LeBron James is actually the best scorer in NBA history, as he is the league's all-time leading scorer in the regular season and playoffs. But there are no such things as certainties in the game of basketball. Even the Los Angeles Lakers star has a vacation from time to time, especially now that he's 41 years old. And Monday night was looking like one such night.
On Monday, the Lakers faced a ferocious Detroit Pistons team and kept going at each other all night long. But James was obviously calm during the first half of the game. According to ESPN Insights on
Now, the good news is that James is no longer the alpha of the Lakers, he has handed over the offensive reins to the superstar that is Luka Doncic. But if the Lakers want to beat a tough Pistons team on the road, they will need to unlock more of James' scoring.
James scored five points in the third quarter and now has seven at the time of writing with about eight minutes left in the final frame.
Lakers want to extend the winning streak to double digits
The Lakers have had tremendous performances over the past few weeks, as a result of which Doncic has raised his game and his team is following suit. They have won nine in a row heading into their game against the Pistons on Monday, and they have a golden opportunity to take that streak even further, given that Cade Cunningham is recovering from a lung injury.
The Lakers have to play one more game on their current road trip before returning home on Friday.
