Beijing time on February 29, 2024: Lakers 116-112 Clippers, James 34 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to complete the big reversal! Here are the NBA's key stats and milestones for today:
The Lakers beat the Clippers 116-112. James played 37 minutes, shooting 13-of-21, including 7-of-12 from three-point range and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, to finish with 34 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks.
1.James' career regular season total score is 39,960 points [40,000 points away: 40 points (2 games expected)];
2.James scored 1,203 consecutive double-doubles for the all-time first;
3.James scored 548th and 30+ all-time second (Jordan 562 all-time first);
4.Season 21, 14th single-game 30+ all-time first;
5.The 19-point comeback in the final quarter tied James' career record (19 points in the first three quarters on November 10, 2004, and finally won with a comeback).
Career totals: 39,960 points, 11,038 rebounds, 10,829 assists, 2,251 steals, 1,105 blocks.
The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with a 77-96 deficit of 19 points at the end of the third quarter, and finally defeated the Clippers in a big reversal, trailing by at least 19 points in the final quarter, the fourth time in team history;
April 20, 1999 vs. Warriors trailing by 20 points in the third quarter;
April 4, 2003 vs. Grizzlies, trailing 23 in the third quarter;
December 6, 2002 against the Mavericks, trailing by 27 points in the third quarter;
James shot 7-of-12 from the field in the fourth quarter, 5-of-8 from three-point range, and scored 19 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, becoming the second-highest single-quarter score in NBA history after the age of 39;
In 2019, Jamal Crawford (39 years, 20 days), 26 points in the fourth quarter (51 points in the game) all-time.
The Mavericks beat the Raptors 136-125. Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds, 16 assists and 2 steals. Doncic got a 30+ triple-double for the 39th time in his career, surpassing James (38 times) and enjoying the third in history;
The top two are: Big O (106 times) and Wei Shao (48 times).
In addition, Doncic scored at least 30 points + 15 assists in a single game for the 15th time in his career, ranking fourth all-time; The top three were: Big O (51), Nate Archibald (21), Magic (19).
Doncic scored 11 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists on 5-of-8 shooting in the third quarter, the 21st time in his career that he scored at least 10 points + 5 rebounds + 5 assists in a single quarter.
Harden and Jokic are second with seven times.
In the whole game, Drummond had 17 points, 26 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks. For the ninth time in his career, he grabbed at least 25+ rebounds in a single game to surpass Howard, becoming the first person in nearly 30 years.
The Bulls beat the Cavaliers 132-123 in double overtime. The Bulls grabbed 74 rebounds as a team, compared to 81 by the 2015 Bucks and 76 by the Mavericks in 1995 in the past 30 years.
LeVert played 39 minutes off the bench and finished with 14 boards, seven boards and 15 assists. The last player to dished out at least 15 assists off the bench was in 1971 by Bobby Washington (26+5+15 assists).
The Nuggets beat the Kings 117-96. Jokic had 14 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and was the fourth consecutive triple-double in four consecutive games in his career, the fourth in history;
The top three are: Big O, Chamberlain, and Wei Shao;
Jokic has won a triple-double in just three quarters in four consecutive games in his last four games, becoming the first player in NBA history.
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