Jamal Crawford and Michael Jordan are no longer the only ones to have crossed the 45-point mark at 38 and over… LeBron James became the 3rd player tonight, and to make things even better, the Lakers star has achieved this feat on the evening of his birthday!
Facing the Hawks, the quadruple NBA champion signs one of his best matches under the colors of the Lakers with 47 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists! In his wake, the Lakers won 130-121 in Atlanta, and LeBron is proud to have achieved this feat in front of his mother Georgia and his wife Savannah. “They were there before I even started this 20th season. They are my cornerstones for everything I do. It was very cool to have them in the front row, for my birthday and the holiday season. “
Author of 16 points in the only 4th quarter, LeBron splashed the meeting with all his class, and the person concerned assures that he feels like a kid on the ground. “There are times when I’m on the pitch when I feel like a kid again. It’s clear” he assures. “I feel better than when I was 18. I didn’t know what I was going to become when I was 18… But I just knew that if I kept working and if I stuck to the sport, I could become the one of the greatest players in history. I always believed in it”.
For the record, LeBron did not beat his points record on a birthday night, since he had planted 48 points on his 25th birthday. The record will be difficult to beat since it belongs to Shaquille O’Neal with 61 points on the evening of his 28th birthday.