LeBron Breaks Age Record with 125th Triple-Double in Lakers’ Win Over Wizards
LeBron James recorded the 125th triple-double of his career. The Lakers beat the visiting Washington Wizards 120-101 on Monday.
He finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists. At 41 years and 90 days, he became the oldest player to record a triple-double.
Milestone and context
He broke his own previous mark set at 41 years, 79 days. It was his third triple-double this season.
LeBron breaks age record again while collecting his 125th triple-double. The milestone added to a remarkable season run.
Supporting cast
Austin Reaves, Jaxson Hayes and Luke Kennard each scored 19 points. Hayes was perfect from the floor, making all eight of his attempts.
Kennard hit four of five from three-point range. The rest of the Lakers were 3-for-19 from long distance.
Game summary
Los Angeles opened with an 11-4 lead on a James alley-oop dunk off a Reaves lob. The Wizards rallied and led 26-25 at the end of the first quarter.
Jamir Watkins dunked with 0.2 seconds left to give Washington that edge. Washington later went ahead 31-27 on a Jaden Hardy three.
The Lakers then ran an 11-0 spurt in the second quarter and added a second 11-0 run later. Washington shot 7 of 24 in the period and made one of 10 from long range.
Hayes scored nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the second. Los Angeles led 65-44 at halftime and extended the margin to 72-48 early in the second half.
Washington, fresh off a 35-point loss in Portland the previous night, mounted a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 81-71. The score was 91-77 entering the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles closed the game with a 13-1 burst over 1:44. That run pushed the advantage to 114-84 and sealed the win.
Opponents and standings
Will Riley led Washington with 20 points. Justin Champagnie had 18 and Tristan Vukcevic scored 14.
The Wizards fell to 17-58 and have lost 19 of their past 20 games. The Lakers improved to 49-26 and have won 15 of their last 17.
Notes
The performance underscored LeBron’s longevity and impact. Filmogaz.com will continue to track milestones and team trends through the season.
