LeBron James scored 43 points, his record for the season, in the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over the Portland Trail Blazers this Friday (31). In addition, he got 14 rebounds, gave 4 assists and didn’t concede any turnover (loss of ball possession).
And he didn’t even have to be on court all the time to reach the numbers. He watched from the bench, with ice on his knees, in the final six minutes of fourth period.
Now, there are seven games in a row in which LeBron has scored at least 30 points — his record is 10 consecutive games, even during his first spell at the Cleveland Cavaliers, in the 2005-2006 season.
With this Friday’s numbers, he even equaled a Michael Jordan record: the two are now the only players over 35 to score more than 40 points and not give any turnover in a match. Jordan, however, did it three times.
The match, the star’s first at the age of 37 — his birthday was on Thursday (30) — ended 139-106 for the California team.
The Lakers season, however, is one of ups and downs. The team is seventh in the NBA Western Conference, with 18 wins from 37 games. The Trail Blazers, meanwhile, are in 14th, with 13 wins in 34 games.
LeBron also had problems this season. Just over a month ago, he was kicked out of one game and suspended from another after punching the Detroit Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart.
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