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Hard as it’s to consider, LeBron James recorded his first triple-double this season on Tuesday, notching 28 factors, 11 assists and 10 rebounds within the Lakers’ 129-123 extra time victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The stat line however, this was not one in every of LeBron’s higher video games, notably with how nice he is been taking part in of late. But he’ll take the victory, and naturally, the 28 factors draw him even nearer to the NBA’s all-time scoring report, which he is now lower than 100 factors from breaking.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
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LeBron James
38,299
89
For the season, James is now averaging 30.1 factors per recreation. If he maintains that tempo, he would want three extra video games to go Kareem. If he does not sit out some other video games between from time to time, that places him in line to interrupt the report on Feb. 7 at dwelling towards the Thunder.
LeBron’s final three video games: 28 at Knicks; 41 at Celtics; 20 vs. SpursLeBron’s subsequent three video games: at Indiana (Feb. 2); at New Orleans (Feb. 4); vs. Oklahoma City (Feb. 7)
“I’m excited to see it occur. I do not see data as private accomplishments, however extra as human achievements,” Adbul-Jabbar mentioned forward of the 2021-22 season about LeBron doubtlessly breaking his report. “If one individual can do one thing that is by no means been completed, meaning all of us have a shot at doing it. It’s a supply of hope and inspiration. Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile again in 1954. Since then, not solely have 1,400 runners crushed that point, however the brand new report is 17 seconds much less. We all win when a report is damaged and if LeBron breaks mine, I will likely be proper there to cheer him on.”
This publish will replace after every recreation till LeBron is atop the all-time scoring listing.
