In his first show, he took only 7 shots to help reverse the situation! James is still transforming to adapt to the new Lakers system!

James, who is 40 years old, officially made his debut against the Jazz. In his debut, he helped the Lakers defeat the Jazz in a way that was rarely seen before. He is also making new contributions to the Lakers through transformation. This column will help you understand through in-depth data analysis.

In this battle, James only took 7 shots, hit 4 goals and scored 11 points. To be fair, this score is really not high, but James sent the team's most 12 assists. With his help, the Lakers also completed the reversal through an offensive climax in the second half. The performance in this battle is also not a classic data in James' career: low shots, low points, high assists.

Reeves has ushered in an outbreak in the new season. Although Reeves' outbreak is regrettable, many people are also worried about this: When James returns, can Doncic, James and Reeves coexist? After all, these three people used to be more threatening when they have the ball in hand, and this battle is also James' performance in action. In this battle, James's points and shots were the lowest in a single season of his career, but his two shooting percentages were as high as 57.1% and 66.7% respectively.

James, who has changed his playing style, also has a strong positive effect on the court. Due to his further aging and his opponents, his defensive efficiency in this battle was only 128.4, but at the same time, his offensive efficiency also reached 133.8, which means As far as this battle is concerned, James cannot limit the opponent's scoring when he is on the court, but he can help the Lakers score more points to achieve a positive effect. The 5.5 net efficiency also means that when James is on the court, the Lakers can beat their opponents by 5.5 points per 100 possessions. This net efficiency is also the highest in the past five seasons.

So how did James integrate into this new Lakers system? The first is that he acts as a lubricant for the team's offense. In this battle, James does not hold the ball for a long time to read the defense and then choose to score or assist. The attack ratios are as high as 41.4% and 54.5% respectively, which means that 41.4% of teammates' scores come from James' assists. At the same time, James has assists in 54.5 rounds every 100 rounds when he is on the court. Efficient assists have become the contribution of James after the transformation.

The second is to reduce his own shots, especially difficult shots, to ensure higher scoring efficiency. James' usage rate in this game is only 13.5%, and his scoring assist rate in this game has reached 100%, which means that James's usage rate in this game has reached 100%. James consumes fewer shots and scores in sports games all come from ball-conduction cooperation with teammates. Although one game cannot determine everything, it at least shows James' changes: reducing difficult singles with the ball and increasing the number of catches and finishings to make more positive contributions by enhancing scoring efficiency. These can show that James has given up the ball-holding style and increased his off-ball offense to adapt to the new Lakers system.

As far as this battle is concerned, James and Doncic lose a net of 19.5 points per 100 possessions to their opponents. This means that for this battle, when the two of them are on the court at the same time, it has a completely negative effect. This negative effect is mainly affected by the defensive end. The defensive efficiency value of these two people when they are on the court at the same time is 140. It can be said that they are losing a lot of points. From then on, the battle between James and Doncic Judging from Qi's net efficiency when partnering with teammates: James is more suitable to become the second ball-handling core, paired with teammates with offensive capabilities such as Vincent Ayton and Reeves, so that every player can be a threat; Doncic is more suitable to partner with purely functional players such as Hayes, Laravia Smart, and achieve one star, multiple shots and a pie inside. In this way, the Lakers have formed two different systems to deal with different situations.