LeBron James handed Michael Jordan for essentially the most 30-point video games in NBA historical past as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
The 40-year-old, the league’s all-time main scorer, scored 30 factors to attain the feat for the 563rd time and go the mark set by Jordan in 2003.
He additionally moved into fourth in essentially the most variety of video games performed within the NBA on 1,523, yet one more than Dirk Nowitzki.
He now trails solely Robert Parish (1,611), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) and Vince Carter (1,541) for many profession video games.
Jordan received six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls within the Nineties, changing into a worldwide icon of the game.
“Very humbling,” mentioned James after Friday night time’s win. “Anytime I am talked about with any of the greats, and arguably the best ever to play the sport, it is super-cool.
“It is somebody I idolized in my childhood, and I put on 23 due to him. So to know that I can sit right here and be within the room or within the dialog or no matter it’s, you point out MJ, it is like super-duper dope for me.”
Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence with an ankle downside to assert 18 factors and 19 rebounds for LA, whereas Austin Reaves had 20 factors because the Lakers received their seventh sport out of their final 9.
Trae Younger had 33 factors and 9 assists and Jalen Johnson added 19 factors for the Hawks, who led early earlier than the Lakers took a 14-13 lead with seven minutes and 31 seconds left within the first quarter which they by no means misplaced.
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder stretched their profitable run to a workforce record-equalling 14 video games with a 117-107 victory over the New York Knicks.
The Thunder trailed 88-80 going into the ultimate quarter however Aaron Wiggins went on to attain 15 of his 19 factors whereas Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who top-scored on 33 and Jalen Williams, who added 20, additionally guided them to a victory which ended the nine-game profitable run of the Knicks.
Victor Wembanyama completed with 35 factors, 18 rebounds and 4 assists and had a vital steal within the ultimate seconds because the San Antonio Spurs edged previous the Denver Nuggets 113-110.