Aging in earnest? LeBron James at a crossroads. U.S. media "Worst shooting slump, efficiency plunges." 40 years old, finally?"
Dec 04, 2024
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He is still a top-ranked superstar. It's amazing that he's maintaining his skills. The greatest driving force that can be compared to Michael Jordan. It's consistency and durability.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, James was still the ace for the U.S. national team, and he hard-carried the U.S. gold medal with Stephen Curry.
By the way, his recent decline has been alarming.
CBS Sports, a U.S. sports media outlet, said 'LeBron is the worst shooting slump in history. He said he missed all 19 3-pointers in the last four games.
This medium was 'He was always a rather unstable shooter. The worst three-point shooting season (30.9%) since he was a rookie (29.0%) was 2016. The Los Angeles Lakers, where he was at the time, won the championshipThe jump shot was a bonus area for him. In every other sector he had a strong advantage to make up. However, the recent game against Minnesota (80-109 Los Angeles Lakers loss) was the culmination of shooting anxiety.
At the time, he missed all four 3-pointers. That's possible. He also made only four of his 12 attempts.
He managed to score double figures. He scored 11 points against Phoenix and 12 against Oklahoma this season. There were only two games under 12 points last season. However, it has already exceeded this record this season.
This season, LeBron James averaged 22.0 points per game over 21 games. This is the lowest score since he was a rookie (average of 20.9 points). Efficiency has plummeted. The Los Angeles Lakers have a whopping +15.9 points for ORTG when LeBron James is not on the court.
The media reported that `LeBron James is turning 40 this year. It finally seems to reveal its physical limitations. It ranks eighth in the fastball score with 4.3 but has fallen steeply compared to recent years. It was 5.1 last season, 6.2 two years ago' and also in terms of efficiency, it fell below 54% in the NBA in terms of points per ball position, according to Synergy Sports. the lowest of one's career.
One of his greatest strengths is his cleverness. It has a genius BQ and controls the pace while accurately predicting the future. In other words, you can adjust your pace according to your physical limitations and performance at this point, and you can gain even more power at the end of the season or the real game-winner playoff. However, in terms of data, LeBron James's decline is alarming. The media pointed out this point.
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