After spending much of the early NBA season barely above .500, the Los Angeles Lakers entered Tuesday night’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans with a 38-21 record and second place in the Western Conference.

LeBron James makes NBA history with the Los Angeles Lakers, earning Player of the Month honors in February at age 40.

Kevin Durant is second to James among active players with 35,191 points including playoffs — which means even if he averaged 2,000 points a season (something he's done only once in the last five years) he would still have to play into the 2032-33 season to have a shot at reaching 50,000.