LeBron James’ 33 points weren’t enough to avoid a wild overtime loss to rival Boston.
Lakers star LeBron James scored 33 points in Tuesday’s 122-118 overtime loss to the Celtics, passing Wilt Chamberlain for second in NBA history with 30 points.
James now has 516 30-point games in 1,386 career games. Chamberlain posted 515 in 1,045 games. James made 562 30-pointers in 1,072 games before his final retirement in 2003, 46 games behind Michael Jordan.
| Most 30-point games, NBA history |
| 1. Michael Jordan, 562 |
| 2. LeBron James, 516 |
| 3. Wilt Chamberlain, 515 |
| 4. Karl Malone, 435 |
| 5. Kobe Bryant, 431 |
James’ latest milestone comes two weeks after he passed Magic Johnson for sixth in career assists and continues to approach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring mark.
But it wasn’t enough as they battled back from 20 points down in a bitter loss to the Lakers’ historic rivals before stumbling to a 13-point lead with four minutes left in the fourth quarter. James played a big role in leading back to 22 points after halftime.
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