On November 5, 2021, Beijing time, Lakers fans got the last news they wanted to hear, that is, James was injured. According to the famous shams, Lakers star James will be suspended for at least a week due to an abdominal strain, and then he also reported that the Lakers will be cautious about any injuries to James!
For the Lakers, they have gradually entered the best situation this season, and the recent games can win in addition to their getting better and better, but also because the recent schedule is somewhat simple. But in the simple schedule, they played very tired, before facing the Cavaliers and two times to play the Rockets, they played very hard, facing the Cavaliers, they played to the end, twice against the Lakers they did not have much advantage, the first time almost caught up by the opponent in the final quarter, the second time was almost killed by the opponent, if it is not James to come up to score consecutive points, it may be difficult for the team to win!
In these three games, James played 38 minutes, 34.5 minutes and 36.3 minutes respectively, although it does not seem that the appearance time is particularly long, but he is still very strong on the court, often leaving him alone to complete the score! James has averaged 37 minutes per game this season, which is really tough for a 36-year-old veteran!
You must know that in the past four seasons, James has not averaged 37 minutes per game, and even in the championship season, his appearance time is very limited. In such a difficult situation for the team this season, the team can only rely on James. In the game we can clearly see that no one except James can stand up and score, take a closer look at the fourth quarter of the second time facing the Rockets, this is the true portrayal of the Lakers this season! Obviously can easily open, let James off the game, have to play to the last moment of the game, let James continue to consume himself, this is not only the responsibility of the player, coach Vogel also has an unshirkable responsibility!
It can be said that the lakers' excessive use of James has produced the evil consequences, although the injury may not be serious now, but if it has been insisted on using it, then what kind of injury hazards there will be in the future no one knows, but as long as James is really injured, the Lakers really have no hope this season!