Last summer, the Lakers built a lineup of James, Thick Eyebrows and Westbrook, the Three Giants of the Lakers who pointed to the championship, the beginning was a big hit to win the championship, but the Lakers who all suffered defeats in the preseason almost rehearsed their current situation, 4 consecutive defeats were left behind by the Timberwolves and Clippers, only 27 wins and 35 losses, the winning rate of 43.5% did not exceed 50%, the West ranked 9th, it should be difficult to rise back to the top 8, let alone get the Western Playoffs through tickets.
The current Lakers and the 2021-22 season before the start of the expectations are far from it, 37-year-old James is old after all, relying on him alone is really unable to carry the future of a team, but James's professionalism is worth affirming, in addition to injury can not play the game, James does not seem to have a rotation this season, for a 37-year-old veteran, this season so far James has averaged 36.7 minutes per game, is it really not tired?
High playing time, James averaged 28.8 points, 8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.53 steals, 0.98 blocks of comprehensive data, shooting rate of 51.9% is amazing, three-point shooting rate is 34.8%, James is still a superstar with all-round output data, 37 years old has not gone downhill is a historical legend, but you don't say that James will not be tired, if it is not the support of basketball beliefs, James will not be at the age of 37 is still the peak + progress, It's just that physical fitness is the test of 37-year-old James after all, the Lakers lose more and win less, James has a lot of heart weakness is obvious, he is no longer the Zhan Huang who can still rebound from the 1-3 finals, he is a veritable old Zhan, playing perfect data, but to face the team's loss of the picture, is the most painful scene for James fans to feel.
At this point, does it really matter whether the Lakers win or not? James' perfect data output, being able to play healthy, is actually better than anything, because the success of a team does not depend entirely on the performance of a player, and James proved himself as early as the 2016 Finals.
We can look at the statistics, February so far James played the game, James did not have a game is less than 35 minutes of playing time, two of which played 40 minutes, for a 37-year-old veteran, James did his best, the Lakers can not win the blame who? James should not carry the pot, and even James should choose to take a rotation, the Lakers in order to fight for a playoff seat, repeat the tragedy of Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon rupture, is the Lakers fans can not accept.
Is it just that James is willing to take a break? Sorry, James discussed the reasons why he didn't want to take a break on the talk show THE SHOP, james made it clear that "I don't want to disappoint the fans", because James also doesn't know if there will be a child who comes to the scene to watch him play, James does not want to disappoint the children, which is really touching.
Rotation was still hotly discussed before the early seasons, and fans expressed dissatisfaction because they couldn't see the stars they wanted to see playing, James used his own behavior to tell the fans that he didn't want to take a break, because he didn't want to disappoint you, so the 37-year-old James even if he averaged 36.7 minutes per game, the Lakers' record could not get better, James did not want to take a break, because in addition to the victory or defeat of the game, James also wanted to return the fans' support for him.