On December 15, Beijing time, Stephen Curry hit five three-pointers in the game against the New York Knicks, and the number of career three-pointers reached 2977, surpassing Ray Allen (2973) and rising to the first place in history. As Curry is crowned the NBA's all-time three-point king, many fans are looking forward to the NBA's other ancient record being broken, that is, the NBA's regular season scoring list.
Currently, the number one in the NBA's regular season total score list is Abdul-Jabbar. He made a total of 1,560 appearances in his 20-year career and scored 38,387 points. In second place is Carl Malone, who scored 36,928 points in the regular season. Current star James is ranked No. 3 with a total of 35,787 points in the regular season.
As of now, James is 2600 points away from the number one Abdul-Jabbar and 1141 points away from the second-placed Carl Malone. The Lakers have 54 other regular-season games left this season, and James is averaging 26.3 points per game. If James maintains 80 percent attendance for the remaining fixtures, he has a chance to overtake Carl Malone as the second-highest total regular-season scorer.
If James wants to overtake Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar, he will at least have to wait until next season. Currently, James and Abdul-Jabbar are 2600 points apart. Given James' 26.3-point output per game, he still needs at least 100 games or so. According to this rhythm, James will break the NBA regular season total scoring record held by Abdul-Jabbar in the second half of the regular season as soon as possible. By then, James will be 38 years old.
Many NBA fans want to see Old Zhan score more than 40,000 points in the regular season. For James, if he can persist in the NBA until the age of 40, there is still a good chance to achieve 40,000 points. In interviews, James more than once expressed his desire to meet his son Brownie to compete in the NBA. It also shows that James will not consider retiring in the last 2 years, so he has a good chance to impact the 40,000 points of the regular season.