Beijing time on December 29, in today's regular season, the Lakers went to Houston to challenge the Rockets, although the Rockets currently ranked first in the West, but they and the Lakers were inseparable, the game was dragged to the final moment. In the end, with Anthony's three-pointer and the combination of Westbrook and James, the Lakers had a thrilling 132-123 victory over the Rockets, finally ending a five-game losing streak.
The Lakers in this game played a state of national soldiers, James and Westbrook both got triple-double data, including James had 32 points + 11 rebounds + 11 assists, Westbrook had 24 points + 12 rebounds + 10 assists, Munch scored 25 points on 7 of 14, and Anthony, who came off the bench, hit 4 three-pointers and had 24 points and 9 rebounds.
After the game, James was asked by reporters about the time of retirement, James said: "I know that my state has passed the peak, I have indeed considered the time of my retirement, but I can now maintain an excellent level, as long as my mind and body are in state, I will choose to continue to play, until one day I need to spend a lot of time to make my mind and body recover, at this time it is acceptable to retire again." ”
According to the data, James has averaged 27.6 points per game this season, which is his highest score per game in the past 11 seasons; in addition, James has scored more than 30+ points in five consecutive games; James has scored 172 points in the past 5 games, equaling the record set by Jordan for 5 games for players over 36 years old; and has scored more than 30 points in 13 games this season, ranking first in the league. Although the Lakers have a poor record this season, James' performance is impeccable and is still the top level of the league.
This year's leader Jaylen Green also paid tribute to James, who said in an interview: "It's really incredible that he can play like this at the age of 37, I need to take off my hat to pay tribute!" If I can please put James in the way he takes care of his body, then it will be a great help for my career. James is our role model, he has always chased greatness, and I have only respect and admiration for him! ”
How long James's career can play, we still don't know, at present, James still has two major unfulfilled goals, the first is to become the historical scoring champion, currently only 2386 points away; secondly, look forward to competing with his son Brownie, both of which are expected to be achieved in the 2023-2024 season. One day, James will celebrate his 37th birthday, so what do you have to say about James?