Heading into a Tuesday night game vs. the Pelicans, James needs 36 points to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record at 38,387. Here is a look back at his scoring milestone moments and when he reached them:
James reached 10,000 career points in a late-February matchup against the Celtics, which was a preview of their seven-game playoff series to come just a few months later.
Boston won this game, 92-87, despite James scoring a game-high 26 points. But he wasn’t very efficient from the field as he was 7-for-24 shooting.Before James faced the Golden State Warriors in four consecutive NBA Finals, he became the youngest player to score 20,000 points when he hit this milestone in a 92-75 win in Oakland.
James finished with 25 points in the win. Warriors guard Jarrett Jack was the only other player to score more than 15 in this defensive struggle.James only needed four games into the 2015-16 NBA championship season to get career point No. 25,000. The basket came on an alley-oop pass from Matthew Dellavedova in a 107-100 win in Philadelphia.
In the win, James had 22 points, 11 assists and was just one rebound shy of a triple-double. Mo Williams added 21 points for the Cavs, and Kevin Love chipped in 15.James became just the seventh player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points when he dropped a long 2-point jumper to beat the first quarter vs. the Spurs in San Antonio.
It was a bright spot in a rough night for the Cavs as they lost, 114-102. James had 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the loss.With this free throw, LeBron James becomes the 3rd player in NBA history to reach 35,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone!
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