LeBron James joined Michael Jordan as the only players over 40 to have scored 40-plus points in a single NBA game on Thursday, as the Los Angeles Lakers held off a fightback from the Golden State Warriors to win 120-112.

The 40-year-old James became the oldest player to score 40 points in an NBA game Thursday night, putting up a season-high 42 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors. James passed the record held by Michael Jordan, his idol and the only other NBA player to score 40 after his 40th birthday.

With this performance, James (40 years, 39 days old) joined Jordan as the only 40-year-olds to ever notch a 40-point game, according to StatMuse. Jordan accomplished the feat in 2003 with the Washington Wizards, scoring 43 points at 40 years and four days old.