On April 3, Beijing time, the Lakers officially announced the next injury report against the Nuggets, Nunn continued to truce due to injury, James (left ankle sprain) and thick eyebrows (midfoot sprain) played doubtful (50% probability to play), Anthony (non-new crown, sick) has a high probability of playing; James exposed that ice to treat the ankle, may continue to play with injuries, continue to impact the playoffs and scoring kings.
Yesterday James and thick eyebrows came back at the same time, the Lakers two giants cut 61 points together still lost to the Pelicans, the key moments in the final quarter frequently hit iron, of which James scored 38 points, only 2 points in the last quarter and missed a three-pointer; according to US media statistics, James has lost 32 three-pointers at key moments this season, tied with Curry for the first place in the league, during which the old Zhan three-point shooting rate of 26% and Curry's three-point shooting rate of 18%; after the game, James and Thick Eyebrows both said that the injury was very painful, hoping that the injury would not recur.
Not long ago, James posted on social media that he was at home ice to treat the ankle, a big role of ice is to relieve pain, so the picture can be inferred that James's left ankle injury is very worrying; 5 days ago, James suffered a 90-degree foot, but only missed 2 games to come back, but unfortunately with an injury but failed to win the game.
At present, the Lakers are 11th in the West with 31 wins and 46 losses, one win behind the Spurs; the Lakers' last 5 opponents are the Nuggets, Suns, Warriors, Thunder and Nuggets; after yesterday's loss, James and Thick Brow both boasted that the Lakers can end the season with 5 consecutive wins, and the current probability of the Lakers entering the playoffs is only 11%.
So far this season, James has averaged 30.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, averaging the league's first points per game; in the last 5 games, James will continue to lead the team to impact the playoffs and scoring kings.