On March 20, Beijing time, the Lakers challenged the Wizards back-to-back, and James refused to take a break to continue playing. Before this game, LeBron was only 19 points away from Karl Malone's second-highest scoring record in history, and James reached a milestone in the first half.
In the first quarter, LeBron's offensive desire was not very strong, sending 6 points, 3 points and 3 assists in the single quarter, and the Lakers multi-point blossomed in the single quarter with 36 points to take a 10-point lead. Entering the second quarter, James pressed the offensive button, first receiving a pass from Westbrook in the defensive counterattack to complete a one-handed split, and the next round single Afdia Tank broke through the layup and caused a foul! James then turned on unreasonable mode, hitting three consecutive three-pointers to tie Karl Malone. With 5 minutes left in the second quarter, James easily went to the basket to catch the ball and scored the 21st point of the game, officially surpassing the postman in his career total!
During the wizards' subsequent free throws, the game entered a brief pause, apparently to celebrate James' milestone moment, and the Wizards home fans could be seen standing up to cheer and applaud LeBron! James also raised his hand to greet the fans!
At the end of the first half, the Lakers took a 9-point lead 67-58, james was in excellent form, 10-of-16 three-pointers and 3-of-5 of half, a comprehensive stat of 23 points, 7 boards and 4 assists! After surpassing Malone, leBron is left with only the mountain of Jabbar in front of him, and it is no accident that James will complete the overtaking of the sky hook next season! Congratulations again to James for rising to second place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.