LeBron James, 39 years young, records a career-best 4th consecutive triple-double

LeBron James is still doing things he’s never done at age 39.

On Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar recorded a fourth straight triple-double for the first time in his career, posting 15 points, 16 rebounds and 12 assists in a 120-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs. The game was the Lakers’ NBA Cup opener as they tried to defend last year’s trophy.

Four of those points put the game away when James gave the Lakers a three-point lead with 25.1 seconds left, then made both free throws as the Spurs started to foul.

Still, Anthony Davis was the true star of the game, scoring 40 points with 12 rebounds in a superstar center battle with Victor Wembanyama. The veteran shot 14-for-26 from the floor (including 2-of-4 on 3-pointers) and made 10-of-12 free throws. However, Wembanyama more than held his own, scoring 28 points with 14 rebounds.

Here are James’ four consecutive triple-doubles, which also came in four straight for the Lakers, their longest streak of the early season.

The four triple-doubles this season give James 116 for his career. That gives him the fifth most The NBA’s all-time list. But James may not move up as he turns 40 soon and says he doesn’t want to play much longer.

Next is Nikola Jokic with 136. Magic Johnson is third with 138. Oscar Robertson’s 181 is second all-time. And Russell Westbrook tops the list with 199.

The most triple-doubles James has ever achieved in a season is 18 during the the 2017-18 campaign. Perhaps surprisingly, he didn’t record anyone as a rookie in 2003-04. He got two of them during the following season. James also didn’t get any triple-doubles in 2011-12 and recorded one in both the 2006-07 and 2013-14 seasons.