James is too strong! After scoring less than 30 points, he was ridiculed by the American media to consider retiring!

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The Lakers beat the Timberwolves on Jan. 3 and have won three of their last four games. James' stats for this game are: 7-of-15 shooting, 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. While 26 points is a great bonus, it's lower than James' second-high scoring average of 28.5 points per game this season, and it also interrupts his performance of scoring more than 30 consecutive points, so the statistic is fixed in seven consecutive games.

After James scored less than 30 points, he was ridiculed by the American media to consider retiring. After the game, the American media StatMuse sent a dynamic: James scored at least 30 consecutive points in the game stopped at 7 games, obviously he is old and may need to consider retiring. Scoring less than 30 points to consider retiring is of course a joke, but it can also be seen how long James's peak period has been and how strong he is this season.

Although he didn't score more than 30 points this game, it's very common for James to break records after his transition to serve and save the team this season. James averaged more than 30 points per game in December 2021, averaging 34.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 6 assists, 1.9 steals, 1.5 blocks in his last eight games, shooting 56.8 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range. Like James said, he scored after Davis' injury instead of pursuing more shots, but about efficiency.

So far this season, James has scored at least 30 points in 15 of his 26 games, the league's first, and the number of uses is also the lowest. The second is Durant, who has 14 times in 29 games, Trae Young, who has 14 times in 32 games, and Curry, who has 13 times in 33 games. American media "Buckets" posted James's feat before the game: he is the youngest and oldest season record holder in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game. James averaged 27.2 points per game when he was 20 and 28.5 points per game at age 37.

According to statistics, James has a number of statistics so far in the 19th season, and he has created the highest value in the past few years. For example, the average score per game is the highest since 2010, the shooting percentage is the highest since 2018, the three-point shooting rate is since 2014, the average shot per game is since 2008, the average steals per game is since 2012, and the average block per game is the highest since 2009. James' increased percentage of assists and decreased assist stats are the reasons the Lakers need him to score more points to win.

The Lakers have won 4-3 in the past, and James also said with satisfaction after the game: The Lakers have played well recently and the team is moving in the right direction. The Lakers actually didn't perform too well in this game, the opponent did not have Towns and Russell, but played average in the first three quarters, and Westbrook kept making mistakes. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers strengthened their defense, James gave up the offense, focused on the defensive end, and eventually tired to the point of no return, so he did not increase the score behind, not even the free throws. But James, who leads the team by defense at key moments, can also win. James also activated more than one milestone in this game: James surpassed Gary Payton in regular season appearances to rank 16th in history; James surpassed Big O in regular season free throw shooting and finished fourth in history.