LeBron James once again exerted his strength, the Lakers beat the Cavaliers to avoid a losing streak, and the team ranking also returned to the ninth position in the West. Against the old Home Cavaliers, James excelled — 17-of-29 shooting, 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists — another big triple-double.
As you know, every step James took may have been creating his own miracle.
Just before the game against the Cavaliers, James reached a milestone against the Wizards — surpassing star Carl Malone in total regular season scoring to sit in second place in history. Again against the Cavaliers, James remained fierce on the offensive end, scoring a total of 112 points in three consecutive games.
With this game, James climbed to the top scoring position this season.
James became the top scorer this season? Before the season starts, whether you like the legendary superstar or not, it's hard to think that the person sitting in this position is James. On the one hand, James has played "health basketball" in recent years, and the way he helps the team is not only to score, but more often to lead his teammates; on the other hand, as a veteran in his nearly forty years, who will force him to be a forward on the court?
Of course, there may be another reason worth mentioning, James does not seem to be a good scorer.
Regarding the fact that James is not considered a good scorer, James himself is a little puzzled. Not long ago, a show in the US media excluded his name from the top scorers, and James said, "When they talk about the best scorers in history, they never mention my name, which makes me angry." ”
James was critical of this because he didn't get enough respect.
When talking about the greatest players, LeBron James's name will obviously be higher, but shouldn't a good scorer have James's name? After overtaking Carl Malone to second place in the overall scoring list, James hit back loudly, "The funny thing is that people are saying I'm not a scorer, and now that I'm in second place, who can say I'm not a scorer?" ”
In fact, James' ability to cut points is not bad, and he is still breaking a record that is shocking to the past - averaging 25+ per game for 18 consecutive seasons - yes, this is counting this season, James has done it ahead of schedule. After this game, James can average 25+ points per game even if he does not score a single point in the remaining 10 games.
Since entering the league, James has only failed to do that in his rookie season.
This is a remarkable achievement, why do you say that? In the history of the league, there are very few players who have averaged 25+ per game 10 times in their careers, let alone 25+ in 18 consecutive times.
Even Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are expected to be out of reach.
It's not hard to understand that James' scoring ability has been overlooked, scoring 25+ points for the 17th consecutive time last season, James said, "Since I was 19 years old, I was a player who preferred to pass the ball, and I have always done this." So, is that why I've never been considered a good scorer? That's perfect because I'm willing to continue to be thought of that way. ”
When talking about James, his all-round play, dominance and super endurance are talked about more, and as a great superstar in the history of the league, his scoring ability is ignored.
(Text/Yan Wujun)