DeMar DeRozan, Jeff Teague Talk About Prime Playoff LeBron James: ‘Impossible To Beat’

Former NBA guard Jeff Teague and current Sacramento Kings star DeMar DeRozan recently talked about prime playoff LeBron James. 

Neither Teague nor DeRozan beat LeBron in a playoff series. 

DeMar DeRozan on LeBron James:

“Yeah, that motherf***er was impossible to beat… It was no other way around.” 😅

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— Witness King James (@WITNESSKJ) August 27, 2024

LeBron made the NBA Finals eight straight times in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The first four were with the Miami Heat and the second four were with the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

The Heat won the title in 2012 and 2013. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, won it all in 2016, becoming the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals. 

LeBron is one of the greatest — if not the greatest — players in NBA history. He has career averages of 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks.

LeBron is a four-time regular-season MVP, a four-time champion and a four-time Finals MVP. He became the leading scorer in NBA history during the 2022-23 season, passing NBA icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

LeBron is first in NBA history in points, fourth in assists, eighth in steals, second in field goals, eighth in 3-point field goals, fifth in triple-doubles, seventh in points per game and third in player efficiency rating.

LeBron is the only player to rank top five all-time in points and assists, the only player to win three Finals MVPs with three different teams, the only player with 30,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 career assists and the only player to score 40,000 points. 

LeBron has played for the Cavaliers (twice), Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. He’s the oldest (39) player in the NBA right now but still an elite force. 

For the Lakers last season, LeBron averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks for the Lakers in 2023-24 in 71 games while shooting 54.0% from the field, 41.0% from beyond the arc and 75.0% from the free-throw line. 

LeBron turns 40 in December.