LeBron James may be 40 years old in his 18th playoff appearance, but he has experienced a familiar story.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are down 3-1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite being the third species, the Lakers look like a weaker team.
Many feel that the Lakers are down due to the count of this series. But LeBron James and Luka Donsic believe they still have a chance.
Things weren’t easy for James, who had a hot argument with Anthony Edwards. It appears that the pressure is reaching him.
Despite being in the 18th NBA playoffs, Wang has proven his decades-long story about him with his recent performance.
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One of the biggest negatives about LeBron James’ game that has been debated for years is his performance in the late game situation.
Unlike Michael Jordan, many believe LeBron James doesn’t play well in the clutch era. Perhaps no one pedaled this story more than skipping Bayless.
After last night’s match, Bayless took a shot at James because he didn’t have a clutch gene. As a result, the Lakers collapsed in the fourth quarter.
“I can’t believe what I witnessed. Did you get wrong about Game 4 today?…LeBron James wasn’t born with the clutch gene. Poor man, he got it all, but he doesn’t have the clutch gene.”
“It’s been proven once again throughout Game 3 stretch and today’s fourth quarter. There’s nothing wrong with this.”
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LeBron James hasn’t done well in the playoffs in recent years. Over the past few years, James has a record of 2-11.
For anyone with such a great playoff record, his recent exploits have not been great. And this playoff series didn’t do much to dispel that.
In the fourth quarter of the series, James averaged 5.3 points per game. This is about 1.8 points shy, averaging around 7.0 points in the fourth quarter of the playoffs, with his career average of around 7.0 points.
This may seem unimportant, but given how the Lakers struggle without scoring. Luka Doncic can only do that much, and Austin Reaves is overwhelming.
Perhaps his age keeps up to him, or perhaps the story about him has always been true.