James has been really hard lately! Although the individual performance was very good, the team's record was not satisfactory. In the lakers' past four games, James averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 56% from the field. But contrary to James' outstanding individual performance, the Lakers suffered four consecutive losses in these four games.
The data is excellent but can not lead the team to win, and James has been questioned by fans. Take the Lakers' game against the Spurs, although the Lakers lost to the Spurs 110-138 at home, James's personal data is very good. James played 35 minutes in this game, shooting 15 of 26 from 15 of 7 from three-point range, and 4 of 6 from the free throw line for 36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
James scored 36 points on 15-of-26 shooting, which can be said to be very efficient. But James's 1 stat was questioned by fans. That is, James's plus-minus in this game is -23, which is the Lakers' penultimate 1st. The plus-minus value is somehow representative of the player's contribution to the team, so why is there such a big deviation between James' personal data and the plus-minus?
My personal opinion is that the plus-minus value needs a large sample to represent the real contribution of the team, and it does not make much sense to discuss the plus-minus value in a single game: for example, when James is on the court, the opponent's player's feel is very hot, and this phenomenon of positive and negative values and personal performance deviations will occur.
In fact, this season James's personal performance and positive and negative values of deviation of the game appears frequently, personally believe that the reason is that James is too tired! James is a 37-year-old veteran after all, and he is not physically strong enough to dominate both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. The Lakers have no reliable scoring points this season, and James can only focus more on the offense. This has also led to james' inevitable relaxation on the defensive end. Therefore, positive and negative values are easy to deviate from personal data!
The Lakers really should consider James' playing time! Instead of putting a tired James on the court, it is better to let James rest when he is tired. In this way, James can maintain high efficiency at both ends of the attack and defense in a relatively reduced playing time, and this positive and negative deviation phenomenon will not often occur, and james's positive data, each of which can really become a positive contribution to the team.