After a three-game losing streak over the Jazz, the Lakers lost 104-111 to the Pacers at home today, and were reversed with a 15-point lead.
Throughout the game, James played 37 minutes, shooting 11-of-22, 3-of-7 from three-point range, and had 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, but it still became an empty cut. In the first half, James shot 7-of-9 in the 17 minutes, including 2-of-2 three-pointers and 2-of-3 free throws, for 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Westbrook played 27 minutes today, shooting 5-of-17 from the field, 4-of-6 from three-point range, and had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and although he performed well outside the three-point line, his overall shooting percentage was not high. In the first half, Westbrook, who had a total of 3 of 10, currently has 9 points and 2 rebounds, and the 3 goals hit are all three-pointers, which is also very uncommon.
Tucker also played well today, playing 25 minutes, shooting 9-of-14, including 2-of-5 three-pointers, and had 20 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks.
For the Pacers, LeVert played 26 minutes, shooting 12-of-16 and having 30 points, eight rebounds and two assists. In the 4th quarter, LeVert played 12 minutes, scoring 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-10 shooting to help the Pacers complete the reversal. Sabonis played 35 minutes, shooting 9-of-12, including 2-of-2 three-pointers, for a triple-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Although the game was lost, James reached an important milestone today, counting today's 12 rebounds, James's career total rebounds exceeded the 10,000 mark, becoming the third player in the active team to get 10,000 rebounds after Howard and Jordan Jr., and Howard and Jordan Jr. are James' current teammates, but Howard only played 13 minutes today, and Jordan Jr. has not yet played.
After reaching the 10,000 rebounds milestone, James is expected to surpass Jordan Jr. next, especially if Jordan Jr. doesn't play, surpassing Jordan Jr. is a matter of a few games.
In NBA history, only James can get 27,000 points, 7,000 rebounds and 7,000 assists, and now James has reached the milestones of 36,000 points and 10,000 rebounds, respectively, and in a few games, James will reach the 10,000 assists milestone, becoming the first player to have 36,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists.
After reaching the 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists milestones, James will also launch an attack on 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists, which is still very promising with James' average of 30+ per game in the past month.