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Which Los Angeles Lakers player led all scorers in the 1991 NBA Finals but still ended up on the losing side?
Answer
James Worthy
James Worthy averaged 22.0 points per game in the 1991 NBA Finals, leading all scorers in the series, yet the Lakers fell to the Bulls 4–1. Worthy had been a Finals MVP in 1988 but could not carry the aging Lakers past Chicago's rising dynasty.
💡 Did you know?
James Worthy's nickname 'Big Game James' was earned after his 1988 Finals triple-double, making his 1991 leading-scorer-yet-losing performance one of basketball's great ironies.
Other options people guess
- Byron Scott
- A.C. Green
- Vlade Divac
Topics
- 1990s
- nba
- chicago-bulls
- los-angeles-lakers
- nba-finals
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