Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West are the only two players in NBA history to average 26.0 points and 8.0 assists at 32 years old. James, whose averaged had seemingly plateaued at 25.9 points per game, has averaged 27.7 points per game since Kevin Love’s injury. That slight uptick in his scoring, in which James scored 30 or more points three times in a seven game span, is mainly due to James averaging 32.0 points per game in March.
James, who has averaged 25.3 points in each of his last two seasons, has his newfound three-point shot to thank for the boost in his scoring averages.