The 75-year-old celebration and the All-Star Game kills allowed James to have a great weekend in Cleveland, but after the holiday, James returned to the Lakers and faced the pressure to win.
So far this season, the Lakers have only achieved a record of 27 wins and 31 losses, ranking 9th in the West. Considering the reality of brother Thick Brow's absence due to injury, the Lakers' playoff prospects are also overshadowed.
Just today, data site Tankathon counted the remaining schedule difficulties of the league's 30 teams, and the Lakers actually ranked third, with the two teams ahead of him being the Bucks and bulls. Considering that the Bucks and Bulls are both Eastern teams, the remaining schedule of the Lakers is actually the "first difficulty in the West"!
According to Tankaton's statistics, the Lakers' remaining opponents have an average win rate of 53.8%, and they have 24 games to play, the main opponents include the Suns (2), Warriors (2), Jazz (1), 76ers (1), Cavaliers (1).
Of the remaining 24 games, 18 have a better record than the Lakers. In addition, the Lakers have 10 away games in their last 14 games of the season. If that's not stressful enough, 14 of the Lakers' 24 games will appear on ESPN/ABC, TNT or NBA television, so they will be the focus of national attention.