Clippers stave off 'scary' LeBron James takeover, marvel at latest feat

LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James scored 13 points and threw down two thunderous dunks in the span of four-plus minutes to cut a 21-point Clippers lead down to 10 in the fourth quarter Tuesday night.

"It was scary," Clippers star guard Paul George said. "I've seen that look in Bron."

This, though, was something the Clippers had not seen from the Lakers superstar until Tuesday night. James added another historic feat to his storied career when he scored 46 points in a 133-115 Lakers loss to the Clippers, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40 points against all 30 franchises.

"I wanted Bron to get 40 so he could have 40 against every team," Clippers coach Ty Lue, who coached James in Cleveland, said with a laugh. "Nah. I mean he had it going."

James buried a career-high nine 3-pointers and pulled within 178 points of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time points scored record. But his night was bittersweet since it came in an 18-point loss to the Clippers.