在洛杉矶湖人队巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯在历史排名中名列前茅的喧嚣声中，“国王”在肯德里克·帕金斯找到了自己的盟友。
在周五与前波士顿凯尔特人队队友保罗皮尔斯的激烈辩论中，这位伤痕累累的执法者再次成为ESPN的分析师，支持这位四次获得MVP的球员
皮尔斯在宣布勒布朗不是历史上排名前5的球员后就已经登上了头条，他说湖人队的偶像科比-布莱恩特是两人之间的佼佼者。
珀克一点也没有，他认为2008年凯尔特人的总冠军阵容在对阵詹姆斯的骑士队时比科比的湖人队要困难得多。
“我只知道战胜科比比詹姆斯容易得多。如果你想说话，你可以说，但我当时正和你在一起。“我知道他（皮尔斯）必须为勒布朗·詹姆斯做真正的准备，当我们来到湖人的时候，他被打了6分，”这位6尺10寸的退役斯洛特曼说。
当然，珀金斯和皮尔斯在C的“三巨头”时代都曾在两支球队中过关斩将。他们在2008年的东部半决赛中淘汰了骑士队，在总决赛中6场击败湖人队。
科比和湖人最终在2010年复仇，而詹姆斯似乎在2010年加盟迈阿密热火后结束了波士顿在东部的控制。
与此同时，围绕着迈克尔·乔丹和芝加哥公牛队在90年代的统治地位，最近结束的“最后一支舞”的主持人们，山羊的争论仍在继续。
詹姆斯和布莱恩特被认为是乔丹有史以来最好的两个竞争者。
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Kendrick Perkins defends LeBron James’ place in history, dishes out on Kobe Bryant
原文：
Amid all the noise surrounding Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ rightful place in the all-time rankings, “The King” has found himself an ally in Kendrick Perkins.
The bruising enforcer turned ESPN analyst once again backed up the four-time MVP in a heated debate with his former Boston Celtics teammate Paul Pierce on Friday.Â
Pierce, who already made headlines after proclaiming LeBron wasn’t a top 5 player of all-time, made a case that the late Lakers icon Kobe Bryant was the superior player between the two.
Perk was having none of it, arguing that the 2008 Celtics championship squad had more trouble going up against James’ Cavs than Kobe’s Lakers at the time.
“All I know is it was a lot easier to win against Kobe Bryant than it was LeBron James. You can talk if you want to talk, but I was right there in the thick of things with you. I know he (Pierce) had to really prep for LeBron James and when we got to the Lakers it was smacked up six,” the 6-foot-10 retired slotman said.
Perkins and Pierce, of course, ran through both teams during the C’s “Big 3” era. They eliminated the Cavs in the East semis in 2008 and finished off the Lakers in six games in the Finals.
Bryant and the Lakers eventually got their revenge in 2010, while James seemingly ended Boston’s rein in the East once he joined the Miami Heat in 2010.
The GOAT debate, meanwhile, continues to rage on following the recently concluded “The Last Dance” docuseries that centered around Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls’ dominance in the ’90s.
James and Bryant are believed to be two closest contenders in terms of Jordan’s claim as the best there ever was.
