On March 20, Beijing time, Lakers star James won a milestone, that is, James surpassed Carl Malone in career scoring and successfully rose to the second place in NBA history, and only Jabbar is currently in front of James!
When James surpassed Carl Malone, many fans were also surprised by Malone's achievements. Remember that James has played 19 seasons in the NBA, 18 of which have averaged at least 25 points per game. A star as strong as James will also take 19 seasons to surpass Carl Malone, and it has to be said that Malone is indeed a scoring machine.
When James achieved the milestone, Sun star Paul updated the social media for the first time and sent his blessings to James. Paul posted the NBA's all-time scoring list on his personal social media (James surpassed Malone instantly) with the caption, "Congrats my brother!" (Congratulations, my brother!) "Able to send blessings at the first time, Paul and James are indeed good brothers.
James currently has a career score of 36,947 points, while No. 1 Jabbar has 38,387 points, a difference of only 1,440 points between the two. Although James is no longer young, James has shown great offensive aggression this season, and his scoring performance is even more eye-catching, not at all like a player who has reached the age of 37.
James has played in 53 games since the start of the season, averaging 29.8 points per game, which also puts him in second place on the scoring list, behind Philadelphia star Embiid (averaging 30 points per game). However, James' average score is only 0.2 points behind Embiid, which means that James is still expected to impact the NBA leading scorer this season, which is indeed worth the expectations of fans!
Now that James has surpassed Karl Malone in career scoring, as long as he can maintain such a hot competitive state, then James is expected to surpass Abdul-Jabbar next season, after all, the two sides are only 1440 points apart. If James' next average of points per game drops to 20 points, then 72 games can surpass Abdul-Jabbar and successfully rise to the top of the NBA's all-time scoring list.
More importantly, James has the hope of unlocking the "4+1+1" achievement before retiring, that is, to score 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists. At present, James has unlocked 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists, and his career score of 36,947 points is getting closer and closer to 40,000 points.
As long as James cuts 3,053 points before retiring, he can achieve the feat of 40,000 points + 10,000 rebounds + 10,000 assists, but only if James needs to avoid injuries so that he has a better chance of unlocking achievements. If you can extend the hot state of this season for 2 more seasons, then this goal is indeed expected to be achieved. As for whether James can finally create this feat, let's wait and see!