Tonight, LeBron James set a new NBA record for the most minutes played, with 66,319 minutes. Like last season, he erases Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the shelves, with his 66,927 minutes. But the Lakers star didn’t have the heart to celebrate. “For me, it doesn’t mean much” he blurted.
It must be said that LeBron James simply experienced his worst evening of his career on a collective level with a 44-point defeat! He had never suffered such a setback, and two figures speak volumes about his poor performance: 0 rebounds and a +/- of -30! We have to go back to 2008 to find traces of such a large defeat. With the Cavaliers, LeBron James took 38 against the Wizards.
“What needs to change to prevent this from happening again?” Many things ! » replies LeBron James. “I don’t know what the team thinks about it, but personally, I don’t like it. »
To a journalist who asks him if he sees a specific sector that needs to change, LeBron James kicks in: ” No. There are many things. We got massacred at 3-points.”
For Anthony Davis, the Lakers “gave the impression of not playing together”. “A lot of quick shots, a lot of shots after a pass, a lot of shots without a pass…” lists the Lakers pivot. “They started to shoot a lot, and when they started to pull away, by 15, 20, 25 points… We all tried to play heroes to try to come back, instead of playing together.”
The good news is that the next match is in Detroit against the Pistons who have 14 consecutive defeats. The ideal match to get going again. Or sink…
