With 10 games left in the regular season, the Lakers bid farewell to the playoffs ahead of time. Whether it's the rebuilding Lakers or James who wants to make great achievements in Los Angeles, this is not a small blow. Let's have a look.
In today's game between the Lakers and the nets, Russell, who has been in a hot state recently, returned to the Staples Center to face the old owners. He and his teammate Joe & middot; Harris scored 57 points, ending the theoretical hope of the Lakers' promotion to the playoffs. In terms of scoring, rebounding, shooting and rebounding, the Lakers averaged 20 career highs. James also got 25 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, still unable to recover.
In the last 11 games, the Lakers are 1-10. After the game, the Lakers ranked 11th in the western region with a 31-41 record. There are only 10 games left in the regular season. Even if the Lakers win all the games, they can only win 41 at most. Now the threshold of the Western playoffs is 42. The Lakers bid farewell to the playoffs completely.
James's last absence from the playoffs dates back to the 2004-2005 season. It was only James' second season in the NBA. He averaged 27.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. He almost helped the Cavaliers get rid of the Fishbelly team identity by himself. The Cavaliers won 42-40 that season, ranking ninth in the east by a narrow margin, but missed the playoffs.
ESPN released a picture with an accompanying text: "when James was absent from the playoffs last time, 95.6% of the players in the league have not yet entered the NBA; Luke & middot; Walton has just finished his second season with the Lakers; ray & middot; Allen is the scoring champion of the supersonic team; and 15-year-old harden has not grown a beard. '
After 14 years, James has won three championship trophies and three regular season MVP trophies. However, after making the decision to join the Lakers last summer, James had to accept the reality of missing the playoffs because of his unexpected injury, the rumor of Anthony Davis' trade, and the injury wave of the whole team at the end of the season.