LeBron James sealed a wild and historic night against the Golden State Warriors: 56 points

No one his age had done such a thing. Los Angeles Lakers They are in a deep crisis. The questions reached LeBron James. And if anyone had dared to doubt her condition… she must already be regretting it. They challenged him, they reproached him, they provoked him, he lost his temper, but the message came from inside the field. In his habitat, in his area, where he makes his rivals tremble. And it was in an ideal setting, before a luxury opposition. The perfect setting. LeBron he was wild against the Golden State Warriors and dominated the scene with 56 points and 10 rebounds. At 37 years and 65 days old, he once again wrote a golden chapter in the NBA: he became the oldest player to seal a game with more than 50 points and 10 rebounds. The previous one had been Michael Jordan, with 33 years and 19 days.

LeBron was the one who dominated everything: 56 points, 10 rebounds, 6 of 11 triples, 61.3% shooting from the field, 12 of 13 free throws, 3 assists and a block. And he left Stephen Curry’s Warriors without arguments (30 points). “Right now I don’t care about the 56 points: I’m just happy because we got the win,” LeBron said after the Lakers’ 124-116 win over the Golden State Warriors.

It is responsible for annihilating all statistics. And it couldn’t be better, because it was precisely at the Lakers’ house, on the stage where a handful of days ago, in a game against the Pelicans, he received the disapproval of his people with boos. He was even seen in a crossroads with a fan in the middle of the game. When asked about this situation, LeBron seemed to be predicting what was to come: “It doesn’t matter if it’s a local crowd or someone from the opposite side who disapproves of my performance. If you’re cheering or booing that’s fine, but this guy was literally telling me how to play basketball. So that’s why he got my answer. You can’t tell me how to play basketball Not him, not that guy! So that’s my answer,” said The King.

And it seems that he was right, because it was LeBron himself who taught a basketball class. The records are so unusual that they forced statisticians to look for similar things. There are not. It’s unique. He is the first player in NBA history with a 50-point game before his 21st birthday and after his 35th birthday. In addition, he became the first Laker player with a 55-point, 10-rebound game since Shaquille O’Neal will achieve it in March 2000.

This is not the first time that LeBron has scored half a hundred points in the same game. In his career, he already has 5 nights of more than 55 points for three different teams. In 2014 he scored 61 points for the Charlotte Bobcats; in 2017, he had 57 against the Wizards, and in 2005, he had 56 against the Raptors.

James was very clear when he spoke about why the team’s attitude changed so much: “Desperation was our engine. We needed this victory. It means a lot. Our fans deserve this victory. We haven’t played very well lately, so it’s good to win like that in front of them”.

Lakers coach Frank Vogel also gave in to LeBron’s historic assignment: “There really are no words to describe it. It was an incredible performance. LeBron is the best in NBA history in my opinion. I am convinced that LeBron’s incredible season is being overlooked due to the lack of success in the Lakers”.

It is impossible to avoid such a task, which is why Carmelo Anthony said: “What else can you say about him… The way this came about, the rhythm and flow of the game, he was a great reason for us to come back and get those offenses . He just put the team on his back tonight.”