James and the Lakers were taking on the Trail Blazers in their second game after the All-Star break. In that game, James broke a scoring record that was held by Michael Jordan for over 20 years. He became the first player 40 years or older to have multiple 40-point games. He had 40 points against the Trail Blazers on Thursday.

At 40, James made NBA history as the first player to score 40 points in a game twice after turning 40, surpassing Michael Jordan, who achieved this once. He also became the third player with the most games, reaching 1,542, trailing only behind Robert Parish (1,611) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560).

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