A man who at the age of 37 still has a chance to compete for the top scorer, which almost no one has ever done in the history of the league. Moreover, this player is also the highest level of his team's main force, and he has extended this state of affairs for nearly 20 years. Yes, LeBron should not be human, otherwise how could he have made so many things that are not in the category of humans. Everyone knows that James' physical fitness is alien level. But no one knows how long he can continue this state. Fifty points of scoring performances seemed to him another routine.
Not only is this reminiscent of 18 years ago, when James went alone with the knights. To be honest, James at that time was the most fanatic. Similarly, James, who has achieved so much now, is still charismatic. Many people say that James is not brushing the data now, after all, he is not much different from the first data in history. So can we understand that he is using this broken team to improve his own on-field stats, so as to achieve the purpose of further improving his historical position. One thing to say is that we really can't abandon this possibility when we analyze it. Only from the perspective of fans, brushing data does not mean much for James at this stage.
James, 37, has 29.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists this season, ranking first in the league, rebounds and assists between 15 and 30, shooting 52.2% from the field, 35% from three-point range, as well as 1.1 blocks and 1.3 steals. For comparison, you can refer to the data of other stars in this age group. Abdul-Jabbar, 37, averaged 22 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, Kobe Bryant had 17.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists, and Duncan had 15.1 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3 assists. In other words, in the top super-giant list in the league's history, James's achievements at this age are the first in history, and the undisputed first in history. What is this generalization? You put that kind of data ten years ago, twenty years ago, and that was the top of the league. James continued this data for nearly 20 years.
How important is James to the team now? At present, there are only two elements for the Lakers to win, one is that Wei Shao is no longer nervous, and the other is that James is once again a god. Yes, the Lakers still need James to win. Even, the team needs James to score 50 points to win. I have to say that the Lakers have played their cards poorly this season. At the age of 37 for any superstar, the team could not have asked them to carry such a terrible task. Because the team knows that 37 years old is not the year of a superstar.
Now everyone's biggest doubt about LeBron, in addition to the exaggerated offensive data, is his criticized defense. Many people say that james is no longer the little emperor of the year, his defensive performance is very poor, and sometimes there will even be leakage and inattention to defend. For this statement, I can only say that everyone is really doing everything for the sake of Black James.
First of all, it needs to be clear that a player who can make such a big contribution on the offensive end will still question his defense. Do you think that the attack does not require physical exertion? Even if James is really passively defensive, given the age of 37 and the task he has now, can you understand that he must make sacrifices for the team's offense? Please, James also needs to save his physical strength to fight for the next offensive round. And the defensive task this season is obviously not something that James needs to focus on. Otherwise, the rest of the role players wouldn't have to play, and all the tasks would be left to James.
Moreover, James' poor defensive performance is just a stereotype. Steals data and block data, James are in the league's top twenty, can only say the comprehensive defensive efficiency, James's defensive performance did not meet everyone's expectations, but definitely not the main factor that can be used to question James.
Why did we keep saying that James is the most balanced player in the league? It's because if he's serious about defending and in the right position, his defense is the top of the league. Not to mention the first, that is also the player in the first gear. James is one of the strongest wing defenders in the league, he has an excellent defensive sense of smell, can predict the position of the opponent, and then take the initiative to intercept when the opponent is about to attack, which is the main reason why many flank offensive players have not been able to directly break through James's defense. As soon as you shoot, James knows your next move, how else do you want to shake off this dog skin plaster?
It is worth mentioning that James was the best wing defense player in the league during the Heat period, and even in the Cavaliers period. Because James moves fast, and when he appears in the third position, James is a circle larger than ordinary players. Aside from Leonard's level of heavy forwards, there are very few small forwards who can compete against James in size. With stamina guaranteed, James is still the strongest one-on-one single defense tip in the league. As we said before, Simmons' template is James. One of the key factors is that Simmons' individual defensive ability is very similar to James's, and he can misplace his opponents. Whether the opponent is a defender or an interior player, their speed, their size, can be sustained to break the ball and then launch a counterattack horn again.
But what task does James need to do now? After coming to the Lakers, James, who is in his thirties, even has to play the number five position. This is not a reasonable thing to do. Some people may say that James has played the fifth position before when he was in the Heat, how come now the technology is more mature, but he can't play? The reason is simple, James's physical strength and level of confrontation are not at the peak level. The number five position is to eat young meals, and for a player, the degree of confrontation of the number five position is far from being comparable to other positions. If you are not careful, there will be injuries. And without tough physical fitness, it is impossible to put the ball in the fifth position against the opponent. James needs to juggle offense and defense at the same time, isn't that a fool's dream?
Speaking of a thousand and ten thousand, everyone's doubts about James are essentially not believing that a player can create this miracle at this advanced age, especially after seeing that the data on the other side is relatively bleak, and more convinced that brushing data is James's deliberate behavior. Can you think about it, a player who has reached the end of his career and has won all the honors, is there still a need to risk his old age to brush the data?