By The Numbers: Inside LeBron James' historic 56-point performance in Lakers win over Warriors

Scott Rafferty

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LeBron James had himself a game against the Warriors.

On Saturday, James helped the Lakers snap their four-game losing streak by scoring a season-best 56 points in a comeback victory over the Warriors. He shot 19-for-31 from the field, 6-for-11 from 3-point range and 12-for-13 from the free throw line.

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James also added 10 rebounds and three assists, the last of which helped seal the deal.

Let's take a closer look at James' historic performance by the numbers.

9-0

The Lakers were down 94-89 to start the fourth quarter. Russell Westbrook made it a one-possession game with a layup early in the frame, but James helped the Lakers take control with a personal 9-0 run, hitting not one, not two, but three straight triples.

51

56 points is the most James has scored in a Lakers uniform. His previous personal best was 51 points, which he posted in a win over the Heat on Nov. 18, 2018, only his 16th game with the franchise.

According to Lakers beat reporter Mike Trudell, James is now one of seven players in franchise history with multiple 50-point games, joining the likes of Shaquille O'Neal, Wilt Chamberlain and, of course, Kobe Bryant.

On March 3, 2014, James posted a career-high 61 points in a win over the then Bobcats when he was a member of the Heat.

13

James now has 13 50-point games in his career. Per Ben Golliver of The Washington Post, that ranks seventh all-time behind Chamberlain, Bryant, Michael Jordan, James Harden, Elgin Baylor and Rick Barry.

4

James is one of only four players in NBA history to score 50 points in a game at the age of 37 or older. You may have heard of the others: Jordan, Bryant and Jamal Crawford.

Of those three, only Bryant had a higher scoring game at that age than James, recording 60 points in his final game.

2

During this contest, James passed Karl Malone for second all-time in minutes played, regular season and playoffs combined. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has ever logged more minutes than James.

This is your reminder that James shouldn't still be doing stuff like this:

Or this:

Unreal.

Scott Rafferty

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Scott Rafferty is an experienced NBA journalist who first started writing for The Sporting News in 2017. There are few things he appreciates more than a Nikola Jokic no-look pass, Klay Thompson heat check or Giannis Antetokounmpo eurostep. He's a member of the NBA Global team.