In the Lakers' 110-138 defeat to the Spurs, James played 34 minutes and shot 15-of-26, including 2-of-7 from three-point range and 4-of-6 from the free throw line, scoring 36 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Westbrook played 35 minutes and shot 12-of-20, including 1-of-2 from three-point range and 5-of-9 from the free throw line, for 30 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
It is worth mentioning that after James and Westbrook became Jerry West and Chamberlain on February 22, 1972, the Lakers' first pair of teammates to score at least 30 points in the same game after the age of 33, but unfortunately they both became empty cuts.
Not only this game, but in recent times, James's individual performances have been outstanding, cutting 30+ in the past 3 games. In the past four games, James has averaged 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 56% from the field, but the Lakers have suffered four consecutive losses.
In the past 13 games, that is, after being banned for the first time in his career, James has cut 30+ in 9 games, averaging 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists per game, but the Lakers' record is only 6 wins and 7 losses.
So far this season, James has played a total of 21 games, including 11 games with 30+, averaging 36.8 minutes per game, can get 26.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1 block, but the Lakers' current record is only 16 wins and 17 losses, the winning rate is less than 50%, but due to the general poor performance of Western teams this season, the Lakers can be lucky to rank sixth in the West.
Although the Lakers have formed a super luxurious lineup this season, but due to injuries and other reasons, the team lineup has been uneven, there are many players absent, and as many as 18 starting lineups have been used so far this season, it is precisely because the lineup is unstable that the Lakers' record is so difficult.
The most frustrating thing is that James's performance is very powerful, the result of the Lakers' record is still very bad, and James is almost 37 years old, averaging 37 minutes per game, and Durant is tied for second in the league, such a consumption is undoubtedly very large.
At the beginning, Kobe Bryant was also in the case of the Lakers forming an F4 lineup, because of the poor record, he had to do his best, played more than 40 minutes in many consecutive games, and finally broke the Achilles tendon. James is older now than Kobe bryant was then, and if it continues to be consumed in this way, there will be no serious injuries. James has suffered two serious injuries in the past three seasons, and this season has been absent for more than half a month due to injuries, and if there is any more injury, James's career is in danger.