On February 13, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Warriors away, the Lakers were in a second-game losing streak and ranked ninth in the West, the Warriors also suffered two consecutive defeats but ranked second in the West, the two teams have a high degree of attention to the showdown, and this game is also a milestone night for James. James scored 18 points in the first half and overtook Abdul-Jabbar on a three-point shot in the third quarter (21 points).
James NBA total score is only 19 points away from surpassing Tiangou Jabbar to become the first person in history, James is currently 44131 points, Abdul-Jabbar is 44149 points, this total score is the regular season + playoffs.
Before the game, Lakers coach Vogel talked about James' all-time scoring record: That would be cool, it would be incredible, the achievements of the middle guy's career perfection are amazing, I always believe that he is the greatest player in history, I hope he can reach the record. He changed a lot of rules, he was in the late stages of his career but could maintain a super high competitive state related to his self-discipline, he was even willing to play center after AD fell, he participated in a lot of blocking and demolition tactics.
The Warriors' home stadium has blended in with Lakers fans waiting for James to set the record. In the opening james made Cuminga foul two free throws, he is still 17 points away from surpassing Jabbar, then James assisted Bradley's three-point shot, then James broke through Cuminga without a whistle, Cuminga also completed two dunks, Westbrook defensive end of various leaks, Davis sent a big hat, James finally completed a fast breakout, Bradley steals after James completed the dunk.
After the Warriors timeout, James rushed to the basket to create a foul, but unfortunately two free throws were missed, Wiggins turned and hit, Cumming accelerated the attack to easily win Vogel was stopped, and James was replaced to rest. With 2:43 left, James turned and pulled on a layup to try to chase the points. James scored eight points in the first quarter, 11 points away from overtaking Abdul-Jabbar.
The warriors played a 7-0 climax at the beginning of the second quarter, James rebounded in front of the court to break the scoring drought, Klay hit two three-pointers, Westbrook was 12 points behind in the basket, James' first three-point shot Cole immediately suspended, Davis forced Rooney to play 2+1 finally scored again, James rushed to score the 15th point, James scored the 18th point again in three points, and the difference was 1 point to surpass Abdul Abdul-Jabbar, and James hit the three points again.
James made 7 of 12 in the first half, 2 of 3 from three-point range, and had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, and he was just one point away from surpassing Abdul-Jabbar. James assisted Westbrook's layup at the beginning of the third quarter, then assisted Westbrook to hit a three-pointer, and finally hit a three-point shot to complete the overtaking of Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar, James had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
Text/Yan Xiaobai