36+20+12!James has many records in one game, and there are 3 more NBA Spring Festival Galas?

On January 28, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 145-144 away.

In this game, James played his best individual performance since the age of 39, playing 48 minutes, shooting 14-of-25, 2-of-4 three-pointers, and 6-of-6 free throws, scoring 36 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists.

First of all, I have to admire, the league will arrange the game, the last day of the grievance week arranged the Huyong battle, and the two teams also lived up to expectations, playing a full two overtime to determine the winner.

In the crucial two overtimes, James scored 12 of the team's 27 points, and also handed out 3 assists (creating 7 points), and before the last 1.2 seconds, the Lakers trailed the Warriors by 1 point 143-144.

Triple-doubles and shutouts are not uncommon for James, but today's one is still more special:

- 20 rebounds set a new regular season high for James, the previous high was 19, and he is also the second-oldest player in history with 20 rebounds per game, behind only Mutombo

- James got a 30+ triple-double at the age of 39 years and 28 days, continuing to refresh his own record (on March 22, 2022, he scored 38 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, 37 years and 81 days)

- 39 years old and 28 days won 30+20+10, the oldest in history

- James is the first Lakers player to 30+20+10 in a single game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1976

- There are only three active 35+20+10 players, James, Doncic, and Jokic

- If it is accurate to 36+20+12, there are only three people in history, James, Elgin Baylor, and Chamberlain

Any record is no wonder for James, when he was young, he set all kinds of records for the youngest, and now that he is getting older, he continues to break all kinds of records for the oldest, and from this incident alone, you can feel how exaggerated and rare James's peak length is.

So far this season, the Lakers' record cannot be said to be very satisfactory, but James has been really good.

He has played in 42 games, averaging 34.6 minutes per game, scoring 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.3 steals, ranking 17th in the league in scoring, 8th in assists and 11th in steals.

Most players, after getting older, will inevitably decline in efficiency, but James, this season his three-point shooting rate is 52.1%/39.9%/74.9%, and the true shooting rate is 61.3%, which is the second highest since James joined the Lakers, only lower than the 61.9% in the 2020-21 season.

In terms of high-level data, James was a monster when he was young, and now that he is getting older, the position of the monsters has become Jokic, Doncic, Embiid, Alexander and others, but James's performance is also very good, and his EPM is currently +5.8, ranking seventh in the league.

The Lakers, although the season as a whole, have not lived up to expectations, but they have been winning five of their last seven games after beating the Warriors, and are currently 24-23, in ninth place in the West, just 3.5 wins away from the Kings (26-18) in fifth place.

Returning to this game, another key figure in the Lakers battle, Curry's performance was also quite good.

In the whole game, Curry played a total of 43 minutes, shooting 17-of-35, 9-of-21 three-pointers, 3-of-3 free throws, scoring 46 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, and he scored 24 points in the fourth quarter and double overtime, including a key tie in the fourth quarter and a key three-pointer before James' final shot.

Curry really tried his best in this game, in fact, the Splash Brothers were in good shape in overtime, if this game was a few minutes longer, the outcome may not be easy to say - once again, the Lakers battle is worthy of the league's Spring Festival Gala, and this is only the first Lakers battle this season, and the remaining half of the season, the two teams will play 3 more times.

After this game, James and Curry embraced, and it can be seen that these two are still enjoying the duel with each other.

However, on the way back to the locker room, Curry was photographed tearing his jersey while roaring, and he was still very frustrated about losing.

In an interview after the game, James talked about the matchup with Curry over the years: "When you retire, you'll have a good time to think about it, and when you watch these games with your grandchildren, I will say I competed against one of the best players of all time.

After the game, Curry came over and told me how we can get better, and it was a test for us. We have to put in the effort and be real to the game and the game will give back to us. ”

From the first Riding Battle in 2015 to today's Double Overtime Lake Warrior Battle, for nearly 10 years, these two have been on the peak stage, and fans have been noisy and noisy, but it is really the luck of all fans in this era to witness the duel between these two.