LeBron is not going to go into crazy mode in the middle of a regular season game down his next 2 best players. There is no reward for him to do that at age 36. He is going to save himself for the playoffs.

Many will criticize that but the truth that many don’t want to accept is that the regular season is completely meaningless for the lakers. They need to be ready to roll in June/July. Kings of the nba are made in the playoffs - no one cares about what you do in the regular season (see Giannis / LeBron in 2020)