Lebron james is coming.
The Los Angeles Lakers star entered Tuesday needing 224 points to surpass Kareem-Abdul Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader. He’s so close after his 46-point effort in a 133-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Even in a losing effort, James gave the fans their money’s worth. In addition to that scoring output, he posted eight rebounds, seven assists, two steals, one block, zero turnovers and zero personal fouls in 32 minutes. He made 9 of 14 shots from deep, which was a career high in 3-pointers made in a single game.
The final score was not close, but James led a run in the fourth quarter and cut the deficit to 10 before the Clippers firmly took back control.
Breaking 40 points against the Clippers completed James’ collection of 40-point games against all 30 NBA teams, an unprecedented feat. three other players Has scored 40 runs against 29 teams: Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kobe Bryant, who never played for the Lakers.
It’s Only A Matter Of Time For LeBron James To Break The NBA Scoring Record
James isn’t chasing records in the later stages of his remarkable career. away with. His 29.8-point scoring average through 37 games would stand as the fourth highest scoring rate of his 20 NBA seasons.
James averaged 20.9 points per game as a rookie and hasn’t fallen below that pace since. He is on track to break Abdul-Jabbar’s record of fewer than 100 games played than his fellow Lakers. Abdul-Jabbar reached his tally of 38,387 points in 1,560 games. The Lakers’ game against the Clippers on Tuesday was the 1,404th of James’ career.
James is on pace to pass Abdul-Jabbar sometime in February. Here’s the upcoming slate of Lakers games as James chases down one of the last great milestones of his basketball career.
Wednesday: Vs San Antonio Spurs, 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday: On Boston Celtics, 8:30 PM ET (ABC)
January 30: On Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 PM ET (NBA TV)
January 31: On New York Knicks, 7:30 PM ET (TNT)
February 2: On Indiana Pacers, 7 PM ET
February 4: On New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
February 7: vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, 10:30 PM ET
February 9: Vs Milwaukee Bucks, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
February 11: On Golden State Warriors, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
February 13: at Portland Trail Blazers, 10 p.m. ET
February 15: vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 10 p.m. ET (ESPN)