A triple double in an overtime win emphasized that James, who is on the verge of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career points total, is nowhere near done.
James drew closer to the N.B.A. career scoring record ahead of games in New York, but the Celtics proved again why they have been one of his great adversaries over the past 20 years.
James is fewer than 200 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s N.B.A. career scoring record. Abdul-Jabbar set the record before James was born.
The Lakers have long been seen as a glamour franchise of big names and big wins. LeBron James is dominating. But the wins have been much harder to come by, for a while.