LeBron James suffered the worst defeat of his career, and he also broke a record that night

LeBron James He set another NBA record as the player with the most regular-season and postseason minutes, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played the most minutes with the Lakers. It was set in a 138-94 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

LeBron James has never suffered a defeat as lopsided as the one he experienced. The Miami Heat he led once trailed the Heat by 36 points in the NBA Finals. In 2019, the Indiana Pacers defeated James and the Lakers by 42 points.

But Monday night’s beating was historic. When Joel Embiid scored a triple-double in the third quarter, the 76ers had defeated the Lakers 138-94, a 44-point deficit that was the worst in James’ career. Year 2003.

LeBron James played 29 minutes at Wells Fargo Center to reach 66,319 minutes, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 66,297 minutes to set the second quarter record at Wells Fargo Center The first three minutes of playing.

However, this record did not cover up James’ 44-point defeat against the 76ers, which was the biggest loss in James’ 21-year career and the fifth-largest loss in Lakers history.

Sixers leading scorer Tyrese Maxey scored 31 points and Joel Embiid had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Philadelphia to a dominant victory.

For the Lakers, James scored 18 points (7 of 11 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws) and 5 rebounds, followed by Anthony Davis with 17 point.

Other results from last night: Indiana 110-Poland 114, Detroit 107-Washington 126, Utah 114-New Orleans 112, Los Angeles Clippers 104-Denver 113.

In the East, Boston leads 13-4, Orlando, Milwaukee and Philadelphia lead 12-5; in the West, Minnesota leads 12-4, followed by Oklahoma City 11-5.