But the historic effort came in a losing cause as Nikola Jokic scored 35 points to rally the Nuggets late for a 124-114 victory over the Lakers, stretching their win streak to six games. "I'm glad we're playing good," Jokic said. "We're doing the things we want to do.
We don't have too many breakdowns. I just like how we're playing the game right now." James, who just over a year ago overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA's all-time scoring mark, is a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player as well as the league's oldest active player, now in his 21st campaign. "Just happy for him.
It was a hell of an accomplishment," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. "Wish we could have got the win to cap it off. "But my hat's off to him.
Amazing, amazing run that continues to this day. And you know, everyone in our program, everyone within our organization, is extremely excited and happy for him." Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers for becoming the first player ever to score 40,000 career points!