Overview
- James finished with 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, securing his 10th board with 2:06 left before checking out in his 23rd NBA season.
- The performance surpassed Karl Malone’s previous oldest-player triple-double, set at 40 years and 127 days.
- Los Angeles won 124-104, with James scoring 14 in the first quarter and either scoring or assisting on the Lakers’ first 23 points.
- Dallas dropped its ninth straight game, the franchise’s worst slide in 28 seasons.
- Luka Dončić missed a fourth consecutive game with a mild hamstring strain and rookie Cooper Flagg sat with a foot sprain that will also sideline him from All-Star Weekend, while James heads to his 22nd All-Star selection.