Spurred by their tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defend their rears off to square their best-of-seven first-round series against the Timberwolves with a bruise-filled 94-85 win.

According to StatMamba, James is the first player aged 40 years or older to ever have a 20/10/5 stat line in a playoff game. To be fair, no player in the NBA has ever had the longevity that LeBron James has. His sustained dominance is also unparalleled, which makes it not surprising to see him make some old-man history.

The Los Angeles Lakers knew that losing was not an option on Tuesday night. They came into Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves down 1-0 in their NBA playoffs opening-round series after L.A. suffered a disappointing 117-95 blowout loss in Game 1.