LeBron James in worst scoring slump in 21 years

LeBron James completed with 12 factors (5-of-13 capturing) within the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-93 loss to the Thunder in Friday’s NBA Cup tie.

Consequently, James prolonged his streak of video games underneath 20 factors to 4. 

The final time that occurred? 

One has to return to a four-game stretch during his rookie season in 2003-04 when James scored 19, 4, eight and 18 from Dec. 2 and Dec. 9, 2003. James endured two extra such streaks, each in his first yr.

In latest seasons, the one time he went even three video games with out scoring 20+ factors got here throughout the 2020-21 marketing campaign. “The King” scored 10, 16 and 19 over a three-game stretch between March 20, 2021, and May 2, 2021 (after coming back from an ankle damage). Equally, throughout the 2015-16 season, James scored 19, 16 and 17 factors over a three-game stretch between Jan. 15 and Jan. 16, 2016. 

Throughout his ongoing four-game slump, James is capturing a paltry 42 p.c from the sector and 17 p.c from three. Even worse, he is averaging over 5.0 turnovers whereas routinely making uncharacteristic errors. In Friday’s loss, for instance, James shot 1-of-5 from the sector and made two crucial turnovers within the fourth quarter, derailing the Lakers’ probabilities of mounting a comeback. 

As anticipated, James’ struggles have harm the Lakers’ probabilities of successful. JJ Redick’s staff is 1-3 throughout his four-game hunch and 1-4 over its final 5 video games. NBA analyst Jason Timpf highlighted that James’ jump-shooting woes date again to the final eight video games. Throughout this era, James is 12-of-42 on all bounce pictures.