Friday night featured another historic moment for LeBron James as he surpassed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Atlanta Hawks. After knocking down an absurd turnaround fadeaway jumper to eclipse 30 points, James continues to reach uncharted territories in his career.
Coming off a 38-point performance against the Portland Trail Blazers the night before, it would have been easy for the four-time champion to phone it in with Anthony Davis returning, but James knows what his teammates need from him. LeBron’s stretch in the fourth quarter to get to 30 points helped close out another victory for L.