On April 26, Beijing time, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets 105-112, suffered three consecutive defeats in the playoffs, and have lost 11 consecutive games against the Nuggets, and are currently 0-3 behind and about to be swept by the Nuggets. The 39-year-old James as the leader of the team, his performance is still solid, cutting 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, and in the first two games, Lao Zhan's performance was also very good, with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists and 26 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists respectively. In fact, James can still stand on the playoff stage at the age of nearly 40, which has been successful, and he should not be ridiculed, after all, Lao Zhan's career has been successful enough, and his total worth has exceeded $1 billion.
After the game, James said in an interview that the Nuggets were one of the strongest opponents he had ever faced in his career, but it was only a basketball game after all. The implication is that there is a life outside of basketball, which is the most important thing, for James, still insisting on playing basketball may just be a job, and he also has a dream of standing on the NBA stage with his eldest son Bronny, which will also go down in history. James no longer has any regrets, although he has played for the Cavaliers, Heat and Lakers, he does not owe anything to any team, and he has led three different teams to win the championship as the team boss, which is also a historical record.
Jokic is the one who goes up the hill and he's becoming the best player on the roster, but James is definitely the god of the hill and he's ruling an era. James is likely to have been swept out of the tournament for the second year in a row, but at the peak of his career, he has swept more teams, with 12 4-0 sweeps of opponents, which can be ranked second all-time. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranked No. 1 with 13 sweeps, James and Magic both had 12 and No. 2, Duncan and Jordan swept opponents with nine, O'Neal eight, Kobe Bryant five, Bird two, Russell one, and Chamberlain never completed a sweep.
In 2007, James led the Cavaliers to a 4-0 sweep of the Wizards in the playoffs, when James was still in his first prime, and the Cavaliers were very competitive, but not the favorites to win the championship. In 2009, he completed two sweeps against the Pistons and Hawks. When Lao Zhan first played for the Cavaliers, he completed a total of 3 sweeps.
After joining the Heat, James led the team to a 4-0 sweep of the Bucks in the playoffs in 2013 and a 4-0 sweep of the Hornets in 2014. James' 4-year Heat career, only 2 sweeps, is quite surprising, in Miami, James won two consecutive championships and two regular season MVP trophies, and the historical status also entered the top 10 ranks.
After returning to the Cavaliers, James swept opponents 7 times, which may have been James' prime. In 2015, James led the team to a 4-0 sweep of the Celtics and Hawks, in 2016, he swept the Pistons 4-0 in the first round, the Hawks 4-0 in the second round, in 2017, he swept the Pacers 4-0 in the first round, the Raptors 4-0 in the second round, and in 2018, he swept the Raptors 4-0 in the second round. During his second spell with the Cavaliers, James led the team to a championship in 2016 and entered the top 5 in history.
After joining the Lakers, James never led the team to complete a sweep, but in the 19-20 season, James and thick eyebrows helped the Lakers win the championship, and Lao Zhan also completely established his second position in history, second only to Michael Jordan, the god of basketball. In the regular season of the 23-24 season, James exceeded 40,000 points in his career, which was also the first in history.