On a night where the NBA’s record books required a complete rewrite, Luka Doncic put one accomplishment over his own. As he led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 124–116 victory over the Houston Rockets, extending the team’s winning streak to seven games, Doncic was in awe of LeBron James’ heroics. The victory was punctuated by a historic milestone for the Lakers too. Doncic officially surpassed the franchise legend, Kobe Bryant to prove superstar consistency.

In the rematch with the Rockets, Luka Doncic finished with 40 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds, while shooting 7-of-17 from the arc. With that statline, he broke the record previously held by Bryant for the most games in Lakers franchise history with at least 40 points, 10 assists, and 5 three-pointers.

Despite his own statistical masterpiece, Doncic spent his post-game press conference deferring the spotlight to his 41-year-old teammate, LeBron James. “I mean, it’s pretty, pretty awesome to see him, you know, every day. Just experience greatness,” Doncic told reporters. “I said today that he was a player of the game, you know.”

King James turned in a nearly perfect performance, shooting a staggering 13-of-14 (93%) from the field to finish with 30 points and five rebounds. The efficiency mark tied James’ career high for a single game, a feat he hasn’t reached since 2013.

Despite his 40 points, Doncic solely credited Bron for tonights win in two critical moments.

Luka Doncic credits back-to-back win to LeBron James

The Lakers have bested the Houston Rockets in two consecutive games in dramatic fashion. Before LeBron James took another hit to his elbow tonight, he gave the Lakers a huge surge.

Doncic highlighted James’ veteran composure during a critical 9-0 fourth-quarter run that allowed the Lakers to reclaim the lead for good. “I think another moment is when he and AR [Austin Reaves] started the fourth quarter. We were down three and we just got, like, a 9-0 run, you know. They did an amazing job. So, that was key of the games, those two moments.”

The other moment was when he found James for a thunderous alley-oop dunk with 90 seconds remaining to ice the game.

This feat comes just days after Doncic surpassed both Kobe Bryant and Jerry West for the most 35-point games in a single season in franchise history. Doncic provided the volume on the scoreboard while James facilitated the offense. Beyond his shooting efficiency, James also became the 23rd player in NBA history to reach 12,000 career rebounds.

Seeing the performance his veteran teammate put up tonight left Doncic overwhelmed, even with the shot James missed. “The one shot he missed, he was trying to foul bait. I mean, that’s the biggest thing… look, he was awesome tonight.”

As the Lakers orchestrate a surge, it appears the chemistry JJ Redick has been looking for between James and Doncic as well as Austin Reaves, has reached a seasonal peak. As the postseason approaches, the Lakers’ three-headed monster signals a locker room that is as unified as it is historic.