In the last game of 2021, and the first game of the 37-year-old, James played 29 minutes and shot 16 of 26, including 5 of 10 three-pointers and 6 of 9 from the free throw line, and had 43 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, helping the Lakers win the Blazers 139-104.
In this game, James set a series of records. Prior to this, James had scored 30+ in 6 consecutive games, and 30+ times (14 times) had led the league. Unexpectedly, after spending his 37th birthday, James became more powerful.
37-year-old can also cut 40 +10 data, there are very few in the history of the NBA, and 37 years old can get 30+ in 7 consecutive games, which is unprecedented. After 30+ in seven consecutive games, James' season average also reached 28.6 points per game, ranking second in the league. Never before in NBA history has a player been able to score such a high average of points per game at the age of 37.
Throughout December, James's personal performance was very strong, scoring 30+ in 10 of 14 games, averaging 30.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game, shooting 56% from the field and 40% from three-point range.
In terms of scoring per game, only Durant averaged more than James in December, but he has only played eight games in total. However, although James's Data for December is very luxurious, due to the Lakers' poor record, only 6 wins and 8 losses, so James is likely to miss the best of the month.
But just looking at individual performance, especially considering James's 37-year-old age, this is very rare and there is no precedent in history. Although the 35-year-old Jordan has won the scoring champion and MVP, and led the team to the championship and FMVP, the difference between the 35-year-old and the 37-year-old is still very large, even Jordan, at the age of 37, may not be able to play such a performance as James.
Although the Lakers' record this season is not very good, but this also has little to do with James, James has done his best to play a very dominant performance, but the Lakers are difficult to win, which is not to blame James, and the Lakers have not lived up to James's good performance. With James' performance this season, if the Lakers have a better record, James will be the MVP favorite like Durant and Curry.