At the beginning of the season, James' average score dropped to 23.6 points, which was the lowest except 20.9 points in the new season. His average playing time was less than 28 minutes, so everyone said that James's "paddling" was too obvious, which made the fans dissatisfied and could not see James' real performance, but James's assists rose to more than 8 times per game. But just when everyone thought James could last until the end of the season, JR just came back from injury and was injured again. His broken finger should not return to the stadium until May, and Birdman's inside rotation season will be reimbursed. Owen also began to rest because of an old injury, and Love gastroenteritis was also in poor condition. Before Koval was traded, Deng Liwei's return date had not been set due to a sprained ankle. Of course, the Cavaliers' biggest weakness this season is that they don't have a backup point guard. In this case, rowing Zhan can only put down "rowing" and put on his coat after the season. From averaging about 28 minutes at the beginning of the season to 37.2 minutes now, it ranks fourth in the league. The player utilization rate is as high as 3 1.6%, which is nearly 5 percentage points higher than Durant. Paddle Zhan can't paddle anymore, because he is paddling, and the top spot in the East of the Cavaliers may be lost.
Let's take a look at James' current data. Average 26.2 points (eighth in the league), 8.3 assists (fifth in the league), 7.9 rebounds (26 in the league), 1.39 steals (27 in the league), 0.55 blocks (86 in the league) and 52% shooting percentage (2/kloc-0 in the league). The previous two seasons were 25.3 points, just past the 25 mark. At present, James shoots 18.8 times per game, which is only 0. 1 times lower than Owen, Owen 18.9 times and Love 15.6 times. He has become the Cavaliers' scoring king, assists king, steals king and rebounds king.
Many people saw this ball and said that James's hitting was too obvious to reach the rebound, but James didn't pick it up to save his strength. But the fans watching the game know that at the last moment, James didn't even give a key 6 points, and the Cavaliers would lose the game. In this game, James struggled with the flu, and only 9 people in 2 1 got 26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Maybe he didn't really want to have a stroke, but he was really unwell.
At present, the Cavaliers' offensive organization is completed by LeBron and Owen. Shambault rarely plays as a guard, because his overall situation is not very good. Feld is too short and his playing time is below 10 minutes, which can't help the team. If the Cavaliers don't get a proper point guard before the trade deadline, James' playing time and utilization rate will remain high, which is likely to cause a certain burden on his health. I believe that the general manager of the Cavaliers, David Griffin, knows this very well. James tried his best to keep the Cavaliers' first position in the East for home court advantage. The urgent task is to reinforce the backup point guard and let James get more rest.