LeBron James scored a season-high 43 points and extended his streak of 30-point games to seven in Los Angeles Lakers' 139-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.
James — who also had 14 rebounds — was 16 of 26 from the field and made five 3-pointers in a game where there Lakers led throughout. He made his first four shots as Los Angeles ran out to a 19-6 lead a little more than four minutes in, then finished with 15 points in the first quarter and had a double-double in points and rebounds by the midway point of the second quarter.
The Lakers were up 69-54 at halftime on 27 points from James. Their largest lead was 35 in the game's final minute.Trail Blazers: Portland had a season-high 21 offensive rebounds. ... McLemore’s 16 points in the first quarter were a season-high for a player coming off the bench during the first 12 minutes of a game this season. ... Lillard hit a 3-pointer late in the second quarter to tie Paul Pierce ninth on the all-time NBA list with 2,143.
Lakers: Los Angeles made a season-high 19 3-pointers ... The 43 first-quarter points were a season high. ... With his second field goal of the night, Anthony passed Dominique Wilkins for 15th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list.Lakers: Host Minnesota on Sunday.
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