He only needed three small points last night to reach this symbolic bar. Easy thing when you know the talent of LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar, considered one of the best players (if not THE) of all time, surpassed the 39,000 career points mark last night. He is the first player in history to reach these heights.
Against the Utah Jazz, LeBron James scored 17 points in addition to 7 rebounds and 9 assists, to push his total to 39,014 points in his entire NBA career. “I didn’t really have time to think about what it meant. There have been so many great players and great scorers in this league since the beginning,” commented the man who is playing his 21st season in the NBA this year.
Durant also climbs the rankings
He is now well ahead of legendary Bucks and Lakers pivot Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his 38,387 points. The 38-year-old reached that total last year to become the all-time leading scorer.
His performance against Jazz allowed the Angelenos to get their ticket to the quarter-finals of the “in-season tournament” set up this year by the NBA, a tournament organized first by groups before a final phase. All matches played for this tournament, with the exception of the final, also count towards the regular season ranking. Winners 157-152 in Atlanta, the Indiana Pacers, behind their leader Tyrese Halliburton (37 points, 16 assists), also obtained their ticket to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In the other matches of the evening, Phoenix won 120-107 against the Portland Trail Blazers, with 31 points from Kevin Durant, who climbed to 11th place among the best scorers in NBA history (27,331 points). in total). Still light years away from the completely crazy record of his great rival.
2023-11-22 12:01:43
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