LeBron James scored his 39,000th point on his way to 17 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished their unblemished run through group play in the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 131-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night. The Lakers also finished with nine assists and seven rebounds.

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With 26 points and 16 rebounds, Anthony Davis led the Lakers to victory. The Lakers are set to play host to a quarterfinal game early the following month, which will mark the beginning of the knockout stages of the league’s inaugural tournament held during the season. Los Angeles defeated Phoenix, Memphis, Portland, and Utah by a combined total of 74 points, with this overwhelming victory over the Jazz serving as the culmination to the Lakers’ sixth victory in a total of seven games.

After surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387 points in the previous season, James, who is now 38 years old, became the first player in the history of the NBA to score more than 39,000 points in the first quarter of the game.

In spite of the fact that I have been complimented by both my teammates and my coaches, I have not yet had the chance to fully comprehend the significance of what they have spoken to me, James stated. “Since the dawn of time, our league has been home to a multitude of outstanding players, and it has also been home to a multitude of outstanding scores. To be able to do anything that is the first of something is always something that I consider to be quite cool or impressive. There is no doubt that this is a breathtaking moment.

James entered the night with an average of 26.4 points per game, which was by far the highest production from any player in NBA history who made it to a 21st season. This milestone was another stop in James’ steamrolling of the world’s prior norms for basketball longevity.

In addition to his 20 points and eight assists, D’Angelo Russell contributed to the Lakers’ victory. The Lakers took a 30-point lead in the third quarter and were able to remove both of its superstar players from the game before the fourth quarter began. While James only played for 24 minutes, Davis dominated his 29 minutes of action, making 11 of 14 shots and even adding four assists to his total.

Davis expressed his satisfaction with the Lakers’ position in the tournament by saying, “Being able to sleep in our beds and not having to travel, that’s always good.” That brings us one step closer to claiming the Cup, if you will. Is this the Cup for the tournament? What is the NBA Cup? Something along those lines? Then, we are one step closer.”

Los Angeles moved to 7-1 at home this season, while Utah went to 1-6 on the road. Austin Reaves scored 19 points, and Christian Wood had a season-high 16 points. Both of these players contributed to the victory.

The small Jazz, who dropped to 2-2 in tournament play with their seventh loss in nine games overall, were led by Omer Yurtseven, who had a season-high 18 points, and John Collins, who scored 15 points. In the first half, Utah’s shooting performance was appalling, as the team only hit 33 percent of its shots.

“They did a good job of just closing the floor on us and taking all the space that we had and forcing us to take tough shots,” said Jordan Clarkson, a former guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who scored seven points on three of nine shots.

Launching the wing In addition to adding another injury to the Lakers’ roster, Cam Reddish only played for five minutes before departing the game due to groin pain. As a result, the Lakers are now working with only nine players available. Jarred Vanderbilt, who suffered a left heel injury, and Jalen Hood-Schifino, who was selected in the first round of the draft, have both been sidelined for the current season. Before Gabe Vincent returns from an injury to his left knee, which is expected to occur in the following month, he will miss at least sixteen games.

Davis contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds to the Lakers’ dominance in the first half, which allowed them to take a 23-point lead into the second quarter of the court game. After falling behind 62-41 at the halftime break, Utah was only able to make four of twenty-three three-point shots.

“I believe that our lack of physicality, particularly on offense, led us to have very sloppy offensive possessions,” said Utah coach Will Hardy. “It was especially hard on offense.” “And when you combine that with the fact that you are not really making any shots, it is difficult to defend against that team in transition because it is something that happens over and over again. In the end, it was a combination of a number of factors that resulted in a poor performance.