The Lakers returned home today to face the Wizards, and thanks to James' excellent performance, the Lakers won 122-109 against the Wizards.
James played 36 minutes today, shooting 18-of-25, 6-of-9 from three-point range and 8-of-8 from the free throw line, with 50 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. In the 3rd quarter, James played 9 minutes and scored 19 points and 3 rebounds on 6-of-10 shooting. At the end of the third quarter, James played 26 minutes, shooting 12-of-19 and having 36 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. In the final quarter, James scored another 14 points, scoring a total of 33 points throughout the second half.
It was the second time James had scored a 50+ in the past week, scoring 56 points in the Home Game against the Warriors on March 6. James scored 50+ in two consecutive home games, adding up to 106 points. As a result, James also became the first Lakers player to score 50+ in two consecutive home games and score more than 100 points in total after Kobe Bryant in the 06-07 season. Bryant scored 50 points in both home games on April 13 and April 15, 2007.
In addition, James also became the second player in the league after Tatum to cut 50+ twice this season. James also became the first player in NBA history to cut multiple 50+ after the age of 35, and James has cut 50+ in a single game 14 times in his career.
It is worth mentioning that after the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers only won two games in total, and James cut 50+ in both games. It seems that only james cut 50+ now, the Lakers can win.
After scoring 50+ twice, James' average score per game has also risen a lot, and has now averaged 29.7 points per game, just surpassing Embiid and Alphabet Brother, temporarily ranking first in the league. James may still win the leading scorer this season, becoming the oldest leading scorer in history.
In addition, after scoring 50+ twice, James' career total score also reached 36,793 points, just 135 points away from the second-place Karl Malone (36,928 points) in history. After a few games, James will overtake Malone to rise to second all-time and will soon reach the 37,000-point milestone.