Beijing time on January 3, the Lakers 108-106 defeated the Timberwolves to win two consecutive wins, this is the Lakers in the last five games to win the third victory, this game is not simply LeBron personal attack to win the game, Bradley, Anthony, Munch have a very wonderful performance, Bradley's "one attack and one defense" in the last quarter, Anthony that 3 +1, Munch in the whole game 22 + 4 three points are good, they are tired leBron to bend the case of the stand up.
The night was a milestone night for LeBron, whose free throw hits rose to fourth all-time surpassing Oscar Robertson, who was a walking record generator. However, in the last quarter, James was 1 of 5, 2 of three points, and only scored 4 points, but he had 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block, and the offensive end was not physically supported by the defensive end.
The game was 39 minutes long, 7 of 15, 3 of 9 from three points, 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, shooting 46.7%, three-point shooting rate of 33.7%, efficiency value was slightly lower than the previous 7 games, and the 30+ record of 7 consecutive games also ended.
However, the US media StatMuse counted six data to prove that the old Zhan was growing in reverse. Averaging 28.5 points per game was the highest since 2010; 52.3 percent shooting was highest since 2018; 37.4 percent was the highest three-point shooting since 2014; 20.2 shots per game was highest since 2008; 1.8 steals per game was highest since 2012; and 1.1 blocks per game was the highest since 2009.
Some people think that this is because James benefited from playing center, and some people think that it is because Of James's medium-range shooting ability has improved. In fact, the key point we should not ignore is age, which star in the history of the NBA can still average 28.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks at the age of 37, shooting 52.3% from the field and 37.4% from three-point range?
What makes leBron, 37, better than 27-year-old LeBron? The answer is that this Lakers lineup is deformed, And James doesn't want to play center all the time because he's tired, but he plays center with the highest plus-minus value, and the Lakers have won all three games, and James has no choice but to wait for Anthony Davis to come back.
Text/Yan Xiaobai