On March 20, Beijing time, the Lakers suffered a 16-point reversal back-to-back away from home, James played in 36 minutes, 29 shots, 16 of 36 minutes, 4 of 30 three-pointers, 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, and the total score of the regular season reached 36947 points, officially surpassing Carl Malone to rise to the second place in history; the second quarter cut 17 points, helpless James only 5 points in the last quarter, and finally the Lakers were reversed, and the final moment was collectively powered out.
In the first quarter of the game, the Lakers led the Wizards by 10 points 36-26, James continued to score in the box, and got 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 6 shots in a single quarter; Old Zhan played very excitedly, and after the referee whistled to blow a foul, Old Zhan was still domineering dunk.
In the second quarter, James opened firepower, cut the dunk, tough layup and made a foul, and then fired from the outside, from 8 minutes and 58 seconds to 7 minutes and 51 seconds in the second quarter, just 1 minute 07 seconds to hit three consecutive three-pointers, continuous scoring to help the Lakers maintain a double-digit lead, but the Lakers suddenly lost power, the Wizards played a 9-0 attack, and then James cut the basket, officially surpassing Malone to break the record.
When James broke the record, the away fans collectively stood up and cheered, James waved to the fans, hugged Anthony after the game, and high-fived with his teammates; sitting on the bench, James responded to the record-breaking, bluntly saying: Grateful, grateful, there is still a long way to go, it feels very cool.
James scored 17 points in the second quarter and contributed 23 points at halftime, giving the Lakers a nine-point lead 67-58.
In the second half, James scored 10 points in a single quarter, the Lakers led double digits for a long time in the third quarter, during which old Zhan hit the three-pointer again, but in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, the Lakers were played 10-2 by the Wizards, and the Lakers had 6 points left to lead after the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the Wizards a wave of offensive rebound score, James in the penalty area to beat Smith, after playing 2 + 1 to mock the opponent is too short, and then the old Zhan was tragically dunked by the bo shen frontal dunk; the key moment Wei Shao responded to the three points, James key layup, Porzingis scored consecutively, Avdia key three points, Zhan Wei hit iron in a row, Munch three points to continue life, but Bo Shen three points to kill the heart, old Zhan three points to hit iron, and finally the Lakers lost away, tragically suffered a 16-point reversal.
After the game, James hugged Kuzma and Bill, and talked and laughed with Pope, and after a hot chat and greeting, the old Jan left the court.