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TL;DR
LeBron James has the largest disparity between weak-conference and strong-conference Finals appearances in NBA history. He shares this unique statistic with Magic Johnson, who also had a majority of his Finals appearances from a weaker conference.
No player in our dataset has a wider gap between weak-conference Finals appearances and strong-conference ones than James does. However, he does have some company here, as another Los Angeles Lakers all-timer, Magic Johnson, reached nine NBA Finals in his career, and he came out of the weaker conference for eight of those championship series appearances, mirroring James' career almost to a T in this regard.
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What is the significance of LeBron James' Finals appearances in weak and strong conferences?
LeBron James has the largest gap between weak-conference and strong-conference Finals appearances, highlighting a unique aspect of his career compared to other players.
How does Magic Johnson's NBA Finals record compare to LeBron James'?
Magic Johnson reached nine NBA Finals, with eight of those appearances coming from a weaker conference, paralleling LeBron James' Finals history.
