In the Lakers' 106-96 road win over the Nets, James played 34 minutes, shooting 14-of-21, and had 33 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
It was the 22nd time this season that James had scored more than 30 points in a single game, topping the league, followed by Embiid with 21 times, and the third was Alphabet Brother (19 times).
It is worth mentioning that Embiid has also been brave in the past period of time, surpassing 30 points in 16 of the last 18 games, while James has only had 14 30+ in the past 18 games. So, James could be overtaken by Embiid next. In the next game, James will also play directly with Embiid.
In NBA history, only Carl Malone (27 games) in the 1999-00 season has ever scored more than James at the age of 36 or older. However, Malone is only 36 years old this season, and James is already 37 years old. At the age of 37, Malone has scored a total of 22 30+, and James has now just equaled Malone. Next, James has great hopes of breaking Malone's record of 27 times.
So far, James has also averaged more than 29 points per game, ranking second in the league after Durant, but Embiid has also averaged 29 points per game. Although Durant ranks first in the league in terms of points per game, due to his injuries and his attendance has been affected, it is likely that this season's leading scorer will be between James and Embiid.
In NBA history, no player has ever been able to play an average of 29 points at the age of 37, and even Abdul-Jabbar and Carl Malone, who are in the top two of the all-time scoring list, have not averaged more than 25 points per game at the age of 37.
For James, averaging 29 points per game could also rank fourth in his career, and the last time he averaged such a high average of points per game was back in the 09-10 season.
Counting this season, James has averaged more than 25 points per game for 18 consecutive seasons, the longest in history. In addition, James's rookie season averaged more than 20 points per game, so so far in his career, the average score per game has not been less than 20 points per game, except for James, only super scorers such as Jordan and Durant can do this.