands with the return of Ben Gordon. Rookie coach Steve Clifford has transformed the Bobcats into one of the league’s better defensive teams, and Al Jefferson’s post play has given them a semblance of an offense, even though they remain the league’s worst shooting team. The Bobcats are toying with the .500 mark and are in the current playoff picture in the awful East. Gordon certainly could provide a boost on the offensive end, but he also would be an enticing acquisition for a contender, given his ability to heat it up and his expiring $13.2 million contract. … After losing their season opener in October, the Wizards went 8-8 in November. While that may not seem like any great shakes, its their most November wins since 1984. … In losing five of their first seven home games, the Celtics hadn’t had the chance to trot out “Gino Time,” which is almost always shown on the scoreboard during the final full timeout of blowout wins. It is a video of American Bandstand showing a guy wearing bell bottoms and a T-shirt that says “Gino” grooving to “You Should Be Dancing” by The Bee Gees. “Gino Time” finally made an appearance at the end of Friday’s rout of Cleveland, but new coach Brad Stevens was oblivious when asked about it afterward. “What is it?” he said.
Trivia Answer: Seven – Rick Adelman, Scott Brooks, Mike Brown, Rick Carlisle, Gregg Popovich, Doc Rivers, Erik Spoelstra. … Happy 35th Birthday, Jason and Jarron Collins. … Only 4 1/2 months until we know the bottom six seeds in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Chris Bernucca is the deputy editor of SheridanHoops.com. His columns appear Monday during the season. You can follow him on Twitter.
Sure James may have the stats to say he is a “better scorer” but there are a few problems. The main problem is the era. So many rules have changed since Jordan, such as the defensive hand checking rule which now frees up offensive players.
To be honest, you shouldn’t really bother trying to compare players from different eras. There are so many factors that have influence on data that it ends up being difficult to make positive comparisons.
Here’s a stat you may have missed: Jordan had 23 games where he score 45+ points. LeBron: 7. Sure I’m using a stat to go against my previous comment, but it highlights how Jordan demonstrated the importance his skills during the playoffs, where really, that’s where it matters most.
I also don’t think Jordan would have had a game during the latter stages of his career where he scored a measly 7 points in a playoff game.
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