In the East, it has made its first round for 13 consecutive years! After joining the Lakers, James missed the playoffs in 2 years and played in the first round in 3 years.

After losing to the Timberwolves 96-103 in Game 5 of the first round, the Lakers were eliminated by the Timberwolves with a big score of 4-1 and stopped in the first round. This is also the second consecutive year that the Lakers have been in the first round. Last season, they were eliminated 4-1 by the Nuggets in the first round.

For James, this season is his 22nd season in his career and his 18th time to enter the playoffs. It is worth mentioning that before joining the Lakers, James made it to the playoffs for 13 consecutive years, and broke through the first round every year. After joining the Lakers, James missed the playoffs in two seasons, and had three seasons to end in the first round. However, James also led the Lakers to win the championship, and he also had the feat of reaching the Western Conference Finals in the Black Seven.

Including this round of series, James has played a total of 10 series so far in his career, with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, and a winning rate of just 50%. Since he had played in the Finals 9 times before joining the Lakers, although James has been in the Eastern Conference for a long time, he has also played against Western Conference teams many times in the playoffs, but his record is relatively average. So far in his career, James' series record against the Western Conference team is 8 wins and 10 losses, including 3 wins and 6 losses in the finals and 5 wins and 4 losses in the division playoffs. The overall record is 28 wins and 25 losses, and the winning rate is still more than 50%.

Because he won less and lost more against the Western Conference team in the finals, especially lost three times to the Warriors and twice to the Spurs, James' performance against the Western Conference team in the playoffs is indeed relatively average, especially compared with his record against the Eastern Conference team. James played a total of 37 rounds of series against the Eastern Conference team in his career, with a record of 33 wins and 4 losses, including 32 wins and 4 losses in the divisional playoffs, and also won once in the finals. The overall record reached 156 wins and 8 losses.

James has reached the finals for eight consecutive years in the East. He can run out of the East and reach the finals with any team he is in, while other Eastern teams cannot reach the finals. So James' record against the Eastern Conference team in the playoffs was so strong. From 2011 to 2018 alone, James' record against the Eastern Conference team in the series was 24 wins and 0 losses, and he never lost at once.

There is such a big difference in the series performance of James facing the Eastern team and the Western team in his career, which shows that there is indeed a gap in the strength of the Eastern team and the Western team, and James has indeed taken advantage of the Eastern Conference bonus. But you should know that James came to the West at the end of his career, and it is normal that he is not as good as his peak. And even in the East, except James, no one else has such dominance. Only James can rule others.