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If we turn the clock back to the summer of 2018, when James landed at the Los Angeles airport, the Lakers fans' enthusiastic cheers were mixed with some unpleasant sounds:
"What did the Lakers sign him for?" He's 33 years old, and he's 37 when his contract expires! ”。
Even insiders familiar with James feel this way, and Cavaliers executives have revealed to the media:
"James after the 2018 Finals was like a flattened tire."
No one could have imagined that the Benjamin Patton Miracle actually happened in the real world, and that it was the fastest competitive sport to replace the old and the new.
"The 28-year-old I didn't have any chance of winning against the 37-year-old, and the 28-year-old knew a lot about basketball."
Averaged 36.7 minutes per game this season, third in the league;
Averaged 28.9 points per game, second in the league;
Averaging 4.4 points per game in fast-break scoring, the league's first;
Who can believe that such data is played by a 37-year-old veteran?
The US media once posted a comparison chart, 17-year-old James, 27-year-old James, and 37-year-old James's data is very close.
The reason for this miracle is, on the one hand, James, the physical fitness of historical level;
Another aspect is his highly disciplined professionalism after entering the league.
Someone once described James this way:
"Aside from him, I'd be hard-pressed to find another impoverished black teenager from a family who lost his father at a young age, who earned millions of dollars a month at age 17 without floating away."
In addition to being physically at the forefront of the league for decades, even against physiological laws, James' progress in basketball technique is also surprising.
At 18 he was questioned about his lack of skills, by the age of 28 he was questioned that he could not shoot, and by the age of 38 James was almost the most comprehensive player in NBA history.
Although James says he is already on the decline, let's not forget that he also said:
'His team will find a way to win again and go down the right path.
Was James thus forgotten by the old man of time?
In fact, there is no trace of age, in addition to appearing on his "brilliant" hairline and the back of his head, it is also reflected in his physical decline.
Although James can stand up and balance everything when the team needs it, he is clearly unable to maintain a consistent level of competition in all playing time.
In the past two seasons, the Lakers have been trying to help James save his physical fitness by increasing the number of possession players.
But neither Schroeder nor Westbrook seems to be the answer to the problem.
Perhaps for the Lakers, James is still suitable to become a brand new magician.
In order to introduce a third star, almost all the role players are veterans this season, which has greatly reduced the team's physical level.
Being the team that has been reversed the most times in the league is the best example.
If the Lakers still have a chance to trade this season, they need to look as far as possible for young legs that can help these veterans save physical fitness.
This afternoon, US time, James, who watched the football game at home, posted a message apologizing to Lakers fans on his personal social media.
The 37-year-old has promised Purple Gold fans that his team will find a way to win again and head the right path.
After another three-game losing streak, the Lakers are bare from falling out of the playoffs.
Fans are even hard to determine whether the Lakers' goals this season should be to strengthen the championship or give up altogether.
After all, they don't have a first-round pick next season.
Perhaps for us, the 37-year-old James is the biggest gain of the season.
A few years ago, Bryant, who was late in his athletic career, was no longer the league's top star, and his final seasons were more of a process of convincing himself than a battle for honors.
And now, James, who is at the same age, is already in the league's top five or even top three players, which is how rare it is.
The Lakers should do more, after all, James is far from the stage where fans are watching and cherishing;
The Lakers should have done more, after all, the old man of time has not yet reacted, he missed a 37-year-old balding man.
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