NBA All-Star forward LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers chose to pass to Rui Hachimura in the corner rather than score in the final minutes of the recent game against the Toronto Raptors.
Hachimura received a pass from James and scored a 3-pointer, and the Lakers won the game.
However, James’ streak of double-digit scoring games came to an end.
However, Stephen A. Smith, who has a close relationship with James, seems to have highly praised James’ dedicated play. Smith’s commentbasketnews.comis telling.
He’s one of the top four, or even top two, players in basketball history.
I think last night was a perfect example of that.
He’s definitely not 100%.
His stats are averaged 14 points, 41% FG, and 26% 3P.
But who cares?
LeBron James last night was the same guy he’s always been throughout his career.
Please remember.
When he came into the league, even though he was great back then, he wasn’t seen as a scorer like MJ (Michael Jordan) or Kobe (Bryant).
He was seen as a player like Magic[Johnson].
Because he was willing to make the right play.
And last night, he made just that play.
I don’t care about double-digit scores or anything else.
He could do that even in his sleep.
He made the right play.
He passed a pass to Rui Hachimura who was in the corner.
And they won.
Below are James’ stats for this season and his NBA career.
| – | 2025-26 | nba career |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 1568 |
| MP | 32.8 | 37.8 |
| PTS | 14.0 | 27.0 |
| TRB | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| AST | 7.8 | 7.4 |
| STL | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| TO | 1.8 | 3.5 |
| FG％ | 41.3％ | 50.6％ |
| 3P％ | 25.9％ | 34.9％ |
| FT％ | 55.0％ | 73.7％ |
