Phoenix – LeBron James Sunday established a statistical class for himself, becoming the first player in league history to reach a plateau of 10,000 points, rebounds and assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 140-111 defeat to the Phoenix Suns.
“To sit alone now in a statistical class in this league, I really designed my style of play: the ability to score, rebound and assist,” said James after finishing the match with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. against the Suns. “I’m sitting alone in the center of the census is a lot like – I say ‘cool’, but it doesn’t make complete sense to me.”
James made the sign by passing the ball to Carmel Anthony Against the 3 points at the beginning of the second quarter, scoring his second assist in the game and the 10,000th position of his career.
“I hope words every time such things happen to me due to my origins,” he said. “I automatically start thinking about my hometown, Akron [Ohio] My education and where I come from and the dreams I had of being in this league and playing at the highest levels “.
James now has 36,824 career points (his third overall), 10,004 assists (seventh) and 10,150 rebounds (39). It is in the scroll range Carlo Malone # 2 on the all-time highscore list this week, if he keeps playing on the sore left knee.
He came out of the center of the footprint with the ball folded under his right arm, with the match date and key parameter noted on the ball in the black magic pen.
“My teammates congratulated me after the game,” said James. “My mother wrote me a message and I think I saw the first half after the game.”
The result came during an explosive loss in a lost season, a disappointing wrinkle on the night James admitted.
“It is an honor to be a part of this championship and whatever happens this season, you are trying to get the victories that happen over the course of a long marathon,” he said. “And tonight it happened not only to me, but also to my family and friends.”