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LeBron James reaches another scoring milestone during In-Season Tournament game against the Jazz – Marca English
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When will LeBron hit 40,000 points?
Even at age 38, LeBron James continues to amaze — and he continues to make NBA history.
James on Tuesday night became the first NBA player to reach 39,000 points with a first-quarter three-pointer against the Utah Jazz during In-Season Tournament group stage action. James, who became the Association‘s all-time scoring leader last season, continues to add to his margin atop the scoring chart — and he shows little to no sign of slowing down as his 39th birthday approaches.
LeBron continues to defy Father Time with a string of difference-making performances for an inconsistent Los Angeles Lakers team. In 14 games this season, James has scored at least 30 points five times — and he has shot under 50 percent from the field only once.
James sat for the fourth quarter of the Lakers‘ 131-99 blowout win over the Jazz, but he had a typically-efficient 17 points on 10 shots, adding nine assists and seven rebounds for the cause. It dropped James‘ points-per-game average on the season to “just” 25.7 a night.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — who James surpassed in February to become the NBA‘s all-time scoring leader — averaged 23.4 points per game as a 38-year-old during the 1985/86 season. James, who was a year old at the time, is poised to break that record, too.
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At some point this season, James will hit the 40,000-point mark. Assuming he stays healthy, it’s inevitable. But the question for every NBA fan is…”when?”
James has a career scoring average of 27.2 points per game. He is now 988 points away from 40,000. If he averages 25 points per night for the next 40 games — and, of course, stays healthy — James should reach 40,000, and thus set a new milestone for scoring, sometime in February 2024.
Coincidentally, the Lakers‘ 40th game from Tuesday night takes place on Feb. 22 at Chase Center — meaning LeBron could break his own record one more time against the Golden State Warriors, his longtime nemeses.
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