The Los Angeles Lakers have secured their longest win streak in nine seasons after Monday night’s 118-112 comeback road win against the Chicago Bulls for the team’s sixth-straight victory. While that win made a small bit of history for the Lakers, LeBron James is closing in on some team history as well.
James finished with 30 points (on 10-for-19 shooting), 10 rebounds and 11 assists, marking his third consecutive game with a triple-double. That ties the longest triple-double streak in his career, but also moves him within a game of the longest triple-double run in Lakers’ history in 32 years.
Per Elias Sports, James is the first Laker with three straight triple-doubles since Hall of Famer Magic Johnson logged four in a row in 1987.
Here’s a side-by-side look at each player’s triple-double run:
| LeBron James’ stats | Magic Johnson’s stats | |
|---|---|---|
| 39 pts, 12 reb, 16 ast | 1st triple-double | 21 pts, 10 reb, 13 ast |
| 21 pts, 11 reb, 13 ast | 2nd triple-double | 34 pts, 10 reb, 13 ast |
| 30 pts, 10 reb, 11 ast | 3rd triple-double | 35 points, 10 reb, 11 ast |
| — | 4th triple-double | 23 points, 11 reb, 10 ast |
LeBron will have a chance to tie Magic’s mark on Friday, when the Lakers host the Miami Heat (10:30 ET, NBA TV).
