On March 13, Beijing time, when James scored 50+ points in the past three games, his explosive performance did not lead the Lakers out of trouble, and the Purple and Gold Army was still working hard for the play-off seat. So can the Lakers still win the championship? Former Lakers double-titled Michael Thompson said that as long as James averages 50+ points per game from now on (regular season + playoffs + playoffs), the Lakers can win the championship because James has won 50+ games this season.
When the Lakers still lack the core of the inside line thick eyebrows, Wei Shao's performance is also uncertain, the Lakers want to "save themselves", only rely on the 37-year-old James to play a super performance, he is the key person to decide whether the Lakers can still "rescue it".
In the past 3 games, James has faced the Warriors with 56 points, faced the Rockets to blast a triple-double statistic in overtime, and faced a full-court blast of 50 points, becoming the first player in NBA history to complete 50+ points, triple-doubles and 50+ points in three consecutive games.
It's just that the Lakers' current record is still only 29 wins and 37 losses, and they are still 8 wins away from reaching a 50% win rate, and they are still hovering in the 9th place in the West. The good news is that the Pelicans are 2.5 wins behind the Lakers after a wave of 4 consecutive losses, the Blazers are 3 wins behind the Lakers, and the Spurs are 4 wins behind the Lakers, making the Lakers' 9th place in the West relatively stable.
However, the expectations of the Lakers are by no means to compete for a play-off spot, and even before the start of the season, the Lakers are expected to become a big favorite team for the championship. Nowadays, it seems unrealistic for the Lakers to talk about the championship, but there are still many fans who have such a vision.
As the father of Warriors giant Klay Thompson, Michael Thompson was once the NBA leader in 1978 and a famous player in the history of the Lakers, who helped the Lakers win the NBA championship twice. In this regard, Tang Shen's father gave the Lakers how to win the championship -
"I think the question is actually very simple, the Lakers want to win the championship again, just need to let James start the game now, he averaged 50+ points per game... When James did that, the Lakers hadn't lost yet. James' two 50+ points this season, the Lakers maintained a total win, and James's 14 career 50+ points achieved a record of 12 wins and 2 losses.
However, Tang Shen's father's support is obviously just a good wish, after all, the Lakers still have 16 regular season games left, and the playoffs and playoffs continue to be in this mode, and it is too difficult to expect James to continue to average 50+ per game. Of course, James undoubtedly still has a chance to compete for the scoring champion honor, and once completed, it will surpass Jordan's record and create the oldest scoring champion record in history, and leading the Lakers to win the championship is undoubtedly too difficult.
(Drunken Lying Floating Life)