The Life and Times of LeBron James Quiz

Answer: 31.6

LeBron attended St Vincent-St Mary High School in Akron, Ohio. Alongside his impressive scoring stats, LeBron averaged 9.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. His high school team was dominant throughout LeBron's tenure, winning a Division II championship in his senior year.

The team's only official loss that year was off the court, with the team forced to forfeit a game as punishment for LeBron accepting a gift that exceeded the Ohio High School Athletic Association's $100 limit.

Answer: Seven

Incredibly, five of the first six players taken in the 2003 NBA Draft made it to at least one NBA All-Star Game. LeBron James received his first nomination in 2005, as did fifth overall selection Dwyane Wade. Fourth selection Chris Bosh made it to eleven consecutive NBA All-Star Games between 2006 and 2016 while third pick Carmelo Anthony and 29th selection Josh Howard got their first invitations in 2007. David West, taken 18th, got his first invite in 2008 while 6th overall selection Chris Kaman finally had his day amongst the elite in 2010.

Answer: 35-47

Even though the Cavaliers greatly improved on their 2002-03 record of 17-65, the team placed ninth in the Eastern Conference, one win shy of the eighth seeded Boston Celtics. It was still a positive year for LeBron on a personal level, with the teenager averaging 20.9 points a game on his way to winning that season's Rookie of the Year award.

Answer: Steve Nash

Nash won his second consecutive MVP in 2005-06, leading the league in assists. Nowitzki came third in the vote after leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 60 win season. Even though his Los Angeles Lakers only finished seventh in the Western Conference, Kobe Bryant's individual performances allowed him to finish fourth in the race. Duncan came ninth on the back of leading the San Antonio Spurs to the top seed in the Western Conference.

Answer: Detroit Pistons

The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons in six games. With the series tied at 2-2, James scored 48 points in Game 5, including all but one of the Cavs' last 30 points. The Nets fell to the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, also losing in six games.

The Bulls lost to the Pistons in the other Eastern semi-final. The Miami Heat were the defending Eastern Conference and NBA champions but lost in the opening round in 2006-07 to the Bulls. The Cavaliers went on to lose the 2007 NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs.

Answer: First selection to NBA All-Defensive First Team

James was named to the All-Defensive First Team, the first of five consecutive seasons that he made the team. He also made it into the All-Defensive Second Team in 2013-14. LeBron's only 30 points per game season came in 2007-08. James played in 81 games in 2008-09, just one shy of the full 82 game season.

He achieved the 82 game season in 2017-18. He scored with 48.9% of his field goals in 2008-09, a personal best at the time. He achieved his first 50% season the following year.

Answer: Charles Barkley

Reaction from American sports media and NBA fans alike was scathing of LeBron's decision to join the Heat. Many criticised James' decision to announce his new destination in an ESPN special titled "The Decision." Some even claimed that James, Bosh and Wade had discussed the formation of a super team before the 2010 offseason. Barkley was not the only former player to criticise LeBron's decision, with Magic Johnson claiming that he would never have formed similar alliances with rivals such as Larry Bird.

Answer: 2nd

Michael Jordan's 1991 postseason came top of the list. Jordan averaged over 31 points a game that postseason and the Bulls lost just two playoff games. Tim Duncan's legendary 2003 postseason came in third, after he averaged 24.7 points and 15.4 rebounds a game with little help around him. Shaquille O'Neal's 2000 playoff performances, which included three separate 40 point games in the NBA Finals, came in fourth place.

Answer: Nine

LeBron was the tenth man to do it, meaning that nine had achieved this feat already. Willis Reed of the New York Knicks was the first to accomplish this, winning the 1970 and 1973 Finals MVPs. Magic Johnson won three Finals MVPs, taking the award in 1980, 1982 and 1987. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was Finals MVPs with two different teams, achieving it with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985. Larry Bird won two with the Boston Celtics in 1984 and 1986. Michael Jordan won six finals MVPs, earning his second in 1992. Jordan's rival Hakeem Olajuwon was the 1994 and 1995 Finals MVP with the Houston Rockets.

In more recent times, Shaquille O'Neal won three finals MVPs in a row between 2000 and 2002, while Tim Duncan won in 1999, 2003 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won his in 2009 and 2010. Kevin Durant became the eleventh player to achieve this feat, taking the 2017 and 2018 Finals MVPs with the Golden State Warriors. Kawhi Leonard became the 12th to achieve this, winning the Finals MVP in 2014 and 2019.

Answer: 11-12

The Heat lost the 2011 NBA Finals by a 4-2 scoreline to the Dallas Mavericks. The following year, Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-1 in the 2012 NBA Finals and followed this up with a 4-3 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in 2013. In James' final season the Heat lost to the Spurs by a 4-1 scoreline, bringing the overall record to 11 Finals wins and 12 Finals losses in the four year period.

Answer: Four

Despite the loss, James' impressive performances saw him score 35.8 points a game and average 13.3 rebounds. James came second in MVP voting while regular season MVP Stephen Curry received no votes. Warriors guard Andre Iguodala won the award, earning the remaining seven MVP votes.

In 1969, Jerry West became the first player to win the Finals MVP after ending up on the losing side.

Answer: 52

The 52 years between 1964 and 2016 saw Cleveland teams go on an incredible combined 147-year championship drought. This drought became known as the Cleveland sports curse. Until the Cavaliers' 2016 triumph, the Cleveland Browns had won the city's previous championship, defeating the Baltimore Colts in the 1964 NFL Championship.

Answer: Michael Jordan

James achieved the feat in Game 5 of the Conference finals, scoring 35 on the night he took Jordan's record. Jordan has 5987 points in the playoffs while Abdul-Jabbar has 5762 points in postseason basketball. In comparison, Bryant retired with 5640 postseason points while his former teammate O'Neal scored 5250.

Answer: 11

James was named to the All-NBA First Team every year between 2008 and 2018. The 2018-19 season also marked the first time since James' rookie year that he failed to make either the first or second All-NBA roster.

Answer: Steve Kerr

Kerr, who was appointed head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 2014, made the claim in an article featured in "USA Today". Popovich, Lebron's coach with the US national team, also has a good relationship with James. In February 2016, "Sports Illustrated" ranked James as the fifth best player of all time, while ESPN placed him third in March 2016.

As LeBron has a championship as "the guy", many believe he's only behind Jordan. CBS, Fox and Slam Magazine have all placed James in second place in the all-time list since the 2016 Finals took place.