I Los Angeles Lakers they lost to the Denver Nuggets, but the game will still go down in NBA history for yet another milestone achieved by LeBron James. The four-time MVP (26 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists) reached 40,017 career points.
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When he passed Kobe Bryant e Karl Malone, the Lakers lost to the 76ers (January 2020) and Wizards (March 2022). Last year, in the race in which he ousted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, came the defeat against the Thunder. Tonight LeBron James he became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 points scored during the regular season and the Lakers suffered their eighth consecutive defeat against the Nuggets:
«Being the first athlete to reach goals like this is very cool. I know the history of the league and the greats who made it: being the first ever to collect these numbers is nice, it’s nice. For me, the most important thing is always the same: winning. I hate the fact that it happened in our defeat against a team that plays really well. We played good basketball, but we couldn’t close out the game.”
«It’s a bittersweet moment, but I appreciated every moment on the parquet. Maximum respect for the Lakers fan base, for all the affection they have shown me.”
«I feel like I’m still a threat on the field and that I’m capable of doing the same things I did ten years ago. Even some from twenty years ago, which is very strange to say.»
James then talks about the match against the reigning champions, a true bête noire of the yellow and purple team:
«We had several opportunities in the last quarter, but we couldn’t capitalize on them. They always manage to have five players on the pitch capable of threatening the basket, then there is Joker capable of doing anything. That’s why it’s so difficult to play against them.”
«I want to improve, find a way to compete against this team. They have our number [nel senso che i Nuggets riescono ad arginare e prevedere il gameplan dei Lakers, ndr].»
Own Nikola Jokic – thirteen consecutive points at the end of the third quarter – sent the game towards Denver. Reporters ask LeBron if there is a way to limit the two-time Serbian MVP and his answer is quite categorical:
“No, there is not.”
Il Chosen One then he listed the other NBA stars for whom there is no solution:
«Joel, Joker, Luka, Giannis, Steph, KD. Just to name a few.”
The number 23 of the Lakers then commented on the possibility that his record will be surpassed, sooner or later:
«There are many players who know how to score, I can’t tell you if anyone will be able to beat it, but every record is made to be broken. Never say never. It was thought that Oscar Robertson’s record could never be broken. Then Russell Westbrook did it, and today Jokic and Doncic have triple doubles practically every night.”
The 39-year-old from Akron, Ohio ends his twenty-first season with a thought for his 18-year-old self and a hypothetical message to deliver to him:
«I wouldn’t want to tell him anything, honestly. Because the 18-year-old LeBron had his head on his shoulders. At the limit, to do what he believes, regardless of everything. Stay true to yourself. Honestly, everyone would have liked to see me fail when I entered the league. There were huge expectations on an 18-year-old.”
???? LeBron James finishes with 26 points (12-20 from the filed), 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals against the Nuggets.
???? The Chosen is first all-time in Points, All-Star & All-NBA selections, Playoff points & wins.
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— LakeShow Italia (@LakeShowIta) March 3, 2024
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I Los Angeles Lakers they return to the field in the night (4.30 ????????) between Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th March to face the Oklahoma City Thunder all crypto.com Arena.
On the cover: LeBron James celebrates after scoring the 40,000 point of his career during the game between the Lakers and Nuggets at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. (Juan Ocampo, NBAE Getty Images)
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