On October 30, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers defeated the Cavaliers 113-101 at home to win their third game of the season. In this game, James returned from injury, with 26 points, 3 boards and 8 assists, but also made 7 mistakes! It is worth mentioning that James feels cold in the hand, and only hit 1 goal in 10 shots of the three-point line.
Affected by a right ankle injury, James missed back-to-back away games against spurs and Thunder. The Lakers returned home to meet the Cavaliers, and James made a comeback. In this game, James felt cold in his hands, hitting only 1 goal in 10 shots outside the three-point line. This three-point shot is still a super long three-pointer. Many fans ridiculed Old Zhan: "The one who scored three points did not enter, he went a long way." ”
In fact, James' shooting feels very good this season. Before the injury, he was the Lakers' most consistent three-point scorer on the outside. In the first three games, James made 29 shots outside the three-point line, hitting 14 three-pointers, shooting nearly 50%! But in this game, James' three-point feeling is cold, hitting only 1 goal in 10 shots. In the case of poor hand feeling, James changed the way of playing, breaking through the basket many times to score, full of power.
In addition to the poor feel, James also made 7 mistakes. In this campaign, the Lakers made as many as 20 mistakes. In the first quarter, the Lakers made 10 mistakes across the team, including 3 times for Westbrook, 2 times for Thick Brow, 2 times for Melon, 2 times for Munch, and 1 time for James. Obviously, this Lakers team is still in the run-in period, and the cooperation between the players is not tacit, which has also led to a surge in the number of mistakes.
Compared to James's slump, Anthony on the bench feels hot. Melon played 24 minutes and had 24 points, 5 boards and 1 assist, shooting 9-of-12 from the field, including 6-of-8 from three-point range. Wei Shao, who has been criticized before, has been very reclusive in this game, only hitting 8 goals in 13 shots, and getting 19 points, 6 boards and 5 assists.
Although James did not feel good, he also contributed 26 points and 8 assists. As a veteran, James knows how to adjust himself on the field? But for this Lakers, their run-in road is heavy and long. This Sunset Reds team, whose average age is more than 30 years old, everyone needs to run one more step on the defensive end. Only "everyone is for me, I am for everyone", the Lakers can exert their maximum power.