LEBRON’S MINDSET: EVERY GAME IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE GREAT
James has raised his game to stay so consistently high that it is simply meeting expectations to own a basketball game as completely as he did Wednesday in victory over Golden State.
James is a huge player moving with uncommon agility, and most of his motion happens quite obviously is in tune with those of his teammates. But he has done it so well for so long that it is his routine.
Co-star Anthony Davis missing this game against Golden State with a sore shoulder helps a little in clarifying James’ value on this night, the second game of a back-to-back set after the Lakers won in Phoenix on Tuesday. Meanwhile, The Clippers are deep in debate about Kawhi Leonard and Paul George staggering their health-maintenance days of a back-to-back set. But James is not just in action.
The subtle stuff is the real gold: the plays he’s calling, the ways he’s reading the defense’s moves two steps ahead, the logic he uses on passes calculating teammates’ size and speed in addition to the tendencies of younger defenders’ likelihood.
To the audiences who always watch basketball games, the play of the game Wednesday night is one that is wholly unspectacular. It comes early in the second half, when James replies to a Golden State dunk by calmly organizing the offense at the other end. He calls for two screens to dribble right. He knows Danny Green will be relocating from one corner to the other, moving along the baseline. Green will arrive in the right corner, his favorite spot, to receive the pass from James on the right wing. The pass is on time, per usual, and Green nails the shot.
Of the Lakers’ first 26 points, James assisted on or scored 21 of them.
“Coming off the back-to-back, it’s very easy to go into the dull stage or feel a little tired, so I let the group that know I wasn’t,” James said. “See if they are going to feed off that, and they did.”
Golden State calls timeout, down by 14 points. The Lakers wind up winning by 26, with James sitting out the entire fourth quarter, having earned the rest and enjoying the company of new teammates Davis, Green and DeMarcus Cousins.
James offered this reminder:
“No matter who you play, you have the opportunity to be great
In my opinion, Lebron James is absolutely one of the greatest basketball players alive in the world. Just like what he describes himself, “I am more than an athlete”, he He has also gained a lot of achievements that others can’t do in many other fields. For example, his was born in a poor village called Cleveland and he led the local basketball team to the championship of NBA. His fame brought amazing economic benefits and attention to the town. Meanwhile, He is very concerned about the field of educating children, charity and fashion. There are billions of people are influencing by his speech and action everyday and I am one of them. My initial interest on basketball was lightened by Lebron James. I am so proud of him.
He can’t be great forever.
But right now he still looks like he will be.
Reference: https://www.nba.com/lakers/lebrons-mindset-every-game-opportunity-be-great
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