40-year-old LeBron -14 on the court! The US media blasted him for sticking to the ball and missing defense: the playoffs will be a disaster

On November 24, the Lakers defeated the Jazz 108-106 to win their fourth consecutive victory. This was the second game of the new season for LeBron James, who is about to turn 41. In the last game he scored 11 points and 12 assists against the Jazz, this time he scored 17+8+6 against the Jazz. However, after the game, the US media bombarded him, dissatisfied with his plus-minus value of -14.

In the first quarter, Lao Zhan was 1 for 3. In the second quarter, he started with 1 for 7, but he hit all three subsequent sports battles, including layups, dunks, and turnaround jumpers. In the second quarter, he scored 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists on 4 of 8. He counterattacked and completed a fast break dunk before pointing to the floor domineeringly.

James scored 10 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in 16 minutes in the first half. The US media wrote that he led the team in assists.

James appeared in the third quarter for 6 minutes and missed an open three-pointer in the corner. He only provided an assist and was replaced. With 2 minutes left, James was replaced and counterattacked and completed another dunk. The Lakers had already recovered the points behind. After three quarters, James made 6 of 13 shots and scored 13 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal.

In the last quarter, James and Reeves played first. Lao Zhan hit again in counterattack. Lao Zhan played for 3 minutes and was replaced to rest. After James came on the court, he made a back-up hit.

In the whole game, James made 8 of 18, 0 of 4 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws in 34 minutes. He scored 17 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal, and 2 turnovers. His shooting rate was 44.4%, and his plus-minus value was -14.

US media HerofTheDay wrote: These are the keys to why James' basic statistics look good but his plus-minus value is so bad:

Hold the ball in singles right in front of the basket/at the top of the arc, continue to break through until there is an opening/the shot time is up, and if there is an opening, try to score at the basket;

On the offensive end, he has always been near the top of the key to score faster fast breaks;

On the defensive end, he stayed put and did not rotate to help defend;

I admire LeBron's outstanding performance and long career, but entering the playoffs in such a way will only lead to disastrous consequences, and his responsibilities can be appropriately reduced.