Yesterday, James came back after missing 5 games due to knee pain, and scored 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the first game, but he was overloaded for 40 minutes, and if there was no overtime, the playing time was controlled at 35 minutes. James has scored at least 25 points in 19 consecutive games, tying down Havricheck in 1970 and Harden in 2019, tied for the longest record ever recorded by a player over the age of 30 who has scored 25+ consecutive games.
James, meanwhile, finished his 103rd career triple-double in the regular season, fifth in history. It's not far from fourth-in-history Kidd (107 times). It was also James' 15th triple-double since he was 35, the player in history who had the most triple-doubles since he was 35, and the second was Kidd's eight.
Yesterday, the Lakers trailed by 21 points at most, and finally completed the reversal. The Lakers have lost 104 consecutive games in games that are more than 20 points behind, what was originally the longest record in the NBA, and was ended yesterday.
The Lakers yesterday gave the Knicks 71 points in the first half, and the second half was limited to 44 points. Asked how the Lakers continued this second-half performance against the Knicks, James said: "Everything depends on you being responsible for your own actions, if you need to change, you have to look in the mirror and ask more of yourself, and then that will affect everyone on the team." If everyone does their job and meets the requirements of the coaching staff, then we have the best chance of winning, and we did it tonight in the second half. ”
It is worth mentioning that yesterday Wei Shao only shot 1 of 10, had 5 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 turnovers, plus or minus -15, 5 points is Wei Shao's lowest score since December 29, 2011, when playing at least 25 minutes in a single game.
Wei Shao was completely hidden by Vogel in overtime yesterday, and the fans ridiculed that not going to Wei Shao was Vogel's best tactic. Vogel said after the game that the reason for this was that Westbrook struggled with both offensive and defensive ends, and replacing Tucker could do better in terms of defense and no-ball. And James is in good shape, most of the overtime can give the ball to James, so let Westbrook do the cold bench.
It seems to be the second time this season that Vogel has put Wei Shao on the cold bench at the last critical moment, and the last time, Wei Shao did not give an interview to reporters after the game, but was the first to leave the stadium. Yesterday, Wei Shao was interviewed.
Speaking about being DNP in extra time, he said: "The best thing about this sport is winning, the players compete, we win, that's the most important thing. As long as we win, I don't care about anything. ”
Talking about his poor shooting performance, Wei Shao said: "This kind of thing happens from time to time, I lose some goals that I can usually score. When I'm not doing well, you ask me a lot of questions, and when I'm playing well, you don't ask much. So, I don't want the conversation to revolve around me all the time. ”
Thick eyebrows indicate that when Wei Shao's attack is not smooth, he must focus on some details and make invisible contributions. Westbrook's shot was a little hesitant and out of rhythm, and both he and James encouraged Westbrook not to put too much pressure on himself and not to give up on opportunities.
James on Westbrook:
"I just told him to text me later.
I told him to keep trying and stop self-doubting during the game.
There were several good shots, and he hesitated to himself;
There were several better chances to break through, and he hesitated.
He's an instinctive player, and with everything he's done in this league, he should never doubt himself, and I'm confident in his abilities.
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James and Thick Brow still believed in Wei Shao. Today, James posted his picture of yesterday's game on the social platform and wrote: "Oh my God, I love this sport so much! It's great to be playing alongside the brothers again and playing in front of Lakers fans again! Great team wins! ”
James is on his knees, which is probably one of the most gratifying things we've been doing lately.