LeBron James breaks Jordan’s record for games with 30 points

LeBron James scored at least 30 points in the regular season for the 563rd time in his career, breaking the record set by Michael Jordan in 2003.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James surpasses Michael Jordan’s NBA record for 30-point games during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

With an 18-foot jumper with 5:58 left, James scored at least 30 points in the regular season for the 563rd time in his career, breaking the record set by Jordan in 2003. Jordan set the record at 1,072 career games over 15 seasons, while James He broke the mark in his 1,523rd appearance in 22 seasons.

James idolized Jordan during his childhood in Akron, Ohio, and when he outgrew Jordan ranked fourth on the NBA scoring list in March 2019, he was moved to tears by the moment on the Lakers bench. He called Jordan “an inspiration” and “lightning in a bottle for me, because I wanted to be like him.”

By coincidence, James also surpassed Dirk Nowitzki (1,522) for fourth place in NBA history with most games played. in the regular season during the Lakers’ visit to the Hawks.

James He turned 40 last week and is one of the few active players who are still personal witnesses of Jordan in his prime in the 1990s with the Chicago Bulls.

But James shows absolutely no signs of slowing down in his record-tying 22nd season: he scored 38 points against Portland a night earlier to tie the team’s 30-point mark. Jordan.

James He scored seven 3-pointers against the Blazers while posting the third-most points scored by a player over 40, behind only two games played by Jordan shortly after turning 40 years with Washington.

James He became the NBA’s leading scorer last season and holds several additional longevity records. He has scored at least 10 points in 1,253 consecutive games over the last 18 years, breaking the record set by Jordan between 1986 and 2001 (866).