On March 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In a focus battle yesterday, the Lakers beat the Cavaliers 131:120, ending four consecutive road trips. According to the schedule, the Lakers will play the 76ers at home tomorrow.
In yesterday's game, James scored 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, which helped him return to the top spot on the scoring list with an average of 30 points per game. Earlier today, the Lakers official tweeted: "The new leader in the scoring championship battle - LeBron James." "At present, there are about 10 games left in the regular season, and the alphabet brother who ranks after James averages 29.8 points per game, and Embiid also averages 29.8 points per game, so it is difficult to say who the scoring king will die.
In yesterday's game, James set a lot of records, this is the second time in his Lakers career to win a 35 + triple double, becoming the fifth player in Lakers history to achieve multiple 35 + triple doubles, the top four are Baylor (6 times), Jerry West (4 times), Magic Johnson (3 times), Abdul-Jabbar (2 times).
In another statistic, James has scored 1,618 points in 54 games this season. This means that even if James plays all the back games and doesn't score a single point, he will be averaging 25+ points per game this season. He has set an average of more than 25 points per game for 18 consecutive seasons (20.9 points per game in rookie seasons alone), continuing to set a new record held by himself!
In addition, StatMuse has posted the average score per minute of players so far this season, and James ranks 4th in the league with an average of 0.81 points per minute, ranking 4th in the league after Alphabet Brother, Embiid and Morant! Also, if James can be named the leading scorer this season, he will be the oldest leading scorer in NBA history!
So far, the Lakers have a record of 31 wins and 41 losses, ranking 9th in the West, and they are 4.5 wins behind the 8th Place Clippers in the West, only one win ahead of the Pelicans behind them, and they have to fight for the win to keep the playoff qualification.