In season 17, a 35yearold lebron james has elevated a different area of his game. When assessing their respective statistics for the regular season, it becomes clear that jordan 30. Will lebron james become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Can lebron james break kareem abduljabbars scoring record. Still, its reasonable to expect 2324 points or so per game from james this season.
List of national basketball association career scoring. Lebron james isnt quite ready to pass the torch to the next generation of nba superstars james is in his 17th nba campaign and is having one of the best overall seasons of his storied career. He was coming off a difficult season with the lakers during which he was. The cavaliers finished the season with 50 wins for the second consecutive year and entered the playoffs as the easts second seed. Lebron james, the bucks and the biggest unresolved storylines. Mar 25, 2018 lebron james has been on an absolute tear this season for the cleveland cavs, and a lot of that has to do with his health more than anything. Lebron james in range of giannis antetokounmpo in what has likely become a twoplayer race. Lebron james will reach 40,000 points scored in nba. Lebron james becomes seventh player to score 30,000 nba points.
Lebron james has mvp case over giannis antetokounmpo. Lebron james will surpass karl malone and its 36,928 points. List of career achievements by lebron james wikipedia. When predicting james stats both for this season and beyond, ive based his numbers on 71 games played per season, as thats the average amount of time he. James is a phenomenal passer, and is another one of these players who can play multiple positions.
As we wait for basketball to resume, s john schuhmann digs deep into the 201920 season s numbers to illustrate the huge impact of lebron james, chris paul and zion williamson. Jan 20, 2018 lebron james needs 25 points saturday against the thunder at home to reach the 30,000 career points milestone, a mark only six other players in nba history have ever crossed. Where lebron still trails jordan after points milestone. Jan 26, 2020 raw stats would seem to say so, with james averaging more points per game on superior efficiency. If james averages 26 points per game next season and plays 80 out of 82 games, that would give him an additional 2,080 points. Lebron james keeps moving up the nba alltime scoring list. Mar 07, 2019 michael jordan might have slipped behind lebron james by one.
Giannis antetokounmpo is still the mvp frontrunner over lebron james, and it isnt particularly close lebron is playing like an mvp. Lebron james has changed his stance on how the nba will resume the season several times, as many around the nba and the sports world has, as they wait to see if there is any way to salvage the 201920 season and still crown a 2020 champion. Experience came to the fore in the tight contest, with james scoring a season high 40 points in the lakers win, trumping williamsons 29. As the nba goes on a hiatus, lets take a look back at the best blocks from the. Its march 3, 2020, lebron james is at 33,971 points. While james has put up a landmark year on offense averaging 25. Season points, career rebounds, active assists, yearly steals. Bryant enjoys the edge in the regular season, while lebron has more playoff gamewinners. With kobe bryant and michael jordan behind him, can lebron. It would likely go down as a forgettable result in a season hed like to forget, save for one major news item.
The record for points scored in a single nba season belongs to wilt chamberlain, who. Lebron james official nba stats, player logs, boxscores, shotcharts and videos. Lebron james has averaged over 25 points in his career, but also seven boards, and seven assists. Mar 06, 2020 the eye test shows how valuable james is to the lakers, but so does the minutia in details like james is the only player to average at least 0. Nba career totals by year lebron james totals for the nba season and playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and. Lebron james passes dirk nowitzki for 6th on the nba all. Not including the current season, james has scored an average of 2,069 points per season over the first 15 years of his career.
Not only is he leading the league in assists while averaging more than 25 points per game but the lakers are in first place in the mighty west. Fatigue seems to have no effect on lebron james in his 17th season, but giannis antetokounmpo still holds the edge for mvp. Lebron james becomes the youngest basketball player to hit 29,000 career points. You can bet on just that thanks to a series of prop bets available. Lebron is already the nbas alltime leader in postseason points and has a realistic shot at becoming the leagues alltime leading scorer during the regular season. Mar 10, 2020 fatigue seems to have no effect on lebron james in his 17th season, but giannis antetokounmpo still holds the edge for mvp. He has averaged at least 25 points per game in each of the past 14 seasons. Mar 31, 2020 as we wait for basketball to resume, s john schuhmann digs deep into the 201920 season s numbers to illustrate the huge impact of lebron james, chris paul and zion williamson. Lebron james career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba.
