Today, the Lakers played against the Warriors away, and this game attracted much attention, firstly because of the James vs Curry superstar matchup, and secondly, because the Lakers eliminated the Warriors 4-2 in the playoffs last year, and the Warriors must hold back their strength to beat the Lakers at home. The game was very exciting, the Lakers had the advantage in the first half, leading by 5 points at halftime, the Warriors played a scoring climax in the third quarter, once overtook 15 points, and the Warriors still led by 9 points with more than 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, but relying on Russell to score 7 points in a short period of time and Reaves and 4 free throws from thick eyebrows, the Lakers overtook by 2 points, Curry made a layup at the last moment to tie the difference, and the game went into overtime.
In overtime, James, thick eyebrows, Curry, and Klay faced each other, and with 11 seconds left in the game, Russell made 2 of 2 free throws to give the Lakers a 3-point lead, and Klay tied the gap with three points, and the game entered the second overtime. James, Russell, and thick eyebrows teamed up to play, Curry and Klay hit three points in a row, and the Warriors led by 1 point with 5 seconds left in the game, James was fouled under the basket, 2 of 2 free throws, and the Lakers narrowly beat the Warriors by 1 point, and finally the Lakers won 145-144.
James played 48 minutes, 14-of-25 (2-of-4 three-pointers), 6-of-6 free throws, and scored 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists, breaking a 55-year-old NBA record, and surpassing Lakers legend Baylor to become the oldest player in NBA history to score 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists.
Baylor was 9-of-22 in the game on March 19, 1968, 17-of-19 free throws, and scored 35 points, 21 boards and 13 assists, when he was 33 years and 185 days, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to cut 30 points, 20 boards and 10 assists, James is 39 years old and 29 days old, he surpassed Baylor and became the oldest player in NBA history with 30 points, 20 boards and 10 assists, James's NBA record is likely to be unprecedented, after all, no one in his previous NBA history can hit 30 points, 20 boards and 10 assists after the age of 34, not to mention that James achieved this feat at the age of 39, the vast majority of people in the NBA can't play anymore when they reach the age of 39, let alone cut this super triple-double.
James' performance today was too good, and Curry's performance today was also very good, he was 17 of 35 (9 of 21 from three-point range), 3 of 3 free throws, and cut 46 points, 3 boards, 7 assists and 1 steal, 39-year-old James and the soon-to-be-36-year-old Curry are undoubtedly the top stars in NBA history.