Walking milestones! On the penultimate days before his birthday, James became the youngest Mr. 36,000 in NBA history. congratulations!
Today, the Lakers played the Rockets on the road, and the team lined up the 19th starting lineup of the season: Westbrook, Bradley, Munch, Stanley Johnson, James.
Good guys, in this lineup, James plays the center
Speaking about his first career as a starting center forward after the game, James said: "I've never played as a center before, I've always been playing in the wing or playing possession. Now that I know that I can go from 1 to 5, I'm proud of that, I can play any type of basketball game, it's my 19th year basketball career and I've had success on the offensive end of my entire career. If it's a game that requires a big squad, I can be successful, and if the game needs to play a small squad, I can also succeed. My style of play is not monolithic. As long as you can help the team win, you can play any position! ”
Finally, under the leadership of James' father and mother, the Lakers won 132:123 on the road to the Rockets, ending a five-game losing streak!
James played 39 minutes today, shooting 11 of 19 from the field, including 3 of 5 from three-point range and 7 of 9 from the free throw line, scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks and 1 break. Despite seven turnovers, Westbrook had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. It's no surprise that either of them has a triple-double, but it's the first time they've won a triple-double on the same field.
It was James' 102nd career triple-double and the league's 191st triple-double by westbrook, the league's record-double.
How unique is it for two teammates to get a triple-double in the same game?
This is the 13th time this has happened in the NBA's 75-year history, and while triple-doubles are now becoming more common, James and Westbrook are just the fourth pair of teammates to do it in the past four seasons, and the Heat's Adebayo and Butler have done it twice.
This is the second time James has appeared on the list, having previously made a win with Ball over the Hornets in 2018.
With this win, the Lakers' record this season improved to 17 wins and 18 losses, temporarily seventh in the West.
Let's take a look at James' last 5 games:
31 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 52% shooting percentage
34 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 68% shooting percentage
36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 57% shooting percentage
39 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 56% shooting percentage
32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 58% shooting percentage
5 consecutive 30+ games, a total of 172 points, equal michael Jordan's record of 5 total points for players over 36 years old, this is also his fifth time since the age of 35 to cut a 30+ triple-double, others in history have done twice. Can you imagine that this is what an old man who is about to turn 37 can do?
After this game, James scored 36001 career points, 927 points away from Carl Malone, who is second in history, 2386 points away from Abdul-Jabbar, who at the top of the all-time total score list, and James's career so far has a single season of 2478 points and a minimum of 1126 points.
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