LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points, becoming the NBA’s career leader in 30-point games. He surpassed Michael Jordan’s record in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday evening.

James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter for the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set by his childhood idol in 2003.

James scored nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue as they pulled away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights.

Austin Reaves scored 20 points and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers’ 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.

Los Angeles won seven of nine games and moved into fourth place in the Western Conference.

Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight game midway through their six-game road trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.

Bronny James played 1:41 of the final in his first NBA appearance since December 8th.

Takeaways

Hawks: They played active defense all night but couldn’t shoot. Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, De’Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to shoot 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.

Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn’t stop Los Angeles’ improved play since last month’s overtime loss in Atlanta.

Key moment

The Hawks held on until James made two consecutive turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a pair of throws that resembled an important part of Jordan’s repertoire.

Key statistics

James also played in his 1,523rd. game in the regular season of his career, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.

Next

The Hawks take the 110 Freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game series at Texas.

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