Becomes youngest player ever to score 30,000 points

James had 28 points while becoming the seventh member of the 30,000- point club, yet he couldn’t keep the Cavaliers from dropping their 10th in 13 games. At the age of 33 years and 24 days, James is the youngest player to get 30,000. Kobe Bryant was 34 ye

San Antonio, Jan. 24: LeBron James became the youngest player ever with 30,000 career points, but LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points to lift the San Antonio Spurs over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers 114- 102 on Tuesday night.

James had 28 points while becoming the seventh member of the 30,000- point club, yet he couldn’t keep his team from dropping to their 10th loss in 13 games.

Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray — friend and mentee of James — had 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven steals in his second start since replacing a healthy Tony ● Parker. Murray soared for a tip follow and then rose to disrupt James’ driving layup, which led to a 3pointer by Danny Green that gave the Spurs a 10594 lead with 4: 20 remaining.

After missing his first two midrange jumpers and a pair of free throws, James made two driving layups and a 20- footer, and then rose above Danny Green for a 19- foot jumper ● with one second remaining in the first quarter to reach the mark. The shot put Cleveland up 29- 25.

At 33 years and 24 days, James is the youngest player to get 30,000. Bryant was 34 years and 104 days when he got there.

Meanwhile at Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook made a go- ahead layup with 3.3 seconds left to help Oklahoma City rally from a 15- point secondhalf deficit and beat Brooklyn 109- 108.

The lead changed hands six times in the final 2: 23. Brooklyn went ahead 108107 on a driving layup by Spencer Dinwiddie with 7.8 seconds left, but Westbrook answered with his own. After three timeouts, Dinwiddie missed a 3- point attempt at the buzzer, with the Thunder’s Andre Roberson closely.

Westbrook had 32 points and Paul George had 28 with nine rebounds. George was left off the NBA All- Star roster earlier in the day.

At Los Angeles, Kyle Kuzma scored 17 of his 28 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and surging Los Angeles sent Boston to their fourth consecutive loss. Lakers won 108- 107.

Jordan Clarkson scored 22 points in the sixth consecutive home win by the Lakers, who have won three straight and seven of nine overall during their best stretch of the season. guarding him