James, who is already 37, scored 50 points in a game against the Wizards to help the Lakers beat the Wizards and secure the ninth place in the West.
The Lakers are naturally happy to win, but the problems exposed are also very tricky.
The Lakers win
Because pop and Kuzma in the Wizards are former Lakers players, the focus of this game is the savior, and the Wizards are eleventh in the East, and they also need to win to move forward, and strive to reach the top ten in the East and play the qualifiers for the playoffs.
In the first quarter, the Wizards scored 2 points first, James immediately returned a three-pointer, the two sides began to come and go, and finally the first quarter ended with a 26 draw.
In the second quarter, the two sides were still on par, once fighting to 42 draws, and then the Wizards began to exert their strength, and there were constantly players who stood up to score, and the Lakers could score relatively few players, and the Wizards led 59-52 at the end of the half.
In the third quarter of the game, the Lakers began to chase points under the leadership of James, under a wave of attack, the Lakers began to overtake the score, expanding the point difference, and finally the Lakers led 89-82 into the fourth quarter, this quarter James contributed 19 points.
In the final quarter, the Lakers continued to extend their lead, leading by 16 points at their most. Although the Wizards chased after them, James finally poured out their hopes with a three-pointer, and also completely lost the suspense of the game. In the end, the Lakers won 122-109 against the Wizards, and James also scored 50 points.
First in history
Coupled with the 56 points he just scored the other day, James made history by scoring 50+ for the second time this season, becoming the first person in history to score 50+ multiple times over the age of 35. Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Crawford all only once 50+, and of course some fans will say Kobe bryant is 60+.
Not only that, after the game, James' average score per game this season is also temporarily ranked first in the league, and it is expected to get the scoring king. If James can really be crowned leading scorer at 37, he will make a new history, and he will break Jordan's record for the age of 35 to take the leading scorer.
At the same time, some people say that if James can still get the scoring champion at the age of 37, then he can get the scoring champion every season before the age of 37, but he wants to think about it.
Although this statement is a bit exaggerated, the league's young people really have to cheer up, especially Embiid and Alphabet Brother, who have been temporarily overtaken by James.
The Lakers' problem
Although the Lakers have won, there are still many problems that have not been solved.
First, the Lakers' last two wins have relied on James's super high level of play, the first 56 points, the second 50 points, that is, if James does not take 50 points, the Lakers can not win the ball. So is it possible for James to score 50 points per game?
Second, the Lakers abandoned Westbrook again at a crucial moment in this game, as he only had 2-of-11. Last game Westbrook scored a rare 30 points this season, and everyone thought he was starting to bounce back, who knew he only dreamed of returning to the top occasionally.
Third, the Lakers can be stable scoring points are not much, today Munch played a game, tomorrow Anthony quasi a game, the day after tomorrow Wei less or who is in better shape, in addition to James as always stable, the Lakers do not have a second person, perhaps the thick eyebrows in the injury can also be counted as one, but he does not know when he will come back.