On December 13, Beijing time, the Lakers easily defeated the Magic 106-94, and in the case of a thick eyebrow injury, James led the team to two consecutive wins. The Lakers returned to the top six of the West with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses, in fact, the magic of this game has been very good, and even formed a suppression on the Lakers in the first half, but the Lakers suddenly broke out in the third quarter under the leadership of James, and finally won the game.
James played 37 minutes in this game, the whole game bombed 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, shot 12 of 20 shots, 7 shots 3 of 7 from outside the three-point line, and also sent three blocks on the defensive end, the plus-minus value was the highest positive and negative 14 in the game, in the third quarter of the game, it was under James's leadership that the Lakers played a wave of 23-0, strongly reversed the situation of the game, and sent out the big hat twice in a row, and finally the single quarter was 36-10, and a successful wave of streams took away the victory of the game. It's hard to believe that James is about to turn 37.
In the last five games, James has been able to average 27.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.4 blocks per game, and against the Grizzlies and Magic, James has a triple-double of 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists (against the Thunder, 33 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks), and it is worth mentioning that in the last ten games, James has been able to average 27+5+7 per game, in the history of the NBA. The only players who can average 27+5+5 statistics in ten games after the age of 36 are Michael Jordan and James.
But I have to say that even if you are currently winning, but the Lakers face many problems, the most important of which is the use of superstars, according to the Lakers assistant coach revealed, after the thick eyebrow on the top of the fifth position, the next will be tired, and the current thick eyebrows have not played in two consecutive games due to injury. It is worth mentioning that the 37-year-old James has averaged 36.8 minutes per game this season, ranking fourth in the current league, which has also become one of the biggest hidden dangers for the Lakers.
I have to say that it is only the regular season at present, the degree of confrontation can not be compared with the playoffs, the Lakers play very difficult in such a situation, and even need the 37-year-old James to average nearly 37 minutes per game, even Nash does not dare to use it like this! However, there is also good news from the Lakers, Ariza is now about to return, and the Lakers' use of players after the lineup is complete is likely to be adjusted, at that time, James may have a decline in playing time.
Text/Yan Xiaobai