The Lakers today beat the Cavaliers 131-120 on the road to return to ninth in the West, while the Pelicans dropped back to tenth in the West.
Facing his old club today, James performed very well, playing 40 minutes, shooting 17 of 29, including 0 of 4 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, with a large triple-double of 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.
It was James' sixth this season and 105th career triple-double. At the age of 35, James has scored 30+ triple-doubles six times, the most in NBA history, except for James, only Kobe Bryant and Larry Bird have won 1 each.
In the league's oldest single-game 30+ triple-double top ten list, James alone dominated 8 times, the other two times were Bird and Kobe Bryant. In addition, the 37-year-old James also became the oldest player in NBA history to cut a 30+ triple-double.
It was also the third time James had won a triple-double against the Cavaliers, becoming the sixth player in NBA history to cut at least three triple-doubles against his old club. James's career record against the Cavaliers also came to 17-1, and he won 5-0 against the Cavaliers for the Lakers. The Lakers have also double-killed the Cavaliers this season.
In the previous two games, James scored 36 and 38 points respectively, and after scoring 35+ in three consecutive games, James's season average also reached 30 points per game, once again topped the league's leading scorer. It is worth mentioning that the oldest player in NBA history who averages more than 30 points per game is Jordan and Curry, 33, while James is 37 years old, 4 years older than them. If James becomes the leading scorer this season, it will also replace Jordan (35) as the oldest leading scorer.
In addition to James, Westbrook also performed well today, starting 35 minutes, shooting 7 of 14, 2 of 6 from three-point range, 2 points from 4 of 7 free throws, 20 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, with a plus-minus of a team-high +23. At the same time, the plus-minus of +23 is also the highest career of the Westbrooks Lakers.