LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors played the foil in the most notable bounceback of LeBron James‘ career back in the 2016 NBA Finals. On Saturday, they were subjected to another classic “desperation” performance by James.
James scored 56 points, his highest-scoring game ever with the Los Angeles Lakers and tied for third-highest in his 19-year career, and L.A. rallied from a 14-point deficit to win 124-116.
The Lakers, whose grasp on even a play-in tournament berth has become precarious as they’ve tumbled down the standings, snapped a four-game losing streak with Saturday’s win, in which James set a slew of records.
“Our guys were following me off the floor tonight going into the locker room and they asked me, ‘How does it feel to score 56?'” James said. “I said, ‘Right now, I don’t give a damn about the 56. I’m just happy we got a win.’ That’s just…
