The New York Knicks had a poor start and a much worse finish as they became a footnote of LeBron James’ historic night.
James punctuated his first triple-double of the season and sealed the Los Angeles Lakers’ 129-123 win over the hard-luck Knicks with a layup in the final 19.4 seconds of the overtime Tuesday night in front of a star-studded sold-out Madison Square Garden.
Celebrities Michael J. Fox, Michael B. Jordan, Emma Stone and Chris Rock were part of the 19,812 fans who came to witness greatness on a historic night.
James finished with 28 points, giving him 38,299 for his career as he moves closer to overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) as the league’s all-time scoring leader.