LeBron James scoring record

Ticket prices are predictably high for the Los Angeles Lakers' next two home games, with LeBron James poised to break the NBA scoring record.

The Thunder will be back that night. “I feel like people are betting on the storyline that he does it against Kareem’s former team, but he could easily score 36 points Tuesday and then the market for the game Thursday could completely crash.” “We’ll stop and make sure that we’ve done our jobs as the archivists of the NBA. “There’s no doubt we will stop that game and make sure we record for history, the ball, the basket, the uniform,” Silver said. Which is why those same seats are even pricier Thursday for the Lakers’ next game against the Milwaukee Bucks — the two teams Abdul-Jabbar played for during his Hall of Fame career. Total price for the two seats with Ticketmaster fees: $181,500.

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Just as Jordan basically invented the modern corporate athlete with his iconic commercials and lucrative endorsement deals, James has made a significant impact on the business of basketball. into the playoffs in a relatively weak conference. Despite playing hundreds fewer games than anyone ahead of him (and in an era when the NBA was far more physical and points much harder to come by than today), Jordan ranks fifth on the all-time scoring list. Since winning the title in 2020 in the Disney bubble, the Lakers have gotten worse and worse. Along the way, Jordan's unique blend of passion, artistry and charisma transcended his sport, making him a worldwide cultural icon on a level we'll probably never see again from a basketball player — despite LeBron's best efforts to match him there too. As for efficiency, LeBron has made more than half his shot attempts during his career — common among the top-scoring big men in history, but unheard-of for a player who operates on the perimeter as much as James does. For basketball fans of a certain age (mine), Jordan will always be the greatest. But you can't simply dismiss those (mostly younger) fans who claim James is the greatest basketball player ever. The signature play of his career was a defensive one — the James' pursuit of the all-time points record has raised another round of LeBron vs. That could happen as soon as tonight, when the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder, though James is listed as questionable with a sore ankle. James has always strived to be more like Magic Johnson — that is, someone who puts a premium on efficiency, making the players around him better and doing the non-scoring things that win championships.

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James may very well be the GOAT, based on his longevity, his accomplishments, how no one in NBA history has been so hard to stop for 20 years and counting. The answer to the GOAT debate is there isn’t one. James is passing Abdul-Jabbar for the most points – but Jordan still averaged the most, his 30.12 a game pace over the entirety of his career ranking just ahead of Chamberlain’s 30.07. Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls on his way to becoming a global icon and might have been the greatest competitor in the sport’s history. The Lakers’ Magic Johnson and Boston’s Larry Bird had a rivalry that brought them both multiple championships and might have saved the NBA in the 1980′s. And that’s the figure James – again, when adding in his playoff points – eclipsed on Feb. So while that is “a” record, it’s not “the” record. James entered the NBA straight out of high school; Abdul-Jabbar had a college career before he was eligible to join the league. Mancias never wants any credit for his work; he shuns limelight the way James blows past defenders. For almost the entirety of James’s career, keeping The King fit has fallen on the shoulders of Mike Mancias, one of the most-trusted members of James’s inner circle. Durant would probably have to play at least another six or seven seasons just to catch Abdul-Jabbar’s mark – and who knows how far James will raise the bar by then. – he goes by “Bronny” – to get to the league, something that won’t happen until 2024-25 at the earliest.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar is just 36 points away from surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as league's all-time top scorer.

“I just want to win,” he told reporters after putting up 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists in a 131-126 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. “But he’s on the Mount Rushmore, that’s for sure,” Ellis told the Reuters news agency. “I’ve been carrying the torch as record holder for 38 years. “But to be in an era where we see this live is pretty cool, as well. There’s nothing he’s going to do that’s going to make me say, ‘He did that?’ There’s all types of records he could break, if he put his mind to it,” Mike Brown, who coached him in Cleveland, [fourth title in Los Angeles](/news/2020/10/12/lakers-beat-heat-to-clinch-first-nba-title-in-17-years) in 2020.

LeBron James is a student of history, and it would only be right that he broke the record with a skyhook.

LeBron realizing how close he is to the record, has made it a point to practice this shot during pregame throughout the season. He has a flair for the dramatic; it is a last-second shot to win the game or a shot that will move him to the top of the scoring list. That is why I believe LeBron will do whatever he can to ensure the shot that breaks the record tonight will be a sky hook. Of course, the skyhook is the legendary, unstoppable shot that Jabbar perfected throughout his career. It was an emotional moment for LeBron as he received a standing ovation from the Laker crowd. It's a mid-range shot he would go on to take in a lot of big moments throughout his career.

James is just 35 points shy of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's regular season scoring total of 38387, a mark once thought to be untouchable.

The mental stamina to do that over a long time, it has to be a challenge. “That type of longevity has to be more than just the physical. he’s the one,” VanVleet says. “He’s just a freak athlete that has the natural God-given ability we all wish we could have. “He’s one of the best at dissecting a game and picking apart other teams.” It has to be more than just lifting weights … “I just look at my own stats and look where I’m at — and I think I’m a pretty good damn player — and it’s unfathomable to see what he’s done,” VanVleet said. The longevity is not to be discounted. It’s a harder game today and James, wealthy beyond most measures of comprehension, keeps soldiering on. He has said he would love to play at least one season on the same team as his 18-year-old son, Bronny, and there’s no reason James won’t fulfil that goal, even if his son isn’t NBA-eligible until 2024-25. “He might get to 45,000 the way he’s playing,” says Young, who has been battling James for 16 seasons. Heading into a home game Tuesday night against Oklahoma City, the 38-year-old James is just 35 points shy of Abdul-Jabbar’s 38,387.