LeBron James: Need 'Glass of Wine and Some Sleep' After 42 Points in Lakers-Warriors

A lot has changed for the Los Angeles Lakers in recent days, but one thing has remained the same.

LeBron James is still a marvel.

The King led his team to a 120-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and became the oldest player in NBA history to surpass 40 points in a game in the process. He finished with 42 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists in an excellent overall performance.

"What do I think? That I'm old," James told reporters. "That's what I think. I need a glass of wine and some sleep, that's the first thing I think about."

It was a full circle moment for the future Hall of Famer, who is also the youngest player in league history to reach the 40-point mark in a game from when he scored 41 at 19 years and 88 days old in March 2004 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

At 40 years and 38 days old, he surpassed Michael Jordan's previous mark of 40 years and four days old. His Airness scored 43 points at that age in February 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

"I think with LeBron, we've run out of words and superlatives and descriptions to sort of capture what he's doing at this stage of his career and at this age," Lakers head coach JJ Redick said. "It continues to be remarkable, it really does. And he really led us tonight."

Stephen Curry wasn't the only three-point marksman in the building on Thursday, as James went 6-of-9 from deep and brought the crowd to its feet with a logo triple:

He also dominated on the boards, which was important for a Los Angeles team that no longer has Anthony Davis after moving him in the trade for Luka Dončić. It will eventually have big man Mark Williams to help in the rebounding department after its aggressive approach at the trade deadline, but he wasn't yet available for Thursday's contest.

It was James' third double-double in the last four games and brought his three-point percentage up to 52.4 in three February contests.

That type of outside shooting will be even more important when Dončić takes the floor alongside him, considering the defensive attention the five-time All-Star will draw. Playing James off-ball more in that one-two punch will keep the 40-year-old fresher for the playoffs.

And it is a playoffs where the Lakers suddenly look like true threats with the addition of Dončić and Williams to go along with the red-hot James. If the King plays like he did Thursday, there is no team the Purple and Gold can't beat.