Rival Coach: James or that James! We used all the defensive methods against him!

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The Lakers beat the Trail Blazers on Jan. 1, James scored 29 minutes, shot 16-of-26, 43 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and played the scoring champion, MVP and league first man. It's not a game style, james has played this season, whether he starts as a point guard, small forward or center, does not affect the 37-year-old veteran who is the fourth oldest in the active squad and the first to debut.

Such a James conquered the opponent, so the Blazers acting head coach, and also coached the NBA team Thunder and Wizards Scott Brooks said: James is still that James! We used all the defensive methods against him, but we couldn't defend him!

Scott Brooks specifically put it this way: This game is really tough for the Blazers, and the Lakers are too offensive (seven people score in double figures, and all Lakers players on the court have scores). The Lakers hit a lot of long-range shots, and James was still that James, shooting 30 feet with his strength, as well as a dragon fast attack in the whole field, and a jump shot hit in the transition phase.

Brooks said: "We used all the defensive methods against James, around the front, the bag clip, and the big man against him, although the Blazers did not have many big men, but they could not prevent it. The Lakers are a very good team, they feel great, and they play a good game. Indeed, not to mention the Blazers, who are defending the bottom of the league, even if it is the top three teams in terms of defensive efficiency (Warriors, Suns and Cavaliers), it is not difficult for James to score 30 points.

James played the center too well, and was also ridiculed by lakers veteran Horry: Is this to let Davis play as a substitute and compete for the best sixth man after his return? This is the game on January 1, after the game, lakers veteran Holly interviewed James, he said: The Lakers play a small lineup, I have also studied this: you seem to have redefined the center.

Horry added: You're averaging 34 points per game in the center position, is this your new positioning for the Lakers? Or are you going to tell Davis to come back and play as a substitute to compete for the best sixth man? James laughed when he heard this question, and then said his position: I always didn't care about the position and the boss, I just wanted to be a player who was useful to the team. I played point guards for a long time in 2020, and this season I have to play more centers, no problem, the Lakers are good. Before the interview ended, Horry also said: You are too strong to play center forward! I think you've surpassed Olajuwon as the number one center in history. James laughed again.