On January 11, Beijing time, the last loss to the Grizzlies, James once again felt that it was difficult to stand alone. Now that his frustration in the game has also been exposed, he has accelerated the sprint without attacking, and it seems that in order to save physical strength, Old Zhan has no choice but to give up the return defense.
In this game, James played 33 minutes, 14-of-19 shooting, had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, 13 points higher than the other four starters (Munch 7 points, Johnson 2 points, Bradley 7 points, and Westbrook 6 points) combined.
That's the combined and third-leading score difference between one starter and four others this season, and Durant has experienced such embarrassments before. In first place was George's 26 points and Curry's 14 points in second.
However, the Lakers eventually lost. With 9:41 left in the third quarter, Bradley snatched Morant and dribbled the ball through halfway. Old Jen hesitated, then accelerated to the front, but just as he reached the three-point line, Bradley chose to shoot directly.
While Bradley did have an empty spot, the opponent didn't fully pounce. However, he shot three points directly this time, and James, who rushed to the basket, failed to receive the ball, which was quite frustrated.
After the opponent grabs the ball, it quickly launches a quick attack. Bain advanced with the ball, and it looked like James gave up defending back in order to save physical strength. As a result, Bane passed to Morant, who was unguarded and easily dunked. I have to lament that James is too difficult, the 37-year-old must reasonably distribute his physical strength on the court, keep more physical strength on the offensive end, he can no longer run the whole game at both ends of the court like when he was young. And now the Lakers still need him to attack and defend a shoulder, which is not realistic.