The Lakers faced the Rockets, the penultimate team in the West, today, and finally they lost to the Rockets 130:139 in overtime, and the Rockets played a wave of offensive climax in overtime, and they had no choice but to lose the game. Although James contributed a triple-double today, with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, the shooting efficiency is not high, only 9 of 26 shots, and only 1 of 9 shots outside the three-point line.
Today the Lakers originally had a chance to win, they got a chance to kill in the final moments of the fourth quarter, when James did not choose to directly attack the basket after holding the ball to the basket, but chose to pass to Anthony on the right 45 degrees. Anthony then received the ball to complete the shot but did not hit it. The Lakers missed a great chance to kill, and after overtime, the Lakers were completely physically exhausted by the rockets' youngsters. The Rockets played a wave of offensive climax, did not fight back to lose this game, the Lakers today really lost a very unfortunate.
After the game, James also talked about why he did not choose to attack the basket directly in the last minute. He confessed that when he burst into the basket, he faced the Rockets player's defense, and he did not rush to the basket position to complete the layup directly. At that time, he happened to see an Opportunity for Anthony near 45 degrees, so he chose to pass the ball. In fact, James's choice fans have become accustomed to, because in his career, whether in the final attack or in the regular stage, James is the first choice to pass the ball, which is a problem of the player's playing personality. We as fans can't be strong, we can only accept it. Any choice James makes sense for him personally.
After the game, Vorg also talked about James' choice of the last attack, and he believed that James's choice was not wrong. And he also affirmed James's performance in this game, bluntly saying that James did his best for the game, whether on the offensive end or on the defensive end. It follows from this that Vogel is now a staunch supporter of James's decisions.
From a fan's point of view, James' current basket finishing efficiency is indeed not as high as in previous seasons. As he grew older, he was no longer able to maintain a very strong attacking power every game in a row. That's why James now frequently increases projection, and he knows that he doesn't have that much of an advantage in his confrontation with young people. So when James doesn't shoot high outside the field, his overall efficiency of the game won't be as outstanding.