LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 110-102 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers (in Oregon). James had been questionable for

At 40, James made NBA history as the first player to score 40 points in a game twice after turning 40, surpassing Michael Jordan, who achieved this once. He also became the third player with the most games, reaching 1,542, trailing only behind Robert Parish (1,611) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560).

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The Portland Trail Blazers let a great opportunity slip away during Thursday night’s 110-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Moda Center. Blazers coach Chauncey Billups said his team was rusty and sometimes lacked focus during the defeat in the Blazers’ first game back from the All-Star break.