LOS ANGELES -- — LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter to secure the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set in 2003 by his childhood idol.

James had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue while pulling away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights..

Austin Reaves scored 20 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers' 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.

Los Angeles has won seven of nine to move into fourth place in the Western Conference.

Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight at the midway point of a six-game trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.

Bronny James played the final 1:41 in his first NBA action since Dec. 8.

Takeaways

Hawks: They played active defense all night, but couldn't shoot. Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, De'Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to go 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.

Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn't stop Los Angeles' improved play since losing in overtime in Atlanta last month.

Key moment

The Hawks were still hanging around until James hit back-to-back turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a couple of shots that resembled a key part of Jordan's repertoire.

Key stat

James also played in his 1,523rd career regular-season game, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.

Up next

The Hawks take the 110 freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game Texas trip.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Anthony Davis (LeBron James gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Austin Reaves traveling	0	0
11:32	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:30	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	0	0
11:19	Anthony Davis misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:18	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Anthony Davis makes dunk	2	0
10:58	Trae Young bad pass (Anthony Davis steals)	2	0
10:54	Austin Reaves makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)	4	0
10:41	Max Christie shooting foul	4	0
10:41	Trae Young makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
10:41	Trae Young makes free throw 2 of 2	4	2
10:30	Dyson Daniels personal foul	4	2
10:21	Rui Hachimura misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:18	Clint Capela defensive rebound	4	2
10:14	Zaccharie Risacher makes two point shot (Trae Young assists)	4	4
9:59	Austin Reaves bad pass (Dyson Daniels steals)	4	4
9:56	Dyson Daniels makes two point shot	4	6
9:42	Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	6	6
9:27	Dyson Daniels makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)	6	9
9:17	Austin Reaves misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	6	9
9:13	Clint Capela defensive rebound	6	9
9:05	Jalen Johnson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Trae Young assists)	6	11
8:49	Clint Capela shooting foul	6	11
8:49	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	7	11
8:49	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	8	11
8:33	Trae Young misses driving layup	8	11
8:32	Max Christie defensive rebound	8	11
8:28	LeBron James makes two point shot	10	11
8:16	Clint Capela misses 6-foot hook shot	10	11
8:13	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	10	11
7:55	Rui Hachimura makes 1-foot dunk (Anthony Davis assists)	12	11
7:40	Jalen Johnson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	12	13
7:31	Anthony Davis makes 1-foot dunk (LeBron James assists)	14	13
7:18	Clint Capela misses alley oop layup	14	13
7:14	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	14	13
7:12	LeBron James misses two point shot	14	13
7:10	Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound	14	13
7:06	Trae Young misses running pullup jump shot	14	13
7:03	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	14	13
6:57	LeBron James makes two point shot (Austin Reaves assists)	16	13
6:36	Jalen Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	13
6:32	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	16	13
6:26	Trae Young kicked ball violation	16	13
6:26	Lakers Full timeout	16	13
6:26	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for LeBron James	16	13
6:26	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Jalen Johnson	16	13
6:26	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Clint Capela	16	13
6:26	Onyeka Okongwu enters the game for Trae Young	16	13
6:24	Rui Hachimura bad pass (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals)	16	13
6:13	Dyson Daniels misses 11-foot two point shot	16	13
6:10	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	16	13
5:53	Anthony Davis misses 7-foot hook shot	16	13
5:51	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	16	13
5:51	Rui Hachimura misses tip shot	16	13
5:51	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	16	13
5:51	Rui Hachimura makes two point shot	18	13
5:51	Zaccharie Risacher shooting foul	18	13
5:51	Rui Hachimura misses free throw 1 of 1	18	13
5:45	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	18	13
5:37	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	13
5:34	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	18	13
5:22	Dyson Daniels misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	13
5:22	Lakers defensive team rebound	18	13
5:22	Bogdan Bogdanovic loose ball foul	18	13
5:07	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	18	13
5:07	Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2	19	13
5:07	Cam Reddish enters the game for Max Christie	19	13
5:07	Shake Milton enters the game for Rui Hachimura	19	13
5:07	Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2	20	13
4:59	Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul	20	13
4:55	Anthony Davis blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 3-foot driving layup	20	13
4:51	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	20	13
4:48	Dyson Daniels misses 9-foot two point shot	20	13
4:43	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	20	13
4:39	Onyeka Okongwu misses layup	20	13
4:36	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	13
4:31	Lakers Full timeout	20	13
4:31	(04:31) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	20	13
4:31	Jalen Johnson enters the game for Dyson Daniels	20	13
4:31	Trae Young enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	20	13
4:27	Anthony Davis misses 12-foot jumper	20	13
4:27	Lakers offensive team rebound	20	13
4:19	Onyeka Okongwu blocks Anthony Davis 's 11-foot two point shot	20	13
4:16	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	20	13
4:12	Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot	20	13
4:10	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	20	13
4:01	Onyeka Okongwu makes alley oop layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	20	15
3:39	Shake Milton misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	15
3:36	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	20	15
3:30	De'Andre Hunter misses 14-foot two point shot	20	15
3:27	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	20	15
3:21	Austin Reaves makes 16-foot two point shot	22	15
3:14	Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Trae Young assists)	22	18
3:06	Cam Reddish makes 28-foot three point jumper (Shake Milton assists)	23	15
2:57	Onyeka Okongwu makes 3-foot dunk (Trae Young assists)	23	17
2:41	Onyeka Okongwu personal foul	23	17
2:41	Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 2	24	17
2:41	LeBron James enters the game for Austin Reaves	24	17
2:41	Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2	25	17
2:31	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	25	17
2:30	Hawks offensive team rebound	25	17
2:30	LeBron James loose ball foul	25	17
2:25	Trae Young misses driving layup	25	17
2:23	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	25	17
2:23	Onyeka Okongwu makes tip shot	25	19
2:23	Lakers Full timeout	25	19
2:08	Anthony Davis makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	29	22
2:01	Trae Young makes 27-foot three pointer	29	25
1:41	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals)	29	25
1:40	LeBron James kicked ball violation	29	25
1:40	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Anthony Davis	29	25
1:27	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	25
1:23	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	29	25
1:17	Shake Milton misses driving layup	29	25
1:14	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	29	25
1:07	Shake Milton blocks Onyeka Okongwu 's 3-foot layup	29	25
1:04	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	29	25
1:01	Onyeka Okongwu misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	25
58.1	Shake Milton defensive rebound	29	25
55.1	LeBron James makes two point shot (Shake Milton assists)	31	25
47.1	De'Andre Hunter out of bounds lost ball turnover	31	25
24.1	Shake Milton misses 22-foot three point jumper	31	25
22.2	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	31	25
18.1	Jalen Johnson makes two point shot	31	27
18.1	Cam Reddish shooting foul	31	27
18.1	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	31	28
4.0	LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	28
1.1	Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound	31	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

3:30 AM, January 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA TV, Spectrum Sports Net, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

18,997

Referees

Ed Malloy, Michael Smith, Tre Maddox

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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