LeBron James delivered a monster stat line in last night’s Game 1 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers and continued to move up the playoff record books, even though his Lakers were unable to get the win. With LeBron’s 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 16 assists (a playoff career-high), James notched his 24th career playoff triple-double. James remains in 2nd place in the All-Time playoff record books, trailing only Lakers legend Magic Johnson (30) on the playoff leader board.
The Lakers shot terribly from the outside last night, which probably cost LeBron a couple of assists, but the Lakers as a whole need to play better. LeBron included. Historically, LeBron usually uses Game 1 in a series to feel things out and see how the opponent is playing him. After feeling things out and seeing how the rest of the Lakers played offensively, they will likely need LeBron to carry an even larger scoring load than he’s used to.
