LeBron James breaks Jordan's record for 30-point games in Lakers' 119-102 win over Hawks

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

James hit an 18-foot jumper midway through the fourth quarter to secure the 563rd 30-point game of his 22-year career, breaking the record set in 2003 by his childhood idol.

James had nine points in the fourth quarter for the Lakers, who showed little fatigue while pulling away in the final minutes of their third home game in four nights..

Austin Reaves scored 20 points, and Anthony Davis had 18 points and 19 rebounds after sitting out the Lakers' 114-106 victory over Portland on Thursday night to rest his sprained left ankle.

Los Angeles has won seven of nine to move into fourth place in the Western Conference.

Trae Young had 33 points and nine assists for the Hawks, who lost their second straight at the midway point of a six-game trip. Jalen Johnson scored 19 points.

Bronny James played the final 1:41 in his first NBA action since Dec. 8.

Hawks: They played active defense all night, but couldn't shoot. Zaccharie Risacher, Dyson Daniels, De'Andre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Garrison Matthews combined to go 2-for-21 on 3-pointers.

Lakers: Even 18 turnovers couldn't stop Los Angeles' improved play since losing in overtime in Atlanta last month.

The Hawks were still hanging around until James hit back-to-back turnaround jumpers midway through the fourth quarter, making a couple of shots that resembled a key part of Jordan's repertoire.

James also played in his 1,523rd career regular-season game, passing Dirk Nowitzki for fourth in NBA history.

The Hawks take the 110 freeway to the 91 to face the Clippers on Saturday. The Lakers are in Houston on Sunday to open a two-game Texas trip.

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, shoots as Atlanta Hawks guard Dyson Daniels defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, right, shoots as Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, right, shoots as Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, center, jaws at Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, second from right, as Young complains to a referee during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James takes a pass during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

BERLIN (AP) — The death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six as a woman succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors said Monday.

Prosecutors in Naumburg said the 52-year-old woman died in a hospital, German news agency dpa reported. Authorities have said that the others who died were four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75, and a 9-year-old boy.

More than 200 people were injured in the Dec. 20 attack.

Authorities have identified the suspect, who was arrested immediately after he drove a rented car through the crowded market early on a Friday evening, as a Saudi doctor who arrived in Germany in 2006 and had received permanent residency.

They have said he doesn’t fit the usual profile of perpetrators of extremist attacks. The man described himself as an ex-Muslim who was highly critical of Islam, and on social media expressed support for the far-right.

Hundreds of candles, flowers and cuddly toys can be found in front of St. John's Church in Magdeburg, Germany, Friday Jan. 3, 2025, for the victims of the attack at Magdeburg's Christmas market. (Peter Gercke/dpa via AP)

People lay flowers in the cathedral square of Magdeburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in remembrance for the victims of the attack at a Christmas market on Dec. 20, 2024. (Peter Gercke/dpa via AP)