Today, the Lakers travel to the road to take on the Pelicans. In the end, they won 104-99 against the Pelicans. In this game, James hit two three-pointers in a row in the final minute and became the hero of the Lakers' victory. Although James held back his shots in the first three quarters, he didn't take over the offense more. But at critical moments, James clearly stepped up to help the team win, and he contributed 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the game. Davis had 31 points and 14 rebounds, and Knecht, who started the game, hit five three-pointers to finish with 27 points.
Since it was back-to-back games today, James was very reasonable in the distribution of physical strength today. James is already 40 years old, so he can't use all his energy at the beginning of the game. Therefore, in the first three quarters of the game, James was constantly adjusting his physical fitness, in order to hope to save the last physical strength in the decisive moment. Although Redick has been very successful in revamping the Lakers' tactics this season, the Lakers still rely on James' ability to play key shots when it comes to crunch moments. In the last few tens of seconds, no tactics are useless, and the test is the individual ability of the star.
With 40 seconds left in the game today, when the Lakers were only leading by one point, James motioned for everyone to pull away in the face of the opposing defense, and then hit a game-winning three-pointer against the opposing defense. In a short period of time, James' two three-pointers almost decided the course of the game. Although he is 40 years old, James is still very good at deciding games in key moments, and as he gets older, he is deciding games in a way that he has not often used in his career, that is, three-point shooting. That's what fans admire about James.
After today's game, Redick also talked about James's performance, and he bluntly said that James took over the game at the end. You will find that although Redick has enriched the Lakers' tactics this season, when playing some key games and some strong teams, their tacit understanding on the defensive end is very good, and the Lakers' tactics often can't play. At this time, James needs to be on the court as a conductor to create opportunities for teammates, although James's breakthrough ability has declined, but his on-court vision will not deteriorate with age. So James is still influencing the team through his passing ability.
Many fans think that if the Lakers can make the playoffs this season, we can still see the emergence of full force Zhan. If the Lakers have a chance to compete for a championship, James will never give up such an opportunity, and he will spare no effort to fight again. I wonder what the fans think?