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LeBron James breaks NBA points record

2023-02-08T06:56:26.065Z


After his 38 points against Oklahoma, LeBron James is the most successful point collector in NBA history. With a total of 38,390 regular season points, he tops Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. What makes him so special?


On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar overtook Wilt Chamberlain as the NBA's top scorer.

After that, he continued to increase his points tally to an incredible 38,387.

For a long time it seemed like a record for eternity – which has now been broken.

Since last night, the NBA has a new record scorer: LeBron Raymone James Sr., 38, from Akron, Ohio.

He now stands at 38,390 points in NBA regular season games.

No basketball player in the long history of the NBA has achieved more.

It was already clear when he came into the league in 2003 that he could achieve great things.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected LeBron as their first draft pick.

The Ohio boy joined the chronically unsuccessful Ohio team.

As a savior.

James scored 25 points in his first game.

At age 20, he had 56 points against the Toronto Raptors, becoming the youngest player at the time to score at least 50 points in a game.

LeBron scored and scored, not only for Cleveland but also for the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.

He kept climbing up.

King James not only passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain on his way to the top, but also many other icons of the sport.

But not only his scoring distinguishes LeBron.

James is the only player in basketball history to have at least 10,000 rebounds and at least 10,000 assists.

The ability to service his teammates sets James apart from the other top scorers.

James is considered one of the players with the highest basketball IQ, no one understands the game better.

James also benefited in his career from the fact that he often had talented teammates that he chose himself.

After seven untitled years in Cleveland, James joined the Miami Heat in 2010.

He announced his decision on the TV show: »I'm taking my talents to South Beach«.

James' buddy Dwyane Wade played there, Chris Bosh came from Toronto.

The Big Three were born.

In Miami, James endured painful defeats (to Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 Finals) but also won his first two titles.

LeBron later repeated this pattern.

He was always more than a player, he was also the manager of the teams, choosing his team-mates when possible.

When he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, he formed a new Big Three with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.

When he joined the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, he did everything he could to take his pal Anthony Davis with him.

With both teams he won another championship.

Always as the best player, but never without including his teammates:

The 2.06 meter tall James was never the big digger under the basket.

Others were responsible for that, James did almost everything on the field anyway.

It was still enough for 10,576 rebounds, after all, 32nd place in the all-time list of the best.

The fact that LeBron James has had constant values ​​in all statistics over 20 years is also due to the fact that he has adapted his game.

On the one hand to the modern NBA.

And on the other hand to his body, which also suffers from the strain after more than 53,700 minutes of basketball in the main season alone.

Today's NBA is different than when LeBron started.

The top teams throw 15, 16 successful three-pointers per game today.

The reason behind?

Pure math: Analysts have calculated that long-distance shots are simply more worthwhile than middle-distance shots, which are often no easier but only bring two points.

It's also this adaptation that allows LeBron not only to remain competitive, but also to dominate games.

Even at 38 and with a significantly slowing body that no longer allows him to effortlessly fly through the zone in every game.

LeBron James has never been a strong "closer" in his career, i.e. someone who decides close games.

That also sets him apart from Michael Jordan, who led his Bulls to the finals six times and won the title six times.

While LeBron “only” has four championships after participating in ten finals.

LeBron's hunt for records doesn't end with the points record.

He would like to achieve another, very special goal.

Playing in the NBA with his son LeBron James Jr., known as »Bronny«.

Father and son, no one has managed that before.

In 2024, James Jr. could be drafted by an NBA team.

That's how long the King wants to continue.

Source: spiegel

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