Nba career averages by year lebron james averages for the nba season and playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other categories, year by year and career numbers. Hes appeared in all 73 games this season, averaging 27. Lebron james advocates for some regular season games. Houstons james harden leads the league in scoring, averaging 36. Lakers superstar lebron james has a real shot at passing kareem. Lebron scored his teams last seven points in the fourth quarter, all nine of his teams points in the first overtime, and all nine of his teams points in the second overtime. Lebron james advocates for some regular season games before. Lebron james needs 25 points saturday against the thunder at home to reach the 30,000 career points milestone, a mark only six other players in nba history have ever crossed. Giannis is playing like the greatest regular season player of. Make a long story short, now im here in a lakers uniform, in philadelphia where hes from. Since being drafted in 2003, james has averaged roughly 2,000 points per season, which means 2 12 seasons of typical lebron would push.
James recorded 51 points 1931 fg 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Lebron james can pass some big names in the nba record book in several key categories this season, including scoring, where he is currently fourth. Kingjames king james, lbj, chosen one, bronbron, the little emperor, the akron hammer, ltrain. Lebron james has 32,311 career points, and hell pass bryant 33,643 for third place next season. As a freshman, james averaged 21 points and 6 rebounds per game for the st. Lebron james puts on a show as kobe bryant sits courtside. Michael jordan might have slipped behind lebron james by one. Mvps, 30point games, season averages where lebron james. Mar 27, 2020 in season 17, a 35yearold lebron james has elevated a different area of his game. Lebron james said it would not be fair to not have a few regular season games at least before the nba jumps into the playoffs, whenever play returns. Lebron james mvp case cant be dismissed bleacher report. Lakers star now on 33,655 regularseason points in career.
Lets say lebron james will play 20 of those 23 games. Most points per game scored by a player on the winning team in any seven. Breaking down how lebron james can break kareems scoring. Cited from the nbas lebron james prospect profile page unless noted otherwise. Mar 09, 2020 giannis antetokounmpo is still the mvp frontrunner over lebron james, and it isnt particularly close lebron is playing like an mvp. He has multiple mvp awards, both regular season and in the nba finals. As lebron james enters his 17th nba season, bleacher report is taking. Mar 07, 2019 lebron james has 32,311 career points, and hell pass bryant 33,643 for third place next season.
Jul 10, 2018 5 highest scoring games of lebron james career. Lebron james has been on an absolute tear this season for the cleveland cavs, and a lot of that has to do with his health more than anything. Mar 24, 2020 when assessing their respective statistics for the regular season, it becomes clear that jordan 30. Jan 23, 2018 lebron james has hit yet another career milestone. Lebron james, klutch sports among few nbaers who get most. Lets break them down one by one and figure out where the value is. If king james plays in at least 60 games and maintain his current scoring average, he is going to end the season with 31,1 career points scored. Mar 26, 2020 lebron james said it would not be fair to not have a few regular season games at least before the nba jumps into the playoffs, whenever play returns. Mar 07, 2019 lebron james scored 31 points wednesday in the lakers 11599 loss to the nuggets. If james scores an average of 20 points per game at 68 games per season, hell need to.
Lebron james passes kobe bryant for third on alltime nba scoring. Lebron james and the bucks are just two of the biggest unresolved storylines left by the suspension of the 201920 nba season. Lebron james becomes the youngest basketball player to hit. Lebron james drops a season high 51 points in miami. Lebron james, zion williamson and chris pauls impact on the. Lebron james 15 regular seasons in the nba, ranked.
Can lebron james become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Some analysts attributed the fall to a regression in his passing skills and shot selection, which stemmed from a lack of effort and focus. Reluctant to view himself as a scorer, the cleveland cavaliers forward became the seventh player in nba history to score 30,000 points, hitting. List of national basketball association career scoring leaders. Mar 25, 2020 unless lebron james takes it to another level when the nba season returns, it sounds like giannis antetokounmpo has his second mvp locked up.
Mar 06, 2020 when james is on the floor, the lakers average 114. Lebron james, zion williamson and chris pauls impact on. The nba season is suspended indefinitely, and with it, every hope. The following is a list of national basketball association players by total career regular season points scored. Lebron james celebrated passing one of the alltime greats as he. Lebron james, the bucks and the biggest unresolved. The athlete beat kobe bryants record in the first quarter of the cavaliers vs wizards game.
The fighting irish went 270 en route to the division iii state title, making them the only boys high school team in ohio to finish the season undefeated. If james stays healthy, he will probably miss about 10 games. At the end of the 2004 season, karl malone was 40 years old. Nba career totals by year lebron james totals for the nba season and playoffs, including points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and other categories, year by year and career numbers. How lebron james can break kareem abduljabbars iconic. How lebron james has been dominating the nbas young stars. Giannis antetokounmpo is still the mvp frontrunner over. As of march 10, 2020, the active nba player with the most career points scored is lebron james. If he can maintain that mark, hell finish this regular season with a career points total somewhere around 34,500.
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