Due to a sore left knee, James missed the game against the Spurs. But before the game against the Rockets, James made a quick comeback. In this game, James is not in good shape. Although he had a triple-double of 23 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, he only hit 9 of his 26 shots and only 1 of his 9 three-point shots. James had a bad night of shooting, which led directly to the Lakers losing the game.
In the post-game press release, reporters also began to challenge James. A reporter asked James, how are you with your knee injury now? If the opponent is strong, will you continue to play?
In response, James responded: "No matter what, I will play, whether we play against the team with a winning percentage of less than 50% or a team with a 50% higher win rate in the next game, whether I can play depends on my physical condition, regardless of the opponent's record." I'm not that kind of person. ”
In fact, there have long been voices calling on the Lakers to take james. "American Yang Yi" A-Smith mentioned that the Lakers have gone this season, and they should use James less in the remaining days, so that he can rest assured that he will recover from injuries and continue to compete for the championship next season.
As we all know, James is not a player who likes to take turns. He also explained why, because there are a lot of people who buy tickets to watch him play, and he doesn't want to disappoint the fans. In addition, James wants to surpass Abdul-Jabbar to become the all-time scoring champion, and he doesn't want to waste every game.