Las Vegas Review-Journal

James’ triple-double leads Lakers past Knicks in OT

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Lebron James moved within 89 points of breaking the NBA’S career scoring record and climbed into fourth place on the assists list, finishing with a tripledoub­le in his return to Madison Square Garden as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 129-123 on Tuesday night.

James had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, with the points giving him 38,299 for his career. Kareem Abduljabba­r is the leader with 38,387. He had earlier moved ahead of Mark Jackson and then Steve Nash into fourth place on the assists list during his first game at Madison Square Garden in three years.

“I didn’t get to this point in my career by thinking about records or how many points I have, whatever the case might be,” James said. “I just play the game the right way. I approach the game every night only trying to be a triple threat by scoring, rebounding, assisting, defending, and may the chips fall where they may.”

Anthony Davis added 27 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers. Jalen Brunson scored 37 points for the Knicks.

■ Heat 100, Cavaliers 97: At Cleveland, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, and Bam Adebayo added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Miami, which held Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland to a combined 4 of 19 on 3-pointers.

■ Nuggets 122, Pelicans 113: At Denver, Nikola Jokic finished with 26 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists as Denver improved to 16-0 when Jokic has a triple-double. Jamal Murray added 32 points.

■ Clippers 108, Bulls 103: At Chicago, Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and Norman Powell added 27 for Los Angeles, which has won six of seven.

■ Bucks 124, Hornets 115: At Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had 34 points and 18 rebounds as Milwaukee won its fifth straight.

 ?? Frank Franklin II The Associated Press ?? Lakers forward Lebron James is hounded by Knicks forward Julius Randle during Los Angeles’ 129-123 road win in overtime.
Frank Franklin II The Associated Press Lakers forward Lebron James is hounded by Knicks forward Julius Randle during Los Angeles’ 129-123 road win in overtime.

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