On February 13, Beijing time, the Lakers played against the Warriors away. Before halftime, James reached a career total of 44,149 points, equaling Abdul-Jabbar (44,149 points) and becoming the NBA's all-time (regular season + playoff) total scorer. Speaking about James before the game, Lakers coach Vogel said bluntly: "I believe James is the greatest player of all time, it's incredible, everything this guy has done throughout his career is really remarkable." ”
Against the Blazers, James had 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and has scored 25+ in 21 consecutive games, equaling his career record, in these 21 games, the Lakers are 9 wins and 12 losses. ESPN posted a data comparison, the last time James scored 25+ in 21 consecutive games, the team's record is 13 wins and 8 losses. Against the Warriors, James scored 18 points in the first half, showing off tomahawk dunks and extreme pulls, and he tied Abdul-Jabbar's overall scoring record before halftime.
Before the game, the US media posted the top ten of the NBA's all-time total score list (regular season + playoffs), in addition to James and Abdul-Jabbar, the third to tenth places are Carl Malone (41689 points), Bryant (39283 points), Jordan (38279 points), Nowitzki (35223 points), Chamberlain (35026 points), O'Neal (33846 points), Duncan (3166 points) and Olajuwon (30701 points).
After catching up with Abdul-Jabbar on the total scoring list, everyone is concerned about when James will be able to surpass Abdul-Jabbar again in the regular season scoring list. Currently, James has more than 1,800 points between james' regular-season total and Abdul-Jabbar 's (38,387 points), and before that, he will surpass Malone (36,928 points), who ranks second on the regular season scoring list. Before the Game against the Warriors, James was only 429 points away from surpassing Malone, and it is expected to achieve this goal this season.
On December 6 last year, the 74-year-old Abdul-Jabbar criticized James, causing a heated discussion among fans. Abdul-Jabbar said in the video at the time: "Why did he dance a stupid, childish dance? This is disrespectful to the opponent and pointless. GOAT (Best of All Time) does not dance. In a previous game against the Pacers, James hit a key three-pointer and danced the league-banned "Kassel Dance" and was eventually fined $15,000 by the league.
Finally, congratulations to James on completing another historic milestone. Us media predicts that he will surpass Abdul-Jabbar at some point in the 2022-23 season to become the NBA's all-time regular season scoring champion. Let's look forward to that moment.