The Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar Lebron James is in one heck of a slump. Over the past 12 games, he is averaging just 22.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game with .50/.20/.66 splits.
He’s hardly been the Lebron we know, and it goes beyond the stats. He looks visibly frustrated at times and generally lacks the brash confidence we’re used to seeing from him.
The unusual part is the sheer length of this slump. We’ve seen Lebron struggle for short stretches before, but this has lasted almost a month. I had a feeling something deeper was going on, so I started to dig into the advanced metrics.