However, Durant was the more consistent star in the 2018 Finals, turning in a 40-point effort in Game 3, and a triple-double in Game 4, and after averaging 28.8 points per game to Curry's 27.5, Durant was awarded his second straight Finals MVP, which Cook said "accidentally" happened.

One player who is far behind James but has more points scored than most players in NBA history is Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant. 18 years into his NBA career, he has 30,571 points. The only players between James and Durant are Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Dirk Nowitzki, and Wilt Chamberlain.

Stephen Curry won three NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors from 2015 to 2018, but never took home a Finals MVP during that stretch. Andre Iguodala won it in 2015 for his defense against LeBron James.