James celebrates his 39th birthday against the Timberwolves, who are No. 1 in the West.
This is the 10th birthday fight of his career, and he has a 5-4 record in the last nine fights, averaging 33 per game7 points, 7He had six rebounds and seven assists while shooting 563%, and the three-point shooting percentage is as high as 438%。
Before the game, James' appearance due to illness became a suspense, but in the end, the Lakers announced that he would definitely play!Bushy Eyebrows and Reddish will also play. The Lakers' starting lineup includes: James, Bushy Eyebrows, Reddish, Prince and Vanderbilt. What will James achieve in this 10th birthday match?
Let's wait and see. Before that, let's take a chronological look back at James' performances in the previous 9 birthday fights. On his 19th birthday, James had the first birthday fight of his career in his rookie season.
That day, he shot 9-of-20 from the field and 0-of-4 from beyond the three-point line for 22 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Unfortunately, the Cavaliers lost 89-92 to the Pacers in this game. After the loss, the Cavaliers won just 10-22, which is quite a bad record.
On his 22nd birthday, he performed quite well, scoring 33 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, shooting 15-of-26 and 3-of-4 from three-point range. However, the Cavaliers still lost to the Bulls.
It is worth mentioning that before this birthday game, the Cavaliers had won three games in a row, but after this game, their five-game winning streak was ended.
On their 24th birthday, even though James was once again eye-catching, scoring 38 points, 12-of-24 from the field and 3-of-8 from three-point range, they still didn't win. The Cavaliers lost to the Heat in this game, ending a six-game winning streak. James lost his third straight birthday game.
In his 25th birthday fight, James finally won his first birthday fight. In this game, he shot 15 of 23 and 4 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 48 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, leading the team to defeat the Hawks by 5 points and win 6 in a row.
This is the third-highest scoring record by an NBA player in a birthday game and the highest in a birthday game in James' career. In the 27th birthday game, James continued to win, leading his team to a narrow two-point victory over the Timberwolves.
James' birthday performances at different age groups showed his magnificent journey into peak form. On his 29th birthday, he led the team to a stellar victory over the Nuggets, contributing 26 points, six rebounds and 10 assists to make it three straight wins.
And in the 33rd birthday game, despite his efficient performance, the Cavaliers lost to the Jazz by 3 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
On his 36th birthday, James wore the Lakers jersey and played in an all-round way, leading the Lakers to a 14-point victory over the Spurs with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
And on his 38th birthday, he reached a new career high, contributing 47 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help the team beat the Hawks 130-121 and complete a shocking victory.
Let's send our best wishes to James on the last day of 2023, wishing him a happy 39th birthday, good health, and looking forward to many more brilliant achievements in the future!