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LeBron James
Last: vs New York Knicks · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Injury report: Out · Oct 26
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageJames's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (93rd percentile) and usage rate (78th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
LeBron James over 5.5 assists
Read our reasoning
LeBron averages 6.8 APG with a 32.5 AST% and 10.8 drives/g — elite playmaking volume regardless of scoring output. Season median is 7 assists, comfortably above 5.5. L10: over 5.5 assists in 7/10 games (avg 6.5). L20: 16/20 — the most consistent long-term signal in his prop profile. vs NYK in 2 early-season games he averaged 6.5 assists. CAUTION: LeBron carries a Day-To-Day back designation and was ruled out for Saturday's Bucks game; confirm he is active for tonight before wagering. If he plays, the assists line is the cleanest angle.
Points against the line
Recorded line 14.5 · Points · as of Oct 28
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 14.5
home, away, back-to-back, 2+ days rest, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
48% of his shots come from the restricted area, where he makes 62%, 4.6 percentage points below the league rate there.
- Restricted area62%▼ 4.6 vs league48% of attempts · 26 FGA
- Three-pointers23%▼ 11.2 vs league24% of attempts · 13 FGA · small sample
- Mid-range38%level with league15% of attempts · 8 FGA · small sample
- Share of attempts
- FG% above league
- below
- under 20 attempts
Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area48% / 29%16 of 26 · 62% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)13% / 19%1 of 7 · 14% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range15% / 10%3 of 8 · 38% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 32% / 6%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Right corner 34% / 5%0 of 2 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 319% / 31%3 of 10 · 30% FG against 34% for the league
Matchup: vs New York Knicks
New York Knicks defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.
Who guards him
OG Anunoby has guarded him most: 18.2 partial possessions, 2 points on 0 of 3.
2026-27 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
New York Knicks: the 13th-best defense at a slow pace; about average against forwards on points.
Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 253 forward-games against NY · team ratings over 5 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
2 meetings on record: 18.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists per game (last on Oct 20). The vs NY window above shows each game.
NY injury report · Oct 30
- Jose Alvarado · Out
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor.
On and off
The team is 22.5 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
Game log & career
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