Today's James had a big ups and downs, first becoming the youngest Mr. 37,000 points, and the Lakers led 20+, but then the storm suddenly changed, ankle injuries and big reversals made what should have been a sunny day rainy. Now, James is on his way to a wonderful end. Everything is about an extraordinary James.
The Lakers are already preparing for today's game, and James also missed the last game against the 76ers. As a result, the Lakers calculated everything, but did not calculate how to maintain the advantage after leading the big score. So, a big reversal split the face, and the Lakers also lost James's ankle. Fans can't help but ask: "Is this the result of the Lakers preparing for the game several days in advance?" ”
Losing in this way also made James' 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists in this game adrift, and the youngest Mr. 37,000 points became a "mileage sad" for him. After the game, James seemed to be out of interest, talking about ankle injuries and reversals, but never mentioning his record. But his achievements do not detract from any light.
Today, James is on his way to becoming the oldest leading scorer. After today's game, James still leads the league with 30.1 points, embiid (29.9 points) and Alphabet Brother (29.7 points), and the three of them are also the only three players in the NBA today to average 29 points per game this season. While today's ankle injury could have an impact, James is still expected to be the second career leading scorer.
Previously, the industry has analyzed who will laugh at the end of this season's scoring king dispute. Frye, who has won the championship with the Cavaliers and James, is not optimistic that James can win the points again, but his reason (the Lakers are in a better situation, there is no need for James to experience it himself) does not seem to be very valid now.
But for embiid and Trae Young (28.2 points), who are now ranked 2nd and 4th in the scoring list, the prospect of competing for the scoring champion, Frye is optimistic, and what he said is not unreasonable. After all, the 76ers are now vying for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and making the final dash for Embiid's MVP election; the Eagles (4.5 wins ahead of the 11th Knicks in the Eastern Conference) who are basically worry-free in the playoffs are also trying to improve their rankings, and the two teams are far from the time when ma fangs and guns are in storage. And if they want to continue to win, Embiid and Young are bound to perform better on the offensive end.
Fry's words were quickly verified. Today, despite Embiid's 37-point shot of 14-of-27, it was still not enough for the 76ers, who still lost to the Suns 104-114, losing the "East Side Top Experience Card" they only got a day ago.
As a result, the battle for the scoring champion this season remains elusive. In addition to the third-place alphabet brother on the scoring list, James, Embiid and Young all have the opportunity to compete for the scoring king, and they all have reasons to continue to cut high scores.
Young continues to cut high scores in exchange for a more ideal ranking for the Hawks; Embiid continues to cut high scores in exchange for more chips in the MVP; and James continues to cut high scores, in addition to benefiting the Lakers, but also gives him the opportunity to refresh jordan's record for the oldest scoring champion. If the season ends, James will be 37 years old and 102 days, leaving behind the record held by Jordan in the 1997-98 season (35 years and 60 days).
What's more interesting is that the oldest leading scorer in a single season will also lower the age threshold for the total scoring champion in NBA history. Today, James stepped into the 37,000-point threshold, and there is no semicolon in NBA history except him and Abdul-Jabbar, and he naturally wears the crown of the youngest Mr. 37,000 points. Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar is 42 years old and 7 days old on the day he completed the final regular season game of his career, and James is expected to surpass him before he turns 39.
James, who has never been certified as a top scorer in his career, is now leaving his name on all scoring records, which is quite intriguing. In the rookie season, James crossed the threshold of 20+ points per game in the season, with a total score of 1654 points. James has since had 10 seasons with 2,000 points, mostly during cavaliers and heat (though his only single-season total lead in the league was in 2017-18).
The "all-around" label obscures James' true scoring ability and indirectly dispels James's desire to play in a dunk contest (although some people believe that James's dunk action is actually not suitable for the dunk contest). For the former, fans still have the opportunity to be hindsight; for the latter, we have lost the opportunity to witness it with our own eyes forever.
Not only in terms of scoring, but also in age, James has set a very high and insurmountable benchmark for future generations. The oldest single-season leading scorer and the NBA all-time scoring champion will not be the most important honor of his career, but it may be the most difficult honor for future generations to reach.
Only after James retired many years later, people saw their favorite stars gradually aging, will they understand the greatness of James's honors. Behind these honors is James's high degree of self-discipline, his investment in maintaining his body, his strong adaptability, and his strong willingness to polish the technology, of course, it also reflects the high dependence of his team on him, leaving a trace of helplessness. (Supine Braces/Hairy)