Which team did LeBron James score 56 points against in March 2005?

LeBron James scored 56 points against the Toronto Raptors on March 20, 2005.

The performance came during James’s second NBA season, when he was still a 20-year-old member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He made 18 of 36 field-goal attempts and 14 of 15 free throws, adding 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Despite the huge scoring night, Cleveland lost 105–98 in Toronto.

The game was James’s first NBA performance of at least 50 points and, at the time, the highest-scoring game of his young career. It remained his career high until he scored 61 points for the Miami Heat against Charlotte in March 2014.

A common mix-up is confusing this game with James’s later 56-point performance against the Golden State Warriors in 2022. The 2005 outburst was against Toronto, while the 2022 game came nearly 17 years later and occurred during his Los Angeles Lakers career.