LeBron James turns into oldest participant with triple-double in Lakers' 124-104 win over Mavericks -

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James turned the oldest participant in NBA historical past with a triple-double when he put up 28 factors, 12 assists and 10 rebounds within the Los Angeles Lakers’ 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday evening.

At 41 years and 44 days previous, James broke the file held by Karl Malone, who recorded a triple-double for the Lakers when he was 40 years and 127 days previous.

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James scored 14 factors in a dominant first quarter, and had 22 factors and 12 assists heading to the fourth. He grabbed his tenth rebound with 2:06 to play and checked out moments later, wrapping up one other sensational recreation in his unprecedented twenty third NBA season.

James is headed to the All-Star Sport this weekend after being chosen for the twenty second time. He acquired his most up-to-date triple-double on Feb. 1, 2025.

Naji Marshall and Max Christie scored 19 factors apiece for the Mavericks, who misplaced their ninth straight to fall into their longest skid in 28 seasons.

NBA scoring chief Luka Doncic did not swimsuit up towards his former group, lacking his fourth straight recreation for the Lakers with a light hamstring pressure. Star rookie Cooper Flagg sat out with a sprained foot for Dallas that may forestall him from collaborating in All-Star weekend at close by Intuit Dome.

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James and Austin Reaves sat out the Lakers’ loss to San Antonio on Tuesday for well being upkeep, however each returned in a cushty victory. Reaves had 18 factors and 6 assists.

Rui Hachimura scored 21 factors for the Lakers, who’ve received seven of 11.

Lakers coach JJ Redick mentioned he expects Doncic to return after the All-Star break. Redick did not know whether or not the Slovenian famous person will play within the All-Star Sport after main the NBA in votes.