In the Lakers' 116-124 loss to the Kings, James played 39 minutes and had 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 13-of-29 shooting, but became an empty cut.
This is james' fourth consecutive game to cut 30+, and before that, James has also cut 30+ in 7 consecutive games. In 12 games since the thick brow injury, James has scored 30+ in 11 games.
So far this season, James has scored at least 30 points 19 times and led the league in 30+ games, but the Lakers have only achieved a record of 10 wins and 9 losses in these 19 games.
After losing to the Kings, the Lakers' record reached 21 wins and 21 losses, the winning percentage dropped to 50%, and the ranking also slipped to eighth in the West, and if they lost, they would be surpassed by the Timberwolves and fall out of the top eight in the West.
After this game, the Lakers have just over half of the season schedule, it is worth mentioning that in James's entire career, only once in the middle of the season to play a 50% or less win rate, that is, in his rookie season (14 wins and 28 losses), and this season the Lakers schedule is more than half, the win rate is only 50%.
The reason why James has frequently cut 30+ in the past period of time has a lot to do with the thick eyebrow injury. It was precisely because the thick eyebrow injury stopped that James had to play a better performance, so he got 30+ in a row. However, it is precisely because the thick eyebrows are not there, the overall strength of the Lakers is not strong enough, especially the emptiness of the interior line, James on top of the center, but also only empty cut 30+, it is difficult to get the victory.
Of course, in addition to the absence of thick eyebrows, Wei Shao's performance is not strong is also an important reason for James to cut 30+. As the highest paid player in the whole team, in the case of thick eyebrow injury, Wei Shao should have stepped forward like James and played a better performance to help the team win, and Wei Shao not only did not play a better performance, but dragged the Lakers hind legs, so it was difficult for James to cut 30+.
It is not that Wei Shao does not play hard, Wei Shao's professionalism still has nothing to say, he is also the only player in the Lakers to maintain full attendance this season, but Wei Shao is not rational enough to play, too much care about data, too many mistakes, and the shooting rate is not high, so it is often the harder you work, the greater the side effects.
If Wei Shao really wants to win, he must find a way to change his playing style and try to adapt to the Lakers' system, rather than being stubborn and thinking that the way he plays is the right one. There is only one correct way to play, that is, to win, if you can't win, it can only mean that the way of playing is not correct. Conversely, even if Westbrook really thinks his way of playing is correct, this "right" way of playing that can't win is meaningless and not what the Lakers need.