Key Highlights
- What are we talking about?”It's just that sometimes James — the NBA's all-time leading scorer and first ever to reach 40,000 career regular season points (42,575 and counting) — can still play with the type of vigor and effectiveness that makes him seem younger and more durable than he did while sitting out this season's first 14 games with sciatica. James was in dominant form from the first 30 seconds until the final minutes of a 111-103 victory in the Big Easy, dunking just 19 second into the game and hitting deep 3s to ignite a decisive 18-4 run to open the fourth quarter. It was the second time in three games that James had scored at least 30, having poured in 31 in a victory over Memphis on Friday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLakers coach JJ Redick said he won't necessarily expect that kind of production from James on a regular basis, but he doesn't want to put limits on the prolific, 23rd-year NBA superstar, either.“I know LeBron.
- I know how much he puts into this.
- It’s just recognizing, game to game, what he has," Redick said, comparing James to Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball pitcher Greg Maddux during the final years of his career.“Every night, he doesn’t have his best stuff, but he has enough to win,” Redick said.
- “I’m his catcher and I’ve got to figure it out.”“What’s the best way to kind of utilize him ...
- based on the opponent, based on the coverage, based on how he’s moving?" Redick continued.