LeBron James achieved two historic feats in a single game when he led the Los Angeles Lakers without Luka Doncic to a 110-102 bounce-back win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, Feb. 20, on the road. On the second night of a back-to-back schedule ...

Playing in his second game in as many days, James tallied 40 points on Thursday night while adding eight rebounds, four assists, and leading the Lakers to a 110-102 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The victory brought his L.A. team to 33-21 on the season, and also left coach JJ Redick in awe.

Heading into Thursday night's game against the Blazers, LeBron James had every reason to give himself a break. He'd sat out Sunday's NBA All-Star game with a bad ankle, a move that caused a bit of controversy, then came back and played on Wednesday in a make-up game against the Hornets, a game that ended in a disappointing loss.

Former NBA player Lou Williams doesn't fault the Lakers for siding with LeBron James taking the final shot over Luka Doncic.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been able to witness LeBron James' greatness for each of the last seven seasons. He has been everything they had hoped for and more. James helped lead them to the NBA title in 2020.

LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102.

LeBron James became the first player in NBA history with multiple 40-point games at age 40 or older, reaching his latest milestone in Thursday's win over the Blazers.