LeBron James opened as chin and impressed, his coach stunned: "You do not understand what he did"
For the first time in his career LeBron started in position 5 and finished with a triple double, Pizzdale was impressed: "God, this guy is unbelievable, it's just beautiful."
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29/12/2021
Wednesday, 29 December, 2021, 11:02 Updated: 11:10
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For the first time in his 19-year career, LeBron James opened tonight (Tuesday-Wednesday) in the chin position, proving he can do anything.
The Los Angeles star led the Lakers to a 123-132 victory over Houston that broke a five-loss streak, illustrating the power and versatility of one of the greatest players in NBA history.
"I was a skinny kid when I was young, I was never one of the big guys playing chin," said James, who stands 2.06 feet tall and weighs 114 pounds, "I always played in corners or played a game." But in the NBA he does what Anthony Davis is out, both Diandra Jordan and Dwight Howard are absent because of Corona, and someone has to do the job. This time he did it from the first moment, in a declared and pre-planned way.
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"LeBron's plus / minus balance at position 5 is just crazy right now," said David Pizzdale, who replaces Frank Fogel as coach. In 1,332 games in the top five, James never opened in that position, but he accepted the challenge. "Throughout my career I have always been proud of being able to play in all five positions. Or at least know all five positions, know the requirements from them," James said. "So tonight I was asked to open as a chin, and I just tried to get involved."
What does it mean involved? He finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, and scored his third triple-double this season. On the Road makes another little history when he became the first player in league history at age 35 and up to score 30 points or more in five consecutive games. Tomorrow he's 37. "I just feel like I'm in a really good zone on offense right now," James said.
Carmelo Anthony, another player who came to the league 19 years ago, knows that this is part of the changes the game has undergone, and the current constraints due to the deductions.
"This is the evolution of the game. Today you have 5 players standing on the three line," said Anthony, who finished with 24 points and nine rebounds from the bench.
"You have to adapt and adjust yourself, and you have to stay sharp, because if not, you will be left behind."
Pizzdale said after the game: "I just said to my team, 'I do not think you understand what this guy did just now ... he just played in position 5 for four quarters and controlled the role while playing concurrently as a point guard, and forward, and scorer', he just .
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With his back to the basket, an attacking manager, scoring from the outside.
LeBron does everything (Photo: Reuters)
* In addition, LeBron James was asked about the harsh criticism he received from Karim Abdul Jabbar, who claimed that his post about the Corona "was a violation of his legacy", and replied: "I do not have to answer. But if you see the post, you are really asking, help I have to understand ... we are all trying to understand this epidemic. "
LeBron is accused of comparing Corona to the flu, and expressing contempt for the severity of the virus, but LeBron claims: "People who forgot it was a flu season. It's in the air."
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