Beijing time on November 3, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers defeated the Rockets 119-117, winning 3 consecutive games, this game Lakers star LeBron James played well, played 36 minutes, 21 shots 13, including 4 three-pointers 2 of 2, free throws 2 of 2, got 30 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, in the key fourth quarter, James scored 14 points to help the team win the game, showing the superstar style.
It is worth mentioning that this game James's 30 points, is the second 30+ score he has scored in 6 games this season, before the official start of this season, some people have predicted that james who is about to turn 37 has also faced the dilemma of state decline, it may be difficult for him to get more than 30 points in a single game in the new season, but in the season opening game, James has completed the face punch, single-game bombardment of the current season's high of 34 points.
And in the previous game with the Grizzlies injured his ankle, resulting in James missing 2 games due to injury, and some people said that James is really old, and now injuries are starting to find him continuously, after this injury, he may not be able to get high scores anymore, and this season can only be used as an auxiliary to help Thick Brow and Wei Less. As a result, just after 3 games, James once again exploded 30 points, and Lakers head coach Vogel said bluntly: "He can still stand up, buddy." ”
Even in Vogel's view, there is not much difference between James's strength now and 2 years ago, whether it is physical condition or shooting ability, when asked what is the difference between James and the performance of a year or two ago, Vogel said: "I think he is no different from two years ago, still playing a super high level." Before he twisted his ankle the other day, his shots were probably better than they were two years ago. I don't know if the numbers support that, but his shots at the start of the game were super hot. Oh my God, he's still omnipotent. ”
So far this season, James has averaged 37 minutes per game, still gets 24.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 46.7% from the field, and at the most critical moment of the game, he is still the most trusted player in the Lakers, and he is also the Lakers' currently recognized boss and dinghai needle. Comparing other superstars in history at James's age, they either retired or became supporting roles, and they are even more impressed by James's enduring ability.
And seeing such a James, many fans also said that more and more understand why Irving and Leonard have refused to join forces with James, in the summer of 2019, Leonard refused to join forces with James in the Lakers, and now he himself may have to be reimbursed for the season due to injury, but James is still active in the league, if they join forces, then Leonard can not become the boss of the Lakers anyway.
As for Irving, he left James in 2017 because he wanted to be the boss, and in the summer of 2019, there was also news that Irving was interested in coming to the Lakers, but eventually gave up. Now it seems that it may also be because Irving is very aware that James is far from the time of abdication, playing next to James, and it is impossible to become the boss of the team in a short period of time.
In fact, James's excellent state is undoubtedly a kind of happiness for fans, but for the NBA, it may be a very headache problem, since 2016, the NBA intends to create the next league first person, and after James retires, he can immediately have a new league façade, but now 5 years have passed, Curry, Leonard, Durant who have been pushed have begun to hurt, old, and James is still in the top ranks of the league, the popularity is still invincible, the strength is still outstanding, The day of retirement looks far away, and when James is officially retired, I am afraid that Curry and Durant are almost the same.
Embarrassingly, now in addition to these people, the new generation of players in the NBA, although talented, but the players who really have the strength and popularity to support the league façade are not, if James's state can continue to maintain for several years, the NBA may not know who the next first person should push.