LeBron James breaks Jordan's record for 30-point games in Lakers' 119-102 win over Hawks
LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter to secure the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set in 2003 by his childhood idol.
James had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue while pulling away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights..
Austin Reaves scored 20 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers' 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.
Los Angeles has won seven of nine to move into fourth place in the Western Conference.
Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight at the midway point of a six-game trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.
Bronny James played the final 1:41 in his first NBA action since Dec. 8.
Hawks: They played active defense all night, but couldn't shoot. Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, De'Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to go 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.
Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn't stop Los Angeles' improved play since losing in overtime in Atlanta last month.
The Hawks were still hanging around until James hit back-to-back turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a couple of shots that resembled a key part of Jordan's repertoire.
James also played in his 1,523rd career regular-season game, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.
The Hawks take the 110 freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game Texas trip.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Anthony Davis (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Austin Reaves turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:32 |  | Trae Young misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Anthony Davis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point tip dunk | 0-2 |
| 10:58 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 10:54 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:41 | | Max Christie shooting foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 10:41 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 |
| 10:41 | | +1 | Trae Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:30 | | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running layup (Trae Young assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:59 | | Austin Reaves turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 9:56 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running finger roll layup | 6-4 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point cutting dunk (LeBron James assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:27 | | +3 | Dyson Daniels makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 9-6 |
| 9:17 | | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 11-6 |
| 8:49 | | Clint Capela shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:49 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-7 |
| 8:49 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-8 |
| 8:33 | | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:32 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup | 11-10 |
| 8:16 | | Clint Capela misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point dunk (Anthony Davis assists) | 11-12 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot | 13-12 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (LeBron James assists) | 13-14 |
| 7:18 | | Clint Capela misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | LeBron James misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:10 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | Trae Young misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point reverse layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 13-16 |
| 6:36 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Trae Young kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:26 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:24 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 6:13 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Anthony Davis misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Rui Hachimura offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point putback layup | 13-18 |
| 5:51 | | Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | Rui Hachimura misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:45 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic personal foul (Loose ball) (Dorian Finney-Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | De'Andre Hunter personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:07 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-19 |
| 5:07 | | +1 | Anthony Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-20 |
| 4:59 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Anthony Davis blocks De'Andre Hunter's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:51 | | De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:36 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:27 | | Anthony Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Onyeka Okongwu blocks Anthony Davis's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Anthony Davis misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point alley-oop layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 15-20 |
| 3:39 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 15-22 |
| 3:14 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 18-22 |
| 3:06 | | +3 | Cam Reddish makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 18-25 |
| 2:57 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point cutting dunk (Trae Young assists) | 20-25 |
| 2:41 | | Onyeka Okongwu personal foul (Shake Milton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Shake Milton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-26 |
| 2:41 | | +1 | Shake Milton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 2:31 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | LeBron James personal foul (Loose ball) (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Trae Young misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:23 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point tip layup | 22-27 |
| 2:23 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Anthony Davis makes two point dunk (LeBron James assists) | 22-29 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-29 |
| 1:41 | | LeBron James turnover (lost ball) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 1:40 | | LeBron James kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:27 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | Shake Milton blocks Onyeka Okongwu's two point layup | ||
| 1:04 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running layup (Shake Milton assists) | 25-31 |
| 0:47 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:24 | | Shake Milton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:22 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running layup | 27-31 |
| 0:18 | | Cam Reddish shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-31 |
| 0:04 | | LeBron James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 30-31 |
| 11:23 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 11:14 | | Jaxson Hayes misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:14 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +1 | Jaxson Hayes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 11:05 | | Trae Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point reverse layup | 30-34 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-34 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 32-37 |
| 10:17 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Trae Young draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 34-37 |
| 9:54 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (LeBron James assists) | 34-39 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving layup | 36-39 |
| 9:26 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:26 | | Jaxson Hayes technical foul (Double) | ||
| 9:26 | | Trae Young technical foul (Double) | ||
| 9:26 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-40 |
| 9:26 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-41 |
| 9:15 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 |