LeBron James and another golden night that brings him closer to the NBA scoring record: when could he surpass Kareem Abdul Jabbar's mark?

Who was better: Messi or Maradona?

Does Cristiano Ronaldo sit at the exclusive table that Leo and Diego share with Pelé, Di Stéfano and Cruyff?

What to say about tennis: Federer, Nadal or Djokovic?

And in Formula One?

Is Hamilton at the level of legends like Schumacher, Senna or, further back in time, Fangio?

The debate to establish who is the best athlete in history in his specialty is always present 

and now, with the brilliant performances of 

in the NBA, a new question opens up: Who is the best basketball player of all time? 

LeBron James, 38, is heading for a new dunk in the NBA.

AP/Mark J. Terrill.

The Los Angeles Lakers

beat the

 113-104 on Wednesday and LeBron shone with 20 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds, one shy of closing the night with a triple double.

In addition

,

set in 1984 when he caught up with

other names that can be included in the basketball GOAT debate.

It is, for many, the record of records, the most important of all, and it is about to fall.

"Knowing that I'm about to break the record that people were saying could never possibly be broken, that's spectacular for me," he

said at the

' Media Day before the season began.

In January 2020 he surpassed another legend,

behind

and now he's going for everything. 

His scoring average in the current season is 29.9 points per game, which suggests that he will need between six and seven games to break that historic mark for what could happen on Saturday

Will be?

Or will he be saved to make history four days later, in front of his people, against the

?

The truth is that, sooner rather than later, that record will fall and LeBron will have a new argument to claim the label of "best basketball player in history."

On Tuesday, against the Los Angeles Clippers, James broke his own record for three-pointers in a game (9).

In addition, he became the only player to score 40 or more points for all NBA teams.

Photo: Getty Images/AFP/Kevork Djansezian.

LeBron James, the 38-year-old kid

As said, the average points per game in the current NBA season is 29.9, surpassing the 27.2 of his entire career at the top level of American basketball.

In short, at

, which include his glorious time in the Miami Heat (two-time champion 2012-2013).

shocking

And if their numbers are taken in 2023, the bar is even higher.

He scored more than 30 points in 7 of the 10 games he played this year and his PPP is 35.1.

" Dallas Mavericks star

said .

LeBron James games in 2023:

• 20 points vs.

  San Antonio Spurs (1/25)

• 46 points vs. Los Angeles Clippers (1/24)

• 37 points.

  vs.

  Portland Trail Blazers (1/22)

• 23 points.

  vs.

  Memphis Grizzlies (1/20)

• 32 points.

  vs.

  Sacramento Kings (1/18)

• 48 points.

  vs.

  Houston Rockets (16/1)

• 35 points.

  vs.

  Philadelphia 76ers (1/15)

• 25 points.

  vs.

  Dallas Mavericks (13/1)

• 37 points.

  vs.

  Sacramento Kings (8/1)

• 25 points.

  vs.

  Atlanta Hawks (7/1)

• 43 points.

  vs.

  Charlotte Hornets (2/1)

(He missed just two games this year.)

Even if he lowers his record in the next few matches, February is going to be the month in which Kareem Abdul Jabbar's record is scored.

Here,

• 1/28 vs.

  boston celtics

• 1/30 vs. Brooklyn Nets

• 1/31 vs. New York Knicks

• 2/2 vs. Indiana Pacers

• 4/2 vs.

  New Orleans Pelicans

• 7/2 vs.

  Oklahoma City Thunders

• 9/2 vs.

  Mliwaukee Bucks

• 11/2 vs.

  Golden State Warriors