In his first season with the Lakers, James went all the way up and down. After playing against the Knicks, James' dark Lakers first season has undoubtedly become darker. In a 123-124 loss to the Knicks, James' eventual possible reversal of the game's shot was blocked by Hezonia, and James' efficiency of 4 of 15 shots in the fourth quarter also set a new career low. In James' career, he has never had a history of losing 11 shots in a single quarter. Combined with the tragic current situation of the Lakers, it is undoubtedly more eye-catching for James's record.
Prior to this game against the Knicks, the Lakers had already suffered losses in Toronto and Detroit. Facing the Knicks at the bottom of the East, the Lakers and James did play a good performance in the first three quarters. With 3 minutes and 44 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers were 11 points ahead. Seeing that victory was about to arrive, the Lakers suddenly attacked the mute. A consecutive 6-shot miss allowed the Knicks to reverse with a wave of 13-1. During this time, James personally missed 4 shots, including the last shot that was covered by Hezonia.
In this way, the Lakers not only made the Knicks achieve a reversal, but also suffered a sweep from their opponents this season. What's even more embarrassing is that this season, when the Knicks faced the other 29 teams in the league, they swept against one team, and this team is the Lakers. Last time at Staples, the Lakers helped the Knicks end an 8-game losing streak. 2 months later, the Knicks, who had lost 8 consecutive games, found confidence in the Lakers.
"We didn't end up taking the game, which really bothered me, I was such a competitive person, so I didn't contribute enough to the team in the final period of time, which bothered me. And the last shot I made, not throwing it bothered me even more," James said after the game.
After losing such a game, the Lakers' record has slipped to 31 wins and 39 losses. Last year, without James, the Lakers played 70 games. Today's 44.3% win rate is also the worst win rate for the team he played for since james' rookie season. In his rookie season, James's Cavaliers ended with 35 wins and 47 losses, a win rate of 42.7%. The Lakers and James are not in a very good state, and who knows how the Lakers will end up.
After the game, NBA star Walter Fraser, who had played for the Knicks, directly sprayed James. "LeBron's current performance is very undeserved... When you're the face of the NBA, I think you should be more with your team and be involved, no matter what happens. At least in public you have to behave in tune with the team, you can not do it in the dressing room, but you should do it in public even if it is a face project. "But when we see that right now, he really doesn't care much about this Lakers team." ”
What Fraser is talking about happened during the Lakers' game against the Knicks. During a timeout for the Lakers, James didn't sit with his teammates, but sat at the very end of the bench, chatting with Chandler about something.