On December 14, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the best player of the eighth week, of which the best player in the West was won by Lakers star LeBron James, which is also his second time in 20 months to win this honor, but also the 65th time in his career, continuing to refresh the record of the best number of weeks he holds.
The 36-year-old James ushered in the end of his career, this season his state is actually not good, but also a long time plagued by injuries, this season so far only played 16 games, and averaged only 26.3 points, 7.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game (basketball and assists are not as good as career averages), the Lakers' record is also up and down, many people are questioning whether James is old, and called for the thick eyebrow brother should stand up and take on the responsibility of the team's brother.
While the outside world continues to question, James has ushered in a strong outbreak in the past week, last week James averaged 28.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game, and more importantly, the shooting rate can be as high as 60.8%, of which 3 games have reached or exceeded 30 points, and the Lakers have also grabbed 3 wins and 1 loss under his leadership.
There is also a statistic worth noting, that is, James's efficiency value is very high, in last week's four games, he played a total of 146 minutes, when he was on the court, the Lakers can net outperform the opponent by 53 points. In the only game lost during this period, the Lakers lost to the Grizzlies 95-108, almost all of the team were negative, Anderson was -16, but James was +2 on the court, which is enough to explain his contribution on the court.
This is the 18th season of James's career, and the best of the week has been a probing snob for him, before last week, James had won 64 times the best of the week, the most players of the week in NBA history, and the second-most Kobe Bryant only 33 times. But as I get older, the frequency with which James takes the best of the week has become less and less frequent, and the last time James took the best of the week was 20 months ago, in March 2020. It is worth mentioning that James is also the lakers' last player of the week.
James' best of the week is a good incentive for the Lakers, the Lakers' performance has been highly concerned but ups and downs this season, and with the strong rebound of James' state, they have regained their confidence, and the Lakers' official social media also issued a congratulatory message to James today, they said that James is full of fun and joy when playing, and this is exactly what the Lakers need at this stage.
At the age of 36, he can still win the best of the week, which also makes James' former good comrade Wade very "jealous", he said that he is embarrassed to brag with his grandson in the future, saying "I used to play with this guy", because maybe when Wade has a grandson, James is still playing at the peak.