Lakers' LeBron James' stats at 41 compare wildly to his prime with Miami Heat

Billy Heyen

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Lakers' LeBron James' stats at 41 compare wildly to his prime with Miami Heat image

LeBron James has had a fountain of youth element to him for a while now.

But since turning 41 years old on Dec. 30, it seems to have been cranked up a notch.

The King is putting up better numbers since his birthday than he put up in the middle of his prime with the Miami Heat.

Seriously. Here's the comparison:

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LeBron had a phenomenal game Tuesday night in a blowout win of the Atlanta Hawks.

His final stats:

  • 31 points
  • 9 rebounds
  • 10 assists
  • 1 steal
  • 1 block
  • 12-20 FG
  • 2-4 3FG
  • 5-6 FT
  • +17

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It was part of a key bounceback for the Lakers, who had all five starters in double figures: Luke Doncic 27, Jake LaRavia 17, Deandre Ayton 17, Marcus Smart 16. Gabe Vincent added 10 off the bench.

Clearly, James is feeling healthy. He did this on the second night of a back-to-back, too, which makes it even more impressive.

Sometimes, it never seems like age will catch up to LeBron.

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Contributing Writer