On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the latest issue of the MVP rankings, of which in the top five, Durant surpassed Curry to rise to 1st place, while Jokic surpassed alphabet brother in 3rd place, and Paul continued to rank 5th. In the 6th to 10th places are Mitchell, Gobert, LaVine, Trae Young and James, it is worth mentioning that James has only been nominated before, not in the top 10, and this campaign ranks 10th, which is also the first time in the new season for James.
James is in 10th place, which is also well deserved, because he has performed so well in the past period of time, scoring 30+ points in a row, while also helping the team win the game. The data shows that in the past 9 games, James has scored more than 30 points in 6 of the past 9 games, and in the remaining three games, James has also scored more than 20 points, and the 36-year-old James has performed too strongly.
In these 9 games, the Lakers have achieved a good result of 6 wins and 3 losses, and the Current Lakers are also ranked 6th in the West with a record of 16 wins and 13 losses, and in the case of good records and personal data, James appears in the top 10 of the MVP list, which is also reasonable.
This season is James' 19th year in the NBA, and at the age of 36, he is still strong in the game, and after playing poorly at the beginning of the season, he quickly adjusted to his form, and in the following games, he played a series of shining performances. Although James has been trapped by injuries and quarantines this season, which has caused him to miss many scores, this has not affected his performance.
After his comeback, James was always able to play a highly influential role in the game and help the team win the game. In the games that have ended in the new season, James can average 26.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 6.9 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 50.4%, shooting 35.8% from three-point range, and 6 double-doubles and 2 triple-doubles in a single season, which is also at the forefront of the league.
It is worth mentioning that James has averaged 37.1 minutes per game this season, which can be ranked in the top five in the league, and in such a high-intensity game, the 36-year-old James can still play such a comprehensive data, from this point of view, it is enough to see that James is in good shape this season.
Although many people looked down at the beginning of the season that he was going to go down from the altar, but as the season progressed, James's form got better and better, his performance became more outstanding and shining, and it turned out that even the 36-year-old James, who was still the top star in the league, was able to play a very dominant performance in the game.
Judging from the depth and state of the team's lineup, James still has the opportunity to attack the championship this season, and his current competitive state is very good, and he has performed very well in all aspects. At present, for James, the biggest challenge he encounters is how to help the Lakers get back on track. Although they have won consecutive games so far, the team's record has not met expectations, and after the new season has been going on for so long, their record winning rate is only over 50%, which is a bit disappointing. James wants to hit the championship again this season, he needs to get this team back on track, let the players integrate into the tactical system, if the Lakers can play the performance expected by the outside world, then James really has a chance to win the championship again this season.