Lebron James has revealed that he wants to finish well, not satisfied despite a stellar 20th season on an individual front as the LA Lakers continue to slump.
In his return to Miami, the Lakers never looked likely, trailing sizably at the end of each quarter in a 112-98 but Lebron James was again the standout for LA. scoring 27 points, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing six assists.
in his postgame reactions, James said, “I don’t want to finish my career playing at this level, from a team aspect,’ James said after defeat.
“I want to still be able to compete for championships because I know what I can still bring to any ballclub with the right pieces.”
‘I think about my son graduating high school soon and going off to college and I’m still playing and my youngest son will be a junior next year and how much more time I’ll miss.’
His ultimate desire is to keep wining despite him gradually aging.
“I’m a winner and I want to win and I want to win and give myself a chance to win and still compete for championships.’
“That has always been my passion, that has always been my goal since I entered the league as an 18-year-old kid out of Akron, Ohio.”
“And I know it takes steps to get there, but once you get there and know how to get there, playing basketball at this level just to be playing basketball is not in my DNA. It’s not in my DNA anymore.”
“So, we’ll see what happens and see how fresh my mind stays over the next couple years.”
The loss in James’s former arena dropped the once-perennially winning franchise to 14-21 on the season.
It is the Lakers’ fifth loss in six games but he has top-scored for LA in seven of its last eight, only missing out against the due to injury.
LA are dead last in the Pacific division of the West, four games back from the Golden State Warriors and 10 behind the leading Clippers.
