Love is a controversial player. On the one hand, he is an All-Star with outstanding strength. When he was the boss of the Timberwolves, he frequently produced beast-like statistics. On the other hand, his performance in the playoffs was unsatisfactory. Although he helped the team reach the finals many times in the Cavaliers, he was always questioned as a softie and defensive. Now that James has left Cleveland, Love has become the boss here. Looking back on his performance in the finals in the past three years, is Love considered a superstar?

During the Timberwolves period, Love was selected to the league's best second team twice and also won the rebounding title. In his peak season, he averaged a double-double of 26 points and 13 rebounds per game. With good three-point and first pass abilities, he is a very good space-oriented fourth position.

However, after joining the Cavaliers, Love became the team's third boss. The team's status and shooting rights dropped sharply, and the data naturally shrank a lot. In the 14-15 season, Love scored 16.4 points and 9.7 rebounds in the regular season, shooting 43% from the field. This year, Love was reimbursed for the season in the first round. His average data per game was 14+7 and his shooting percentage was 41%. His performance declined compared to the regular season.

The 15-16 season was legendary for the Cavaliers. That year they fell behind the Warriors 1-3 in the Finals, but eventually completed a great comeback. After Love won the championship, he hugged James and cried. In the finals that year, he averaged only 8.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, shooting 36% from the field. The defensive end was also targeted miserably. Compared with the top three in the regular season and playoffs, In the first round, the performance can be said to be a big dive, and the performance that year can be said to be catastrophic.

In the 16-17 season, the Big Three of the Cavaliers still had no solution in the Eastern Conference. However, they faced the powerful Warriors in the finals and only won one game. Love averaged 16 points and 11.2 rebounds per game in the finals, shooting 38% from the field. Compared with the regular season average of 19 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, the performance has also declined, but it is still good.

Let’s look at the 17-18 season. This year, the Cavaliers were swept by the Warriors in the finals. Because of Irving’s departure, the Cavaliers’ strength was greatly reduced, and Love also became the second in command. During the regular season, Love averaged 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, shooting 46% from the field. In the finals, Love averaged 19 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, shooting 40% from the field. In comparison, Love's performance in the finals this year was very good.

Looking at the three trips to the Finals, it can be said that Love performed poorly in 2016, and his matchup was completely defeated by Green. There has been some improvement in 2017, but it is still down compared to the regular season. In 2018, Love produced gorgeous statistics and his performance was remarkable. The reason why Love is quite controversial is because of his defensive problems. The Warriors are good at targeting Love's defensive loopholes, so Love plays very hard. He didn't take advantage when facing Green. Generally speaking, Love performed like an All-Star in 2018, but did not reach the level of a superstar.