LeBron James doesn’t have to lead the Los Angeles Lakers in scoring to win. This season he was the team’s top scorer just four times. (For comparison, Anthony Davis led the Lakers in scoring 11 times.)
However, if he only scores ten points, it’s hard to believe the Lakers will win. James recorded his lowest total of the season in the Lakers’ 109-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.
James’ previous low this season was 11 points on Oct. 28 against the Phoenix Suns. He scored 12 in Friday’s 101-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which might beg the question of how James feels. Cameras showed him flexing his right hand while sitting on the bench late in Monday’s game after Lakers coach JJ Redick cleared the bench in a blowout.
The Lakers played the second part of back-to-back games after a 105-104 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.
