{"id":110547,"date":"2024-12-04T17:38:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T22:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=110547"},"modified":"2024-12-04T17:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T22:38:52","slug":"lebron-james-shooting-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/04\/lebron-james-shooting-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James\u2019 Stats Are Finally Showing Signs Of His Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of this season, it looked like Father Time was going to let LeBron James<\/a> defy the odds for another year. He had four straight triple-doubles from November 8-15 as the basketball world awed at his 39-year-old dominance<\/a>. Now, the \u201cKing\u201d is in the middle of one of the worst shooting slumps of his career. This raises questions over whether his goal to play all 82 games this season is worth going for. Over his last four games, LeBron James\u2019 shooting has been inaccurate, culminating in 19 consecutive missed three-pointers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LeBron James Stats Are Finally Showing Signs Of His Aging<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Timberwolves vs Lakers\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Lakers’ last game was a huge disappointment. They lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a Western Conference enemy, in sad fashion, 109-80. James was held to only 10 points, and the team even had to force him onto the court during the blowout just to keep his double-digit scoring streak alive. Even the Lakers’ best player, Anthony Davis<\/a>, struggled. He was 4-of-14 from the field and only scored 12 points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

LeBron James Shooting Slump<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While LeBron James\u2019 stats this season remain decent overall, his recent stretch highlights his NBA mortality. Over the last six games, James is shooting 39.8% from the field and a dismal 10% from beyond the arc (3-for-30). These numbers are a huge dip from his career averages, as James averages around 35% from distance for his career. <\/span>James spoke on his current slump<\/span><\/a> and said,
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s everything. It\u2019s the rhythm. I just feel off rhythm the last few, three or four games.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is unclear whether James is just having a bad couple weeks or if he is starting to show fatigue after the first couple of months of the season. James had a plan to try and play all 82 games this year, which, at the age of 39, would be incredibly impressive. His coach,<\/span> JJ Redick, expressed<\/span><\/a> that he wasn\u2019t sure if that was the best idea for the forward. He said, <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t know what’s in the best interest of him and us if he does that, but if he’s feeling well and feeling good, then he should play.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Other LeBron James Stats Are Still Strong<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Despite not being able to shoot well of late, LeBron James\u2019 stats still show his contributions beyond scoring. During his slump, he has averaged 7.2 rebounds and 8.7 assists, showing that his playmaking skills aren\u2019t lost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When James isn\u2019t firing on offense, neither do the Lakers<\/a>. They\u2019ve scored fewer than 104 points in five of their last six games. They were ranked seventh in offensive rating in the month of November and, after three games in December, have plummeted to 27th for the month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At 12-9 and sitting eighth in the Western Conference, the Lakers must find answers soon. Whether it\u2019s improving their spacing, getting healthy, or the improvement of James\u2019 shooting form, their season hinges on consistent performance. For now, James\u2019 shooting remains a key concern for the Lakers. That being said, once LeBron gets back to his old ways, the Lakers should be able to get their offense back on track.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the beginning of this season, it looked like Father Time was going to let LeBron James defy the odds for another year. He had four straight triple-doubles from November 8-15 as the basketball world awed at his 39-year-old dominance. Now, the \u201cKing\u201d is in the middle of one of the worst shooting slumps of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5284,"featured_media":110626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,1608,62],"tags":[240,2279,38],"class_list":["post-110547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lakers","category-basketball","category-nba","tag-anthony-davis","tag-jj-redick","tag-lebron-james"],"modified_by":"Kenny Kluska","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5284"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110547"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110628,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110547\/revisions\/110628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}