Against the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James once again had a dream and decided the game in the final phase almost on his own. Afterwards, the superstar was asked at ESPN on which level he took his 15th place. NBA season.
“Probably on an all-time high,”James said immediately after the game,”simply because of my body, mind and approach to each game. And because God gave me the ability to do all this. I am blessed and I will never take that for granted.”
James hung up 39 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds against Denver, scoring 7 points in the last minute. Since the trades of the Cavaliers to the Deadline he has played over ten games on average 30 points, 9.8 assists and 9.7 rebounds. The 33-year-old is fourth over the season in points, second in assists and 17th in rebounds.
Coach Tyronn Lue commented on his superstar’s “All-Time High”statement as follows:”Yes, he’s definitely playing very well at the moment and today we needed him a little more than we’d like to. I didn’t know he was second in the assists. We hope, of course, that he will continue to do so.”
Of the ten games played since the deadline, the Cavaliers won 6, leaving Cleveland just ahead of Washington in third place at the Eastern Conference. James said, however, that at this point in his career he was no longer paying much attention to the seedings,”I don’t care if I’m sixth, third, second or eighth. When I come to your hall for Game 1, I’ll be a challenge to you.”