LeBron James: I Could Win The Scoring Title Every Year

Comments made by LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers are drawing media attention across the country.

Brian Windhorst, Cavaliers beat writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, posted a story early Friday in which he noted James’ razor-thin lead in the NBA scoring race. He and Oklahoma’s Kevin Durant are separated by just one-tenth of a point (29.8 to 29.7 ppg) with just three weeks remaining in the regular season.

James was unconcerned, wrote Windhorst. “If it happens, it happens,” said James of a second consecutive scoring title. “It is not important to me at all.”

“Our team is trying to clinch [home court advantage] for the whole playoffs,” he said, “and [that] is more important.”

Then he added a sure eyebrow-raiser.

“If I really wanted to, if I really wanted to win the scoring title, I could win it every single year,” he said. “Every single year, I could really do it. But it doesn’t matter to me.”

In a league loaded with deadly scorers—Durant, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, and Carmelo Anthony, to name a few—is James’ confidence merited? Or is it misplaced?

Considering that James is sixth in the league in assists, at 8.5 per game, it’s clear that sharing the ball and involving his teammates is an essential part of his game. Combine that with the fact that he is shooting better than 50 percent from the field this season, and you could make a compelling case that James could, indeed, score far more points if he chose to.

However, he made it clear in his statement that what matters to him most is clinching home court advantage for the playoffs—in other words, the team goal, not an individual one.

Still, James’ comments were picked up by sites across the Internet, including ESPN.com, Fanhouse.com, and more.

The Cavaliers' schedule over the last 10 games includes seven matchups with teams that would be in the playoffs if the postseason began today. James’ matter-of-fact comments about the scoring race notwithstanding, that’s clearly where his focus, and that of his teammates, should remain as the season draws to a close.