LA Lakers star LeBron James' year 19 in the NBA is turning out to be among his best. James, who turned 37 two days ago, recorded his seventh consecutive 30-point outing in the Lakers' last game of 2021 against the Portland Trail Blazers. LA won the game 139-106.

Speaking to Spectrum SportsNet's post-game crew featuring Robert Horry and James Worthy, James revealed his mindset of late and how that's propelled him to produce noteworthy performances. Here's what he said:

"Just getting the proper rest, putting in the proper work. I'm always keeping my mind into the game no matter what's going on, even though, you know, yesterday was my birthday, we had a day off. I still had my mind on what I could possibly accomplish, you know, just the day after, which is today, against Portland and just going out and I'm in a damn good zone right now and I want to try and stay in it as long as possible. This is who I am and I wanna continue to be that, continue to lead this team."

LeBron James started the game in the center position. He dominated playing that role again, bagging a season-high 43 points, 14 rebounds, two steals and two blocks, on 61.6% shooting from the floor (five of ten from 3-point range). He did so while playing only 29 minutes.

The LA Lakers have benefited immensely from having James in the center position. It gets easier for him to initiate the team's offense and also anchor the defense as LA continue to figure out ways to play without the injured Anthony Davis.