On January 16, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's Western Focus Battle, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 96:133 on the road, suffering three consecutive losses, and the record became 21 wins and 22 losses, ranking 7th in the West!
In today's game, James had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, but it was clear that this could not help the Lakers win. In fact, as a 37-year-old veteran, James has performed well enough, averaging 28.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game, shooting 51.9% from the field.
After a 37-point fiasco today, James' situation has been hotly debated by fans and the media. Among them, there is a scene that is parodyed by the American media, when James is looking at the technical statistics table, and Wei Shao on the side also peeks at it.
The US media spoofed the technical statistics table in James's hand into a wish list, from the 1st to the 5th:
1. Trading Wei Shao;
2. Trade Davis;
3. Send away half of the team;
4. Dismissal of Vogel;
5. Back to the Cleveland Knights.
I have to admit that in the current Lakers team, there are many players whose performance is debatable, including Westbrook and Davis. So far this season, Westbrook has averaged just 18.7 points, 8.1 rebounds, 8 assists, 1.1 steals, 4.3 turnovers per game, shooting 43.8 percent from the field and 29.1 percent from three-point range. Half a season has passed, and James and Westbrook still haven't found a way to coexist.
As the team's inner superstar, Davis's performance is not very good, and he has been hit by injuries continuously. So far this season, Davis has averaged just 23.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.2 turnovers, 1.2 steals, shooting 52.1% from the field and 17.9% from three-point range!
In addition, at the beginning of this season, when the Lakers' performance was not ideal, there were indeed rumors that James intended to return to the Cavaliers. But the news was quickly refuted by James agent Rich Paul, who said James had no such plans.
It is worth mentioning that the current Cavaliers record is 26 wins and 18 losses, which is much higher than the Lakers.