James Season Report: Best Month + Second Team in the League, or can t meet the expectations of the outside world?

Player A: Average of 23.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, the best week in the season, the best player in the month of the year, and the regular season MVP in the season.

Player B: Average of 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 8.2 assists per game, the best week and the best month. Even the second team in the league is considered to be unworthy of its name.

Player A is Carl Malone, 36, in the 1998-99 season, the oldest MVP in history. He won the award at 35 years and 286 days, and

Player B is LeBron James, 40 years and 145 days.

People will praise Malone for being able to maintain a high level of his career at the age of 36, but for LeBron James it became:

Isn't this what he should do?

I often say that James' fans are the happiest and the ones who are in the blessed world.

Their idol has been with them for 21 years (if he was 21 years old), and most of them looked at him when he was a teenager. Now they are probably married and have children, starting a family and starting a career.

Watching NBA and James has become their daily life, just like getting up in the morning and going downstairs to buy soy milk and fried dough sticks, and going downstairs to have a barbecue when you are hungry at night.

Let me ask, is the breakfast shop and barbecue stall downstairs still the one 20 years ago? Or do you still live in your residence 20 years ago?

Yet LeBron, he was always there.

If LeBron's ID is covered, he played 70 games in 34.9 minutes in a season and played a total of 2444 minutes (32nd in the league), contributed 24+8+8 data, and won the best week and the best month. Finally, he also entered the second team of the league. There are not many local committees who can be criticized.

But because he is LeBron, even though he is 40 years old, he still has to face harsh criticisms and demands from all parties, just like he had faced in the past 20 years.

But who says GOAT still wins the championship at the age of 40?

Who said GOAT is still invincible in the world in its 22nd season of its career?

Jack Michael Jordan did not do it, so why did he ask for a "executive vice GOAT" to be fully equipped?

I don't understand (creek accent).

In fact, as long as you adjust your mentality to a normal state, no matter you are a James fan, a Lakers fan, or a neutral bystander, you will feel comfortable and satisfied with LeBron's performance this season, and you may even applaud.

Before the start of the season, many people excluded the Lakers, who were mediocre in the offseason, from the playoff teams.

Add to add Knekot and Brownie, and it is worth competing with the Western Conference's strongest people?

ok, three consecutive victories at the beginning, and in the opening game, they killed the Timberwolves who are still fighting in the Western Conference Finals.

Of course, more importantly, father and son are on the same stage.

Putting aside the player identity, just as a father, I stepped on the battlefield where I had fought for 20 years with my son. What a proud thing I am.

Only those who are fathers can understand the satisfaction and pride in that moment.

His start was not smooth, with only 22.4 points shooting percentage in the first two months being less than 50%. It was the performance of the MVP level that supported the Lakers in the upper half of the Western Conference. He had the embarrassment of missing 24 consecutive three-pointers, and the embarrassment of being defended by the Timberwolves to only score 10 points.

But since December, we gradually regained our due game state, with 39 points in double overtime against the Hawks (although they were absolutely killed by Trae Young), leading the Lakers to sweep the Sacramento Kings who swept last season 4-0, and 31+10 in the Christmas game, Curry and the Warriors, led the team alone to defeat the Trail Blazers by 38 points, and beat Kamara this year's defensive second-team Kamara, etc.

Entered 2025, averaged 25+7+9 in the first month, and the shooting percentage was adjusted to 55%, becoming the familiar LeBron again.

But this is not over yet, and LeBron's state can only be described as "hot". In the first game in February, he won the New York Knicks with a loss of 33 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in Madison Square Garden with an injury.

By the way, the Pacers and Knicks, who are currently fighting in the Eastern Conference Finals, have a record of 0-4 against the Lakers this season.

Then there was the earth-shaking "Thick Eyebrow For Doncic" big deal. This huge swap deal that unprecedented in NBA history completely disrupted the Lakers' season rhythm.

In the 79-year history of BAA+NBA, you can't find two superstars in the top ten in the league and at the peak of their careers to swap in the middle of the season.

The Lakers have been playing for five years, and Redick has been in charge of all the tactical systems for most of the season to overturn and start over.

But throughout February, the Lakers lost 10 wins and 2 losses. Why

? Because this month, LeBron has a terrifying 29.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 6.9 assists, with a real shooting percentage of 65.8%.

Only a historical "chameleon" like him can quickly adjust his role positioning when the team's game logic is greatly improved.

From the team's first ball holder, he turned gorgeously into an all-round insider, just to adapt to his partner, he changed from Thick Brow to Doncic.

He can lead the team to beat the Warriors at home with 42 points and 17 rebounds, or he can defeat his old opponent Clippers back-to-back, completely reversing the strength pattern of the two teams.

His three-pointers once shot 43.2%, with 3.4 per game, at the elite level.

His outstanding performance helped the Lakers and Doncic through the initial running-in period, which led to the sprint in March in the second half.

Who else remembers how devilish the Lakers' March schedule was?

16 matches in 30 days, 6 matches in 8 days, 4 back-to-back.

James regretfully wounded his groin again in the away game against the Celtics, but after absent for half a month, he quickly defeated the Indiana Pacers away.

Recently, we have been accustomed to Halliburtons' crazy winning streak to reverse the Bucks, the Cavaliers, and the Knicks. Do you still remember the clever tip-in-up two months ago?

In the end, the Lakers ended the regular season of the season with a record of 50 wins third in the Western Conference.

This is due to Reeves' great progress, supporting the ball and production in the regular season.

The credit for Reddick's integration of the locker room made the team a united and tough whole.

Thanks to the first and last stages of Davis and Doncic, the MVP level performance is often shown.

Authorized by the hardness and confrontation provided by the electric fan, Fan Debiao and Yamura.

But don't forget that it was this 40-year-old man who maintained the team's basic balance with his performance throughout the season.

still maintained its stable combat power while experiencing huge changes in the team and stood up when needed.

But this Lakers are just a semi-finished product after all.

The current team's personnel composition is all teams constructed by Pelinka in recent years, with James and Eyebrow as the center, and it is not suitable for Doncic, who has completely different playing styles.

Especially after returning Markway, the team's lineup structure, overall strength, and playoff competitiveness have actually declined compared to before the transaction, which is destined to be just a period of adjustment for running-in and waiting.

is the third in the Lakers' division, and its record of 36 wins and 16 losses against Western Conference opponents (second only to the 39-19 Thunder) has given fans too much expectations.

's crushing defeat against the Timberwolves was a timely "sobering soup", which made the Lakers realize that in today's playoffs, they lack centers, short rotations, and their core physical fitness are not strong enough, and they are still far from a champion team.

But LeBron James, he has done enough. There are so many that most people still believe that he can still lead the team to compete for the championship.

But the truth is that he is indeed at the age of needing to take a ride.

He needs Doncic to be the absolute core of this team,

Reeves need to help him share the remaining ball rights and output,

need Hachimura, electric fans, and Van Debiao to share the tasks of protecting the basket and rebounding for himself, and

He could do all these things by himself during the Heat more than ten years ago.

As forty, people don’t have the ability to live with their muscles and bones.

Can you win the championship next season? Actually it's not that important.

For those who really like LeBron and basketball, I just hope he will play a few more games while being happy.

In the past 23 years, whether you love him or hate him, you have become accustomed to having him in the NBA. To some extent, he is the "LOGO man" of this era alliance.

His stadium wisdom is still the top in the league, and his experience is unparalleled, but his body has become increasingly decayed by time and game.

Even Lakers fans, there is no need to involve him for the championship. This is already the task of Doncic and Reeves.

And this 40-year-old man just needs to play ball quietly and happily.