“LeBron James and Stephen Curry are the worst 3-point shooters in clutch”: The Lakers and Warriors MVPs are having it tough in crunch time this season

Akash Murty | 03/04/2022
"LeBron James and Stephen Curry are the worst 3-point shooters in clutch": The Lakers and Warriors MVPs are having a tough time in crunch time this season

Who in their wildest of dreams would ever imagine that LeBron James and Stephen Curry would top a chart of something worst in the NBA? Well if someone did, they were right.

As hard as it is to believe, LeBron James and Stephen Curry, two of the league’s best of all time, have been missing some important shots lately. The duo from Akron, Ohio, one of the topmost rivals of all time, is struggling at the same time to get their teams through, which they have been doing for years pretty handily.

But the Lakers superstar’s team has struggled much more than the Chef’s Warriors. Golden State is the 3rd best team in the West with a 49-28 record, while the Lakers have a 31-46 record and are at 11th position in the same conference.

It’s quite surprising that the 37-year-old LeBron who is leading the league in scoring has failed to maintain a winning record with a star-studded squad. But it appears that it is his bad performances during the clutch moments of the game that has cost the Lakers some games if not many.

Also read: “37 year old LeBron James is statistically better than 28 year old Michael Jordan”: The numbers prove Lakers superstar is outperforming the Bulls legend

LeBron James and Stephen Curry are the worst 3-point shooters in the league in clutch

With his most recent miss from downtown against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, LeBron James tied Stephen Curry for the most 3-point misses (32) during clutch moments this season.

While Steph tops Bron shooting 8% worse, his shots have cost much less to the Warriors than the price Lakers are paying for the King’s misses. Though Curry’s form will be of utmost concern for the Dubs, who has missed his team’s 8th straight game including Saturday’s clash against the Utah Jazz.

With Play-offs knocking on the door, this break might well be the anecdote Curry needed to remember his usual self. And as far as LeBron’s concern, his clutch gene has to make a comeback if the Lakers have to do anything this season. But it just might already be too late.

Also read: “LeBron James played 56 games while Kawhi Leonard had 0 participation”: How the Clippers floated while the Lakers drowned 

 

 

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About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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