LeBron is 44 years old and passes Wilt in the 126-117 Los Angeles victory over the Blazers

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A floating rider, a foul and a free kick in the fourth quarter of a tight match

With a superb game in three points, the King jumps over the Big Dipper.

The inimitable presence of LeBron James has already been felt during his first few weeks in Hollywood. His most impressive game to date for the Lakers included a bit of history when he had overtaken Wilt Chamberlain on the scorers list of the NBA.

The superstar who did not miss historical achievements was more excited to lead his new team to a new victory.

James had 44 points, 10 rebounds and 9 badists, a top in the season, beating Chamberlain for fifth on the goaltending table and leading the Lakers to a 126-117 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night .

James scored 28 points in the second half and beat Chamberlain's 31.419 points in that 3-point game in 3:55 to go. LeBron finished a memorable night with 31,425 points and fell just ahead of the 75th triple-double of his career during his most impressive performance since joining the Lakers.

Subsequently, James congratulated Chamberlain as "one of the most dominant forces of our time." We had in our game, with Shaq, one of the greatest Lakers to have ever played. A 100 point scorer, one of the greatest score-scorers ever to play in this game. "

James has already moved from seventh to fifth on the scoring list in his first 14 games with Los Angeles, overtaking Dirk Nowitzki and Chamberlain. Five of the top six goalscorers in NBA history have qualified for the Lakers, including Chamberlain, whose number 13 is above the Staples Center pitch.

James strikes his first five 3 points and finishes 13 times on pitch 19, reaching his last milestone when a dominant performance that has had vocals of "MVP!" raining in the crowd at Staples Center.

But the kid from Akron will never leave him in the head.

In fact, he will donate his jersey and match ball to his I Promise School, Ohio. [19659003] "Whenever my name is mentioned among the greats for playing this game, I always think back to my hometown, my home town and my distance," said James.

Before the Lakers embarked on a three – game trip that included his return to Cleveland on November 21, James showed his new home fans what they can expect. at big matches, like they did not already know it. He scored 16 points in the third quarter and 12 in the fourth, never allowing Portland to qualify in the fourth consecutive victory of the Lakers.

"We did a lot of great things, but we did a lot of things neglected tonight," said coach Luke Walton. "Lots of soft defense."

There was also bad news during a triumphal evening: after the match, Walton revealed that Rajon Rondo had broken his right hand, apparently while he was flying in the fourth quarter. The veteran leader will be away for at least a few weeks and the moderate workload of the Lonzo Ball thrower is likely to increase.

"It's difficult," James said. "He is one of our captains, one of our chiefs, I know he will get there with his reeducation, but he is the highest man."

Damian Lillard had 31 points, 11 badists and eight rebounds, and CJ McCollum scored 23 goals in the Trail Blazers' first loss to the Lakers since February 22, 2013, ending a run of nine. matches against Staples. Portland lost two straight games against the Lakers after winning 16 straight games.

"LeBron, it was a dominant performance," said Portland coach Terry Stotts. "(Marking) 44 points on 19 shots, that does not happen often.When he hits his 3 and puts his head down, it's hard to stop."

JaVale McGee scored 20 points and Brandon Ingram added 17 in The Lakers' sixth win in seven games. After a slow start, Los Angeles (8-6) already finds its pace in his first season with James and his veteran colleagues joining a young core.

TIP-INS

Trail Blazers: Lillard played without restriction after failing practice to rest his right knee. … The Portland four-game series is over, but the Blazers are still at the top of the North West Division. Jusuf Nurkic scored 21 points and 14 rebounds and Al-Farouq Aminu scored 18 points.

Lakers: Josh Hart (6-foot-5) blocked a Nurkic dunk attempt (7 feet) in the first quarter. … Michael Beasley did not play, but the veteran was back in uniform after missing several recent matches for undisclosed personal reasons. He has not played since October 25th.

HEAVY HITS

The Blazers made two big fouls against James in the fourth quarter, forcing both of them to recover. McCollum plastered James with a foul that was turned into a blatant foul, and then Nurkic seemed to use both his fists to make a baby gesture while he was talking to the authorities.

"LeBron wore them," Nurkic told me. "When he's shooting outside the shots, he's hard to handle."

FAMILIAR FOES

The teams met for the third time in four weeks this season, a bizarre calendar that has not particularly pleased their coaches. The Blazers spoiled LeBron's debut with the Lakers in a 128-119 win at Portland last month, but the Lakers responded by ending their 16 losses to the Blazers by beating the Blazers 114-110 16 days later at Moda Center. Clubs will not play a final meeting until the regular season finale at Staples Center on April 9th.

UNTIL

Trail Blazers: Minnesota Friday Night

Lakers: In Orlando Saturday night.

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