On January 18, Beijing time, when James solemnly "apologized" after the Lakers' 3 consecutive losses, he now led the Lakers to face the Western Conference strong team Jazz. James got a decent performance of 10+3+5 in the first half, but led the Lakers to a 6-point lead, and after the Lakers were overtaken by the Jazz in the second half, it was James who combined attacks and passed to lead the team to frantically counterattack and chase points, especially his "two-man turn" with Stanley Johnson in the last quarter was extremely powerful.
The 37-year-old James continued to set several new records thanks to his outstanding performances in this game:
First, James contributed 25+ points in 14 consecutive games, continuing to set a new record for the oldest in NBA history.
Second, James scored 25+ points in 14 consecutive games, becoming the second player in the Lakers to be able to do that since Kobe Bryant in 2013.
Third, James officially achieved at least 900 points, 200 rebounds and 200 assists this season, becoming the first player in the Lakers to achieve this point.
When James continued to play highlights, the Lakers fell to the bottom again after 6-5 wins, and they lost to the Grizzlies, Kings and Nuggets in the past 3 consecutive games, especially the 37 points of the Nuggets, which pushed the Lakers to the forefront of public opinion. Magic Johnson stood up and publicly criticized the Lakers for not playing hard, and James also stood up and publicly apologized and expressed his determination to lead the team to get better.
James played quite efficiently in the first quarter against Gobert's returning Jazz showdown, contributing 2-of-3 crosshairs, including 1-of-3 from three points and 0-of-1 from the free throw line, scoring 5 points and 3 assists. In the case of Westbrook's first quarter without assists, James took on the Lakers' organizational tandem task, but the Lakers still trailed the Jazz by one point in the first quarter.
As James continued to exert his offensive pass power on the court, James hit another three-pointer in the second quarter, he scored 5 points on 2-of-4 in a single quarter, and also sent 2 assists and 1 big cap to lead the Lakers to gradually surpass the Jazz to take the lead. The only embarrassing thing about James was that he was 0-of-3 from the free throws in the first half.
It's just that James even led the Lakers to an 11-point advantage in the most moments, but they were chased by the Jazz crazy, and there were still 6 points in the first half, but they lost 12 points 20-32 in the third quarter, and the first three quarters have been surpassed by 6 points by the Jazz. Westbrook did not score in the third quarter, James more to shoulder the team's offensive passing responsibility, the first three quarters James has contributed 17 + 4 + 6 + 1 + 1 power data.
James continued to pound the Jazz defense to score in the final quarter, especially the continuous feeding of Stanley Johnson's crazy outbreak of points, and the two joined hands to play a wave of flowing offense, leading the Lakers to quickly rebound in the final quarter. Although the Jazz continued to stubbornly fight back and chase points in the last moment, the Lakers still completed the key score, especially Wei Shao's 40.3 seconds of fast offensive layup hit 2+1, which also made Wei Shao frantically slap James's head extremely excited, James and Westbrook, Stanley Johnson finally led the team to win to end the losing streak, James also fulfilled his apology after the promise, to lead the Lakers to become better.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)