LeBron James breaks the NBA’s All-Time scoring document each single time he places the ball within the basket, however that isn’t the one historical past he has been making these days.
Whereas main the Lakers to a 128-123 win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night time in Los Angeles, James scored 35 factors to go together with 14 assists and 12 rebounds for his third triple-double in a row, and fourth of the season. That won’t sound all that unprecedented contemplating the prodigious statistical territory LeBron’s profession has existed inside, however one stat from TSN sports activities stats maven Keerthika Uthayakumar put it in staggering perspective: Not solely has no participant as outdated as James — who’s 39 years outdated, and can flip 40 subsequent month — ever had three consecutive triple-doubles, however the one participant to ever beforehand obtain the mark at anyplace near James’ present age?
Effectively, James himself, in fact:
39-year-old LeBron James is the oldest participant in NBA historical past to document 3 straight triple-doubles.
The earlier oldest participant was 34-year-old LeBron James. https://t.co/OhC7WKQsCp
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) November 14, 2024
Replace, Nov. 15: And in a Friday win towards the Spurs, James not solely set a brand new career-high for many triple-doubles in a row with 4 — once more, at age FORTY, in his twenty second season — by dropping 15 factors to go together with 12 assists and 16 rebounds, he additionally joined Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook as the one gamers in NBA historical past to document 4 consecutive triple-doubles at older than 30, and moreover turned the oldest participant ever to have 4 in a row:
39-year-old LeBron James is the oldest participant in NBA historical past to document 4 straight triple-doubles. It is the longest streak of his profession.
The earlier oldest participant was 33-year-old Russell Westbrook.
A participant over the age of 34 has by no means recorded 4 straight triple-doubles.
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) November 16, 2024
Some insane LeBron notes:
– 5 triple-doubles within the first 12 video games, had 5 all final season
– third within the NBA with 9.6 assists
– Scored or assisted on 229 of the Lakers’ 487 factors within the final 4 – that is 47% of their factors
– 1 of two gamers to be averaging 20/8/9That is yr 22.
— Keerthika Uthayakumar (@keerthikau) November 16, 2024
He’s additionally the one participant to document 30-point triple-doubles 19 years aside.
These aren’t the one mind-blowing stats from this ridiculous 12 months 22 LeBron run, nonetheless. For example, LeBron’s first triple-double was on Jan. 19, 2005. His son and present teammate, Bronny James, was three months outdated on the time, and six gamers to get NBA minutes this season — Ulrich Chomche (Toronto Raptors), Pacome Dadiet (New York Knicks), Tidjane Salaün (Charlotte Hornets), Ron Holland (Detroit Pistons), and Alex Sarr and Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards) — weren’t but born.
It’s all simply the newest wild statistical knowledge from The King, and one more indicator that for all of the promising younger gamers within the NBA at the moment and coming sooner or later, we merely might by no means see longevity fairly like LeBron’s once more.