NBA 2018-19: The best individual performances of the season so far

7) LeBron's showtime era begins in LA - 44 points at home against the Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers v Los Angeles Lakers

The LeBron James era officially began in Los Angeles several weeks earlier, and this wasn't LeBron's first big game as a Laker, but this is the game that he truly reminded Laker fans that they are cheering for the best player in the world on a nightly basis; this was LeBron's first showtime game.

Brandon Ingram's missed three on the last possession of the game left James one assist short of a triple-double - a feat Laker fans desperately wanted judging by the crowd noise - but that didn't take anything away from James' best game as a Laker so far. He finished with 44 points, ten rebounds, nine assists, three blocks and shot otherworldly percentages from all over the floor. James scored 28 of his 44 points in the second half to secure a comeback win.

The crowning achievement of this game from The King came in the third quarter when a three-point play propelled him past Wilt Chamberlain for fifth on the NBA's all-time leading scorer list. The Staples Center crowd hadn't been this electric since Kobe's farewell game, and it truly symbolized the arrival of the LeBron James era as they got louder with every fadeaway jump shot, no-look pass, deep three-pointer and rim-rattling dunk.