On February 10, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In today's Western Focus battle, the Lakers lost to the Blazers 105:107 on the road, suffered two consecutive losses, and the record became 26-30, continuing to rank 9th in the West and one win behind the 8th-place Clippers in the West.
In today's game, the 37-year-old James remained stable, shooting 13-of-22, including 3-of-7 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free throw line, totaling 30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, while making 6 turnovers, and he reached the second-longest consecutive 20+ record of his career. However, such a performance still makes it difficult to help the team win a victory.
After the game, James was interviewed by reporters, who said: "I am the team's ball carrier in today's game, I have affected the whole team, and I am fully responsible for the loss!" The Blazers scored a lot of points using our 21 turnovers. Obviously, today was a tough loss! ”
It should be noted that before the start of today's game, James was once exposed to knee discomfort by the team and was listed as a doubt, but he still played with an injury. He was also hit in the head by his opponent in the first quarter, but quickly returned to the field. Refusing to use injuries as an excuse to lose after the game, James said: "My knee was a little sore, which affected my play several times, but overall it was fine, and it was not affected too much! ”
James then said he was very tired and said mental fatigue was part of the season. It's even more noticeable when you lose. James finally said, "I'm so tired right now, I just want to drink some wine and go to bed." ”
According to the schedule, the Lakers will play the Warriors on the road this Sunday, which will be a tough game for them again.