In a previously concluded game, the Lakers lost on the road. In the game, James tried his best, shooting 22 times in the 40 minutes of appearances, hitting 12 goals (including 1 of 8 from three-point range), and cutting 33 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. As you can see, James' performance is still pretty good, except that the three-point shooting rate is a bit low. After the game, James' stats for the season came to averaging 29.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.6 steals, 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 51.8 percent from the field.
It is worth mentioning that this season James's data has created new highs before comparison. For example, scoring, the average score of 29.0 per game is the highest value in the past 12 years; for example, steals, the average of 1.6 steals per game is the highest value in the past 7 years; such as blocks, the average of 1.1 blocks per game is the highest value in the past 13 years; for example, the shooting percentage, the average shooting rate of 51.8% per game is the highest value in the past 4 years... However, there is one statistic that has fallen sharply, and that is the number of assists. Averaging 6.3 assists per game is the lowest in nearly 10 years.
It's a bit strange, James is a very well-organized player, why does his assists decline? Did his competitive state slip away? Apparently, no! If there's a problem with James' athletic form, then his other stats can't all be up. James' assists have dropped significantly because of the shooting percentage of his teammates around him, especially the low three-point shooting rate. So far this season, the Lakers' three-point shooting rate is terrible, except for Munch, no one can shoot more than 40% of three-pointers, and there are many players who have less than 30% three-point shooting rate. It needs to be explained here that the Lakers have won a lot of empty opportunities in the game this season, but everyone's ability to grasp the opportunities is too poor.
In fact, James' passing level is still online, and he can deliver a lot of wonderful passes in every game. For example, in the game that just ended, James created a lot of opportunities for his teammates in the game, but they did not throw the ball. In today's league, a team is not strong, the level of three-point shooting is an important reference point, if the three-point shot is not powerful, the team is not far away. Therefore, the reason for the Lakers' poor record is also this.
The Lakers still have to improve their three-point shooting level, otherwise it will be difficult to continue to move forward. With players with outstanding shooting ability such as Ariza, Ellington, Munch, and Anthony on the team, the Lakers' three-point performance is really incomprehensible.