LeBron James became the first player to score 39,000 points in the NBA as the LA Lakers beat the Utah Jazz in the in-season tournament.
Needing five points, he scored 17 in a 131-99 victory in Los Angeles that secured a quarter-final place.
The thirty eight year old surpassed Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s tally of 38,387 points in February to become the leading scorer of all time.
James recorded nine assists and seven rebounds and team-mate Anthony Davis scored 26 points and made 16 rebounds.
The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player saluted the crowd at the Crypto.com Arena when his achievement was announced.
James recorded nine assists and seven rebounds and team-mate Anthony Davis scored 26 points and made 16 rebounds.
The Indiana Pacers reached the last eight with a 157-152 win at the Atlanta Hawks.
Tyrese Haliburton, who said this week the tournament gave “more juice” to early season games, scored 37 points as the Pacers overturned a 20-point first-half deficit.
Darius Garland’s 32 points led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-119 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers that kept their qualifying hopes alive.
The quarter-finals take place on 4 and 5 December, with the semis on 7 December and the final on 9 December in Las Vegas.