LeBron James had the best scoring game of his record 23rd season so far as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the 76ers in Philadelphia for the first time since 2017.
The Lakers scored quite a team breakthrough Monday (PH time).
Los Angeles marked the return of Luka Doncic with a huge road win in Philadelphia, taking the go-home 112-108 decision at the Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Doncic was back in uniform after a two-game absence, going for a triple-double of 31 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists.
The victory was the Lakers’ first in Philadelphia since 2017, losing the previous seven entering this game.
However, the larger story was LeBron James’ best scoring game of the season.
Coming off an eight-point game in Toronto which snapped his double-digit scoring streak of 1,297 games, James fired 29 points against the 76ers with seven rebounds and six assists.
As the Lakers were looking to hold on for the win, LeBron hit four straight jumpers to keep the Lakers in the lead. His last two makes broke a 105-all tie in the last 1:12 of regulation.
The win pushed the Lakers to 17-6 for the season, while Philadelphia dropped to 13-10.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 28 points.