On January 8, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Hawks 134-118, winning four consecutive wins for the first time this season, James blasted down 32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks, and scored 17 points in the last quarter. How many fierce are the Lakers who have won 4 consecutive victories? According to the official website of the NBA, the Lakers have 7 data ranking 1st in the league in the same period. Although Davis is still recuperating from injuries, the 37-year-old James has led the Lakers out of the predicament and ushered in a rebound.
First of all, the Lakers' offensive efficiency during the four-game winning streak reached 123.6, averaging 125.8 points per game, a true shooting rate of 62.4%, and an effective shooting rate of 58.9% are the first in the league in the same period. James was in excellent form after switching to center forward, and Munch played well, averaging 22 points in his last six starts.
In addition, the Lakers were originally a team with more mistakes, but during the four-game winning streak, their mistakes were very well controlled. The turnover rate was only 9.3%, ranking first in the league in the same period; the assist-to-error ratio was as high as 2.84, which also ranked first in the league in the same period. In the last two games, Westbrook has delivered a total of 15 assists, only 3 turnovers, and the assist-to-turnover ratio has reached 5.0, while his season average assist-to-turnover ratio is 1.8. He is a key figure in the Lakers' ability to control turnovers and improve the assist-to-turnover ratio.
In addition, during the 4-game winning streak, the Lakers were only blocked by opponents 1.8 times per game, also ranking first in the league. This means that the Lakers' 4-game winning offensive choice is more reasonable, and they will not blindly defend against the defense to attack.
James, 37, is the number one contributor to the Lakers' four-game winning streak. In those four games, he averaged 33 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, both offensive and defensive, making it hard to believe that this is a 37-year-old veteran. Now, James' number of appearances has met the NBA's official ranking requirements, and he has officially made it to the scoring list. At present, James averages 28.7 points per game, second in the league after Durant (29.9 points), and has every hope of impacting the season's top scorer.
In the previous 18 years of his career, James had won the scoring championship once, in the 2007-08 season. James, then 23, averaged 30.0 points per game, ranking first in the league. After 14 years, can the 37-year-old James win the honor again? Let's wait and see.