{"id":78277,"date":"2026-01-08T02:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/lebron-says-hes-fitting-his-game-around-luka-as-it-should-be\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T02:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:05:15","slug":"lebron-says-hes-fitting-his-game-around-luka-as-it-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/lebron-says-hes-fitting-his-game-around-luka-as-it-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron says he&#8217;s fitting his game around Luka, as it should be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/mcmenamin_dave.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dave McMenamin<span class=\"timestamp \">Jan 7, 2026, 01:30 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.\n<\/li>\n<li>Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW ORLEANS &#8212; As much as <a data-player-guid=\"1f6592b3-ff53-d321-8dc5-6038d48c1786\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\">LeBron James<\/a>&#8216; recent scoring surge &#8212; including 30 points in the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2876e98b-b9bc-2920-4319-46e6943f8be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lal\/los-angeles-lakers\">Lakers<\/a>&#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/game\/_\/gameId\/401810369\/lakers-pelicans\" target=\"_blank\">111-103 win<\/a> over the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"9461f397-7882-94c0-c18c-e89bdc9e570e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/no\/new-orleans-pelicans\">Pelicans<\/a> &#8212; has proved again that his career defies convention for an aging star, James reiterated the pecking order for L.A. on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a data-player-guid=\"583794eb-0f38-9bbd-3e25-9dd33b7f83b8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3945274\/luka-doncic\">Luka [Doncic]<\/a> don&#8217;t need to bend his game [for me],&#8221; James said. &#8220;Luka is our [26-year-old] franchise for this ballclub. He don&#8217;t need to bend his game. It&#8217;s up to us to bend our game around him and figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just try to be dynamic and work off of him. We know he is an unbelievable pick-and-roll player, unbelievable shotmaker. He commands the defense. He has four eyes, sometimes six eyes on him. So, it&#8217;s up to us to put ourselves in the right position. &#8230; It&#8217;s not a problem for me; it&#8217;s not an issue for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As of late, it has been an issue only for opposing defenses. Doncic also scored 30 points against the Pelicans, marking the second time in the Lakers&#8217; past three games that the pair topped the 30-point mark together.<\/p>\n<p>L.A. has won three games in a row while missing two starters in <a data-player-guid=\"8a9d9e1c-6174-0009-4883-3b4e16b492d0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066457\/austin-reaves\">Austin Reaves<\/a> (left calf) and <a data-player-guid=\"40c1bcf6-675b-f217-f97c-1d628073f927\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066648\/rui-hachimura\">Rui Hachimura<\/a> (right calf), with James and Doncic leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been absolutely amazing,&#8221; Doncic said of James. &#8220;Just helping me out, helping others out, being super efficient on the field goals. &#8230; That&#8217;s Bron. He can do anything. Just really appreciate him. &#8230; We are playing better with each other, game by game. And this is just going to be improving more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After averaging only 14 points on 41.3% shooting (25.9% from 3) in his first six games after he was sidelined for the first month of the season because of sciatica, the 41-year-old James is rounding  into form.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday was the seventh time in L.A.&#8217;s past 12 games that James has scored 25 points or more. During the Lakers&#8217; current win streak, he&#8217;s averaging 29 points on 58.8% shooting.<\/p>\n<p>He led an 8-0 run in the first two minutes of the fourth quarter to erase the Pelicans&#8217; seven-point lead to start the period &#8212; hitting two 3s and finding a cutting <a data-player-guid=\"888ccde3-98d4-6ef8-c697-d6a4ce158f87\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4278077\/jarred-vanderbilt\">Jarred Vanderbilt<\/a> with an assist. Doncic then put the finishing touches on the game late, drawing a charge on New Orleans rookie <a data-player-guid=\"0e7f21a8-df8c-3ace-8cf6-c7ff07c756fa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4869780\/derik-queen\">Derik Queen<\/a> and then hitting two 3s of his own &#8212; the second while falling out of bounds to beat the shot clock.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re just trying to weather the storm with the guys that we have,&#8221; James said. &#8220;But, it is going to start with me and Luka, for sure. Every time we hit the floor. He has the ball in his hands. I&#8217;m going to have the ball in my hands. We have to make sure we are putting our guys in position offensively, and then defensively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\"><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s just recognizing, game to game, what he has. He&#8217;s Greg Maddux at the end of his career. Every night he doesn&#8217;t have his best stuff, but he has enough to win. I&#8217;m his catcher. I&#8217;ve got to figure out how to call the pitches. Sometimes he tells me to F off and he calls his own pitch, which is fine too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cite>Lakers coach JJ Redick on LeBron James<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lakers coach JJ Redick said he never doubted James could get back to this level after his injury issues, but it&#8217;s Redick&#8217;s job to know what parts of James&#8217; game are feeling better night to night in his record-setting 23rd season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know LeBron, I know how much he puts into this,&#8221; Redick said. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s just recognizing, game to game, what he has. He&#8217;s Greg Maddux at the end of his career. Every night he doesn&#8217;t have his best stuff, but he has enough to win. I&#8217;m his catcher. I&#8217;ve got to figure out how to call the pitches. Sometimes he tells me to F off and he calls his own pitch, which is fine too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But it really is, to me it&#8217;s that. It&#8217;s like: What&#8217;s the best way to utilize him tonight based on the opponent, based on the coverage, based on how he&#8217;s moving? We have conversations sometimes in games. &#8216;How&#8217;s your 3-ball feel? OK? All right, I&#8217;m going to run this off-ball play for you&#8217; &#8230; It&#8217;s really just that ongoing dialogue with him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What he&#8217;s doing at 41, what he did last year at 40, it&#8217;s greatness. It&#8217;s just a different form of greatness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As much pride as James takes in his longevity, his answer when asked about his availability Wednesday when the Lakers play the second night of a back-to-back against the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"8aef8547-32f5-0943-a1de-e734567674cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/sa\/san-antonio-spurs\">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> proved Redick&#8217;s approach was prudent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every back-to-back, for the rest of the season, is TBD,&#8221; James said. &#8220;I am 41. 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