LeBron James Calls 23rd Season Different After Becoming Lakers' No. 3 Scorer at 20.9 PPG
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 12
LeBron James Calls 23rd Season Different After Becoming Lakers' No. 3 Scorer at 20.9 PPG
16 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 12
LeBron James said his 23rd NBA season felt unlike any other because he spent stretches as a third option for the first time in his career.
20.9 points per game made James the Lakers' No. 3 scorer behind Luka Doncic at 33.5 and Austin Reaves at 23.3, a major shift from his usual role as the focal point.
71 combined missed games by that trio repeatedly changed the Lakers' hierarchy, forcing James back into a lead role late as he helped beat Houston before a 4-0 second-round sweep by Oklahoma City.
June free agency and possible retirement now frame the bigger question for James, whose 20-point scoring streak has lasted through all 23 NBA seasons.
Will LeBron's record-breaking season be his last, or will he chase one more ring elsewhere?
Can the Lakers' bold plan to acquire Giannis build the NBA's next superteam?