Early this season, LeBron James got off to a hot start, especially when it came to his 3-point shooting. He made a career-high 41% of his 3-point attempts last season, and he was at a scorching 45.9% from that distance in his 11 first games this season.

When LeBron James set a goal of playing in all 82 games for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, the odds were immediately stacked against him. In 21 full NBA seasons, he's only played in 82 games once,

A closer look reveals this might just be a temporary rough patch — an inevitable blip in the grind of a long season.