Beijing time on January 26, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Nets 106-96 on the road, successfully repaying the revenge of being killed by the Nets at home before, this game, Lakers star LeBron James still continued his hot state of the season, playing 34 minutes, 21 shots 14, including 8 three-pointers 8 shots 2, free throws 3 shots 3 shots, 33 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
The data shows that in the history of the NBA, only James has been able to play 18 consecutive games after 25+ after 12 seasons, which once again proves the greatness of James, even away fans are impressed by James's performance, in the game, James got the Nets home fans to cheer him, and teammate Anthony Davis, who has just returned, also said: "He played beyond common sense." He scored from three levels, took over the game, and he did it tonight. ”
Speaking about his mentality over the last month or so, James said: "The game is won on the field, the game has nothing to do with external conversations, the important thing is that you try to play, play on the court, try to make things happen. You'll go through some good days, some bad days, but if you keep your mind steady, keep your feet on the ground, and keep moving forward, then you're giving yourself the chance to succeed. As I said the other day, I've been in a very good zone lately and I'm not going to leave there. I just love the sport. ”
No one can predict the final outcome of the Lakers' season, but one thing is certain, that is, James will create many legends this season, in addition to the fact that he may surpass Carl Malone this season to become the second person in the NBA's regular season all-time scoring list, he also hopes to win the second scoring champion of his career this season. So far this season, James has averaged 29.1 points per game, second in the league and only 0.1 points away from first-place Durant, and given Durant's latest situation, it should only be a matter of time before James surpasses Durant.
Today, according to Yahoo reporter Chris Haynes, Nets forward Kevin Durant is expected to miss this season's All-Star Game. Haynes said Durant will focus on the playoffs that follow. That is to say, Durant will not only miss some games next, even after his comeback, he may choose to play in the regular season for the playoffs, coupled with Irving's return, Durant's average score per game may continue to decline.
On the contrary, the Lakers side, after the comeback of the thick eyebrows should still need a period of recovery, Westbrook is not the team's offensive core at present, James will instead focus more on the offensive end because of the comeback of the thick eyebrows, the average score per game may rise further, at present, Durant is likely to be out of the scoring king battle this season, but this does not mean that James has won the scoring king, because the 76ers Embiid is strongly impacting this honor.
In another game today, the 76ers beat the Pelicans 117-107. In this game, 76ers player Joel Embiid played 33 minutes, shooting 12-of-24, including 3-of-0 three-pointers and 18-of-20 free throws, with 42 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. After this game, Embiid's average of points per game officially exceeded 29 points, and he was only 0.1 points away from James, considering Embiid's recent fiery performance, he has become James' number one rival for the scoring king.
It is worth mentioning that the Lakers and the 76ers will face each other head-on in the next game, and James and Embiid will also play a scoring battle in this game, which may be a key battle to determine the ownership of the scoring king this season, and who can win in this game and get more points may be one step closer to the scoring king.