Who did LeBron James have 61 points against as a Miami Heat player?

LeBron James scored 61 points against the Charlotte Bobcats as a Miami Heat player. He reached that career high on March 3, 2014, at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, leading the Heat to a 124–107 victory.

The performance broke Miami’s single-game scoring record, previously held by Glen Rice, who scored 56 points in 1995. James shot 22 of 33 from the field and made 8 of 10 three-point attempts, an unusually accurate display even by his standards.

The Bobcats were Charlotte’s NBA team from 2004 to 2014, before the franchise reclaimed the Hornets name. That naming change can cause confusion in older trivia questions: the opponent was officially the Charlotte Bobcats on the night of James’s 61-point game.

The game was also notable because James surpassed his previous career high of 56 points, scored for the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Toronto Raptors in 2005. His 61 remained Miami’s single-game record for years.