With four games under the 50% mark, the Lakers are posting their worst record of the season, and a few hours from the “trade deadline”, there is a most gloomy atmosphere. For now, management has failed to mount an exchange and listen LeBron Jamesit is time to put an end to this period of uncertainty.
“Obviously it’s something that weighs on this group and we’re all trying to overcome it.” assures the Lakers superstar. “You almost feel like you’re in the fog, that there’s only fog in the air. And we’re all trying to see what’s on the other side. “
On the other side of the mist, there isn’t much. A few touches to refourguer Talen Horton-Tucker, or maybe Russell Westbrook. LeBron James continues to support his leader and he must assume this failed recruitment. He wanted DeMar DeRozan or Damian Lillard to back him up. The first preferred the Bulls project. The second did not see himself joining a “super team”. Eventually, Plan C will be Russell Westbrook, and it’s a flop.
What also weighs on LeBron James is age. At 37, he still plays a lot, even too much. That night, his knee creaked again. When hot, it was fine, but maybe in the morning the joint will have swollen.
“The fatigue is even greater when you lose matches”
“Honestly, I’m dead tired! I just want wine and wake up tomorrow. I’m confident in what tomorrow has in store, and we’ll see how it goes. We’ll see everything related to the trade deadline, but other than that, I’m mostly focused on what we can improve. “
Fatigue isn’t just physical, it’s probably mostly mental. Collective bankruptcy against the Bucks the day before or against the Blazers tonight is also a bankruptcy in attitude. There is no enthusiasm, no feeling of revolt. The bench is apathetic.
“Mental fatigue is always part of a season. It’s a marathon, it’s a long season and the fatigue is even greater when you lose games. recalls LeBron James. “So there’s the mental aspect of it all, but it’s about staying as sharp as possible, keeping in mind how we can improve, how we can be better prepared, how we can have less slumps both offensively and defensively. For me, the mental aspect never changes. I never get to a point where I’m out of it. If I’m on the pitch, I’m involved all the time, unless I’m not playing or not active, so I’m not worried about that.” he nevertheless concludes.
| LeBron James | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2003-04 | KEY | 79 | 40 | 41.7 | 29.0 | 75.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 20.9 |
| 2004-05 | KEY | 80 | 42 | 47.2 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 27.2 |
| 2005-06 | KEY | 79 | 43 | 48.0 | 33.5 | 73.8 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 31.4 |
| 2006-07 | KEY | 78 | 41 | 47.6 | 31.9 | 69.8 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 27.3 |
| 2007-08 | KEY | 75 | 40 | 48.4 | 31.5 | 71.2 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 30.0 |
| 2008-09 ★ | KEY | 81 | 38 | 48.9 | 34.4 | 78.0 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 28.4 |
| 2009-10 ★ | KEY | 76 | 39 | 50.3 | 33.3 | 76.7 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 29.7 |
| 2010-11 | MIA | 79 | 39 | 51.1 | 33.0 | 75.9 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 26.7 |
| 2011-12 ★ | MIA | 62 | 38 | 53.1 | 36.2 | 77.1 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 27.2 |
| 2012-13 ★ | MIA | 76 | 38 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 26.8 |
| 2013-14 | MIA | 77 | 38 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 75.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 27.1 |
| 2014-15 | KEY | 69 | 36 | 48.8 | 35.4 | 71.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 25.3 |
| 2015-16 | KEY | 76 | 36 | 52.0 | 30.9 | 73.1 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 25.3 |
| 2016-17 | KEY | 74 | 38 | 54.8 | 36.3 | 67.4 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 26.4 |
| 2017-18 | KEY | 82 | 37 | 54.2 | 36.7 | 73.1 | 1.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 27.5 |
| 2018-19 | ALL | 55 | 35 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 66.5 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 27.4 |
| 2019-20 | ALL | 67 | 35 | 49.3 | 34.8 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 25.3 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 45 | 33 | 51.3 | 36.5 | 69.8 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 25.0 |
| 2021-22 | ALL | 38 | 37 | 52.4 | 35.2 | 75.2 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 29.0 |
| Total | 1348 | 38 | 50.5 | 34.5 | 73.4 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 27.1 | |
