In the Lakers' 124-116 home win over the Warriors, James played the Lakers' best performance of his career, playing 38 minutes, shooting 19-of-31, with 56 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
In NBA history, only three players have been able to score 50+ in a single game after the age of 37, namely Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Crawford, and James has become the fourth player to achieve this feat. James' 56 points in a single game are second only to Kobe Bryant's 60 points in the retirement game. In addition, James became the first player in NBA history to cut 50+ before and after the age of 21.
Not only that, but James also got 10 rebounds, which also broke the record of the oldest single game held by Jordan (33 years old and 19 days) of 50 points and 10 rebounds, and greatly improved this record, more than 4 years older than Jordan. Jordan was 33 and had 50 points and 10 rebounds at his peak, while James was 37. Although it can be said that James is still at its peak, no player in history can perform like this at the age of 37 except James.
The 56 points in a single game also set a new record for James' Lakers career, and before that, James had such performances in the Cavaliers and heat, thus joining Chamberlain as the only two players in NBA history who have scored at least 55 points in a single game on three different teams.
In addition, James and Chamberlain have one thing in common, that is, they have both won championships on three teams. What James is even better than Chamberlain is that he has won the FMVP on all three teams, which is unique in history.
It is worth mentioning that after James cut a 50+ one, two other young players also cut 50+, and Morant scored 52 points against the Spurs, which was the first 50 of his career. Tatum scored 54 points against the Nets, and has scored 50+ four times in his career so far, equaling the team record.
Morant and Tatum are both very young, Morant is only 22 years old, Tatum is only 24 years old, and James is already 37 years old. For both young players and veterans, cutting a 50+ is not easy.
After scoring 56 points in a single game, James' average of points per game this season has also risen considerably, from 28.8 to 29.4 points, and is currently second only to Embiid (29.5 points). In this way, James is also expected to win the leading scorer at the age of 37, becoming the oldest leading scorer in history.