LeBron James: 'If I wanted to, I could lead the league in scoring' – NBA Update
In the 2005-06 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James hammered 31.4 points per game while averaging 23.1 field goal attempts per game. That was the season when Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers had the 81 point game
and went on to be the scoring champion with an average of 35.4 points per game.
Two years later, the ‘Chosen One’ eclipsed Black Mamba by scoring at an average of 30 points per game.
LeBron would go on to play another season with the Cavaliers, and again was one of the top contenders for the scoring title. Then came the switch, the infamous one to the South Beach.
James’ arrival at the Miami not only changed his perception, but also the way he used to play. With Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh present, LeBron no longer had to be the lone offensive outlet. The fact was he could not have afforded
that, so he changed his game and transformed himself into a more all round player.
Two years down the line, James is not only the leading scorer on his team, but also one of the top rebounders and playmaker in the side.
He is however on the number fourth spot (25.4) in league ranking for scorers, but that really doesn’t bother him. For he knows that he can be the leader if he wants to be;
"If I wanted to, I could lead the league in scoring, but that's not my job here," James who is also averaging 8.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists this season said.
"My job is to do a lot of everything -- rebounding, passing and defending so that takes away from my scoring. I've done (the scoring title) before. I'm capable of doing it, but my game sometimes doesn't allow me to have those big
nights."
James is averaging a career-low 18.2 field goal per games this season, but has still been a beast. There hasn’t been a game this season in which he has not touched the 20 point mark, and is shooting at an impressive conversion
rate of 54.2 percent from the floor, including 44.2 percent from the land of three.
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