James: This season is my first time playing center! I thought about retiring but I can still play at this stage!

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On December 29, the Lakers won over the Rockets, ending a five-game losing streak. James played MVP, leading scorer and league first man as usual in this game, 32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, activating a number of milestones, the most significant of course is to become the youngest Mr. 36,000 points in history. Despite being titled "Youngest," James turned 37 on December 30, U.S. time, but he averaged 27.6 points per game this season, third in the league and the highest since his second MVP season in 2010.

Such a performance is very contrary, a player who is the fourth oldest in the active duty and the first to debut and is less than 2 days old at the age of 37, still plays MVP and the first person in the league, so it will not be linked to the retirement at all. However, the reporter still asked James about retirement after the game, and James said: I have thought about retiring, but I can still play at this stage!

James replied: I thought about retiring, and I knew I was on the other side of the mountain. But what I thought was, where was I in the process of retiring? I can still play quality games, so I just think about it and don't think about it too much. This is my 19th season and I'm definitely not going to play another 19 seasons, so I said I was on the other side of the hill.

James added: The game determines when I retire, and my body and mind determine when I retire. As long as my mind is clear and my body is in shape, I won't retire. So, my game determines when I retire. My body will tell me, and my mind will tell me. I've been playing basketball for a long time, and if it's time to retire, I'll take it.

James really doesn't have to worry about retiring, because as long as Westbrook and Davis play steadily, the Lakers will still be a big favorite to win the championship. James himself was completely in form, and his level even surpassed that of Jordan in the same period. Jordan, 37, missed the playoffs with the Wizards, while James is still the first person in the league to compete for MVP. After the game, James was praised by his opponents as usual, and Rockets player Porter Jr. said: "I like to play with James because he is the best player in the world."

Not only does James not have to think about retiring, but he can even play more tired than before. For example, he has to score crazy to end a five-game losing streak, for example, he was forced to transform into a center. James said: This season is his first time playing center. James has played as a center before, but only in the rotation stage, but this season, James playing center has become a tactic, and this game has been directly arranged to the starting center position. Davis was absent, Howard and Jordan Jr. were discarded, and James was the starting center.

James put it this way: I've never played center before, I've always been a striker or a defender. When I was a kid, I was thinner and couldn't play center. But I can play any type of game and I've had success stories on the offensive end of my entire career. I can succeed with lineups big or small, and my style is never monotonous. Before this game, the data showed that when James played center, the Lakers won 27 points in 105 minutes, while when Howard, Jordan Jr. and Anthony played center, the Lakers lost 91 points in 100 minutes. Fitzdale also praised James, who played center, and plans to use the five smallers for more time. However, he also said that there are still many teams in the league with centers, so Howard and Jordan Jr. will not be wasted.