On Wednesday night, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers played the Houston Rockets in Texas.
The Lakers won by a score of 124-116.
James finished with 30 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block while shooting 13/14 from the field and 2/2 from three-point range in 34 minutes of playing time.
NBA Star LeBron James Made History
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 18: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates with teammates after making a three pointer in the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
James also made NBA history with his incredible performance.
ESPN Insights wrote: “LeBron James finished with 30 PTS on 13-of-14 FG (93%).
At 41 years old, LeBron becomes the oldest player in NBA history to score at least 30 points on 90% shooting by almost 5 years.”
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after Luka Doncic #77 makes a three pointer during the fourth quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
James is still one of the best 25 players in the league despite turning 41 in December.
He is averaging 21.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 51.4% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range in 48 games.
Ryan Ward of Lakers OnSI wrote: “Per Lakers: With his third rebound at Houston, LeBron James reached 12,000 career regular-season rebounds.”
GettyDENVER, COLORADO – MARCH 5: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on March 5, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Chris Swann/Clarkson Creative/Getty Images)
With their two victories over the Rockets, the Lakers are now 44-25 in 69 games, which has them as the third seed in the Western Conference.
They are in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.
Daman Rangoola wrote: “Lakers went into Houston and got both games, absorbing multiple punches from Houston and persevered. LeBron/Luka/Austin have a clear idea on what they need to do, and as far playing *off* each other – these guys haven’t played better as a trio. Lakers got something cooking…”
GettyHOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 18: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers dunks the ball during the first quarter of the game against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on March 18, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
Look Ahead For Red Hot Lakers
GettyLos Angeles, California February 8, 2025-Lakers LeBron James, left, and Luka Doncic enjoy the game from the bench at Crypto.com Arena Saturday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Lakers will now travel to Florida for a matchup with Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
They then have three more road games against the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers before returning to Los Angeles on March 27.
On the road, the Lakers are 21-13 in 34 games.
GettyNEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 01: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on February 01, 2026 in New York City (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)
The Lakers last made the Western Conference finals during the 2023 season.
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