If LeBron James is a hit as rarely in scoring in 2021-22, we cannot say that the Lakers take advantage of it a lot to win. However, an analyst claims that the production of the Chosen One is precisely what is causing the problem… Incidentally, Russell Westbrook also took a very spicy stray bullet.
Once again, the Lakers suffered a defeat this season and lost outside against Miami (113-107). Once again, however, LeBron James tried absolutely everything to prevent this, finishing the game with 33 points (12/22), 11 rebounds and 4 assists. The King continues its momentum, he who culminates this year at 29 points per game. Only Kevin Durant do better than him!
An impressive production therefore, but which does not translate much into victories for LA (23-24, 8ᵉ in the West). And according to Skip Bayless, that’s the whole problem… The journalist and notorious detractor of LBJ once again knocked out the winger, following his performance on the South Beach side. For the analyst Fox Sports, the No. 6 does everything except help his own by scoring as much himself. By the way, another star of the workforce took it for his rank:
Bayless beats LeBron… and Russell Westbrook along the way
LeBron gets a ‘3’ from @RealSkipBayless on a 1-10 impressive scale for his recent offensive tear:
“It is not remotely contributing to winning. It’s not even making a dent.” pic.twitter.com/LihrIBMW5p
— UNDISPUTED (@undisputed) January 25, 2022
LeBron makes huge numbers, but nobody cares because it doesn’t help the Lakers win games at all. On the contrary, they take big defeats like against Denver. He got infected with Russell Westbrook, now he’s in “Oh and then shit, I’m going to turn into a stats machine” mode. And it’s true that he makes crazy stats, but that serves the Lakers more than anything else since they don’t win.
The advice may seem inflammatory, but the question deserves to be asked. In 2019-20, LA won the title thanks to a league-leading LeBron who ran the shop perfectly. However, this season, between the poor form of some and the injury ofAnthony Davis, the Chosen One carry far more responsibility in attack than they should at 37 years old. It remains to be seen whether this will finally improve with the return of The Brow, which is imminent. It is necessary in their own interest…
Is such a strong scoring LeBron James a bad thing for the Lakers? This is the evening debate posed by Skip Bayless. On the other hand, someone has to go and score the points in the City of Angels…
