Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

"It's a pity that James played so well but still couldn't win the game."

"James is indeed very strong, but apart from him, the other players on the Clippers are obviously much worse than those on the Lakers."

"Yeah, if we rely on James alone, it's OK to play against some weak teams, but it will be very difficult to play against a strong team like the Lakers."

"The Lakers are also playing well. Zhuang Yu's performance today is not inferior to James at all. Moreover, he has Holiday, Clarkson, Rose and others by his side. Apart from James, only Harris and Harrell of the Clippers are performing well. As for the others... they can't be relied on at all."

The game is over.

The fans in the stands began to leave one after another, discussing the end of the game as they walked out.

The fans were not actually surprised by this result.

After all, the Lakers are now ranked third in the Western Conference, while the Clippers' record is not even in the top eight in the Western Conference. The strength gap between the two sides is obvious.

It’s just that James performed so well that he even kept the suspense of the game until the last minute, but in the end they still lost to the Lakers. Clippers fans were somewhat unwilling to accept this.

In this game, James scored 39 points, plus 10 rebounds and 7 assists. His performance can be said to be excellent and comprehensive.

However, on the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu also scored 37 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, which was not much inferior to James.

Most importantly, the Lakers won the game.

In the last few tens of seconds, Zhuang Yu's buzzer-beater against James left a deep impression on all the fans. It was truly amazing.

When the ball hit, people had a strange feeling in their hearts, because in the past, James usually scored the winning goal. But today, James was scored by his opponent, which gave people a feeling of a new generation replacing the old.

James, who has been in the league for more than a decade and has performed many buzzer beaters for the fans, seems to have suddenly grown old and has become the target of buzzer beaters.

Of course, James' strength is still there, as evidenced by his 39 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

But people realize that given the Clippers' current situation, it may not be easy to make the playoffs, let alone compete for the championship.

......

A day later, the Lakers faced the Timberwolves at home.

In this game, the Lakers led for three quarters, but were overtaken by their opponents in the last quarter and eventually lost the game.

Jimmy Butler of the Timberwolves scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, becoming the biggest contributor to the Timberwolves' victory in this game.

For the Lakers, Zhuang Yu scored 35 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, but the other players' touch was not very good. Except for Zhuang Yu, no one scored more than 20 points.

Although he lost the game, Zhuang Yu scored 30+ again in this game, and his personal average points finally reached 30 points.

So far, Zhuang Yu's average stats are 30 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

Apart from James Harden, only Zhuang Yu averaged over 30 points per game.

This sparked another round of heated discussion.

"Zhuang Yu's average points per game have already exceeded 30 points. Judging from his current momentum, his stats will continue to rise. It is not impossible for him to catch up with Harden."

"Well, Lopez won't be back until after the All-Star Weekend. This period of time is enough for Zhuang Yu to improve his personal statistics."

"Do you think it's possible for Zhuang Yu to surpass Harden and become the scoring champion again?"

"This may be difficult. Harden's current statistics are too exaggerated."

"Harden's current statistics are indeed exaggerated, but it does not mean that he can continue to have such statistics in the future. I think there is still hope for Zhuang Yu. As long as Zhuang Yu wants to, it is too easy for him to score more than 30 points in a game."

"Hehe, if Harden is really surpassed by Zhuang Yu and misses out on the scoring title again, he will probably be so angry that he will vomit blood..."

For a time, Zhuang Yu and Harden became the focus of people's discussion.

Harden also knew about the outside discussions, and he was very unhappy. In the next game, he took 32 crazy shots and finally scored 43 points, plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists, raising his personal average points a little bit.

At the same time, he was also telling everyone that he would not let Zhuang Yu take away the scoring title, and he was sure to win the scoring title this season.

As for Zhuang Yu, he didn't care too much.

Zhuang Yu did not try to score points deliberately, but even so, scoring 30 points in a game was normal for him. If the team wanted to win, he had to score more points, so his personal average points per game rose unknowingly and reached 30.8 points.

Seeing that Zhuang Yu often scored 30+, Harden was naturally unwilling to be outdone. He began to score points like crazy in the following period of time. Scoring 30 points in a game was common, and 40 points was not uncommon. He even scored 51 points in one game.

For a time, Harden's average points per game increased further, reaching 36.8 points, just a little short of 37 points.

Very exaggerated.

You know, since the NBA started keeping relevant records, in the past few decades, only Michael Jordan in the 1986-87 season achieved a terrifying average of 37.1 points per game, winning the scoring title of that season.

Since the 86-87 season, no scoring champion has averaged more than 37 points per game in more than years.

That has become a miracle that even Michael Jordan himself could not surpass, let alone others.

And now James Harden seems to be heading for this record.

There is no doubt that Harden played a phenomenal performance, but the only downside is that although his statistics are extremely gorgeous, the Rockets' record has not improved, but has declined a bit, and has fallen to fifth place in the Western Conference.

You have to know that last season the Rockets had the best regular season record in the Western Conference and the league. Logically, Harden's performance this season is even better and his statistics are even more impressive, so the Rockets' record should be very good, but this is not the case.

This naturally caused dissatisfaction among some fans.

Some fans accused Harden of only scoring points without caring about the team's record; some fans thought that Carmelo Anthony's performance was too poor and did not meet people's expectations of him; and some fans...

In short, Harden's statistics are extremely gorgeous, but the Rockets' record is not satisfactory.

On the other hand, on the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu's average statistics are improving, and the team's record is also excellent. It firmly occupies the third place in the Western Conference, and is only two wins away from the second-placed Nuggets in the Western Conference. As for first place, it is still the Warriors.

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Before we knew it, it was already the end of December.

On December 12, the 26 NBA All-Star voting event officially opened...