The Los Angeles Lakers had a great night. Darvin Ham’s team won three straight games to punch their ticket to the next round of the NBA in-season tournament and watch star LeBron James overcome another A seemingly impossible obstacle. The man who scored 39,000 points in the NBA.
The experienced player and four-time major champion scored 17 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds to lead the team to victory, with Anthony Davis being the most outstanding performance. LeBron is 38 years old, a month shy of turning 39, and immersed in his 21st season, where he continues to score in a way that is unmatched by any other player in history. After more than two decades in the game, he was averaging 25.7 points per night at the start of the season.
LeBron James reaches 39,000 points!
👑 Legend 👑
— Giants Basket (@GIGANTESbasket) November 22, 2023
«My teammates and coaches congratulated me, but I haven’t had a chance to really understand what (39,000 points) means. This league has produced a lot of great players since its inception, a lot of great scorers… Being able to be the first to accomplish something, no matter what it is, I think is always great. “It’s a crazy moment, that’s for sure,” LeBron said after the game.
Here is the list of top scorers:
- LeBron James: 39,012 points
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387 points
- Karl Malone: 36,928 points
- Kobe Bryant: 33,643 points
- Michael Jordan: 32,292 points
- Dirk Nowitzki: 31,560 points
- Wilt Chamberlain: 31,419 points
- Shaquille O’Neal: 28,596 points
- Carmelo Anthony: 28,289 points
- Moses Malone: 27,409 points
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