On March 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Lakers back-to-back challenge the Wizards, in the first three quarters once led by 16 points, they suffered a big crash in the last quarter, and finally lost to their opponents 119-127, missing two consecutive wins.
James continued his fiery form of the season, scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in 36 minutes of the game, shooting 16 of 29 overall, shooting more than 50%. After scoring those 38 points, James' career total reached 36,947 points, surpassing Carl Malone to second place in the NBA's all-time overall scoring list.
After the game, the Lakers congratulated James on reaching this milestone, Anderson said it was crazy to witness James get so many points, which is a great achievement; Anthony said it was awesome to fight alongside James, he thought That Abal and Malone could not surpass, but now James is expected to become the first total scorer in history; the team's head coach Vogel praised James for his outstanding performance, saying that without James, he could not imagine where the Lakers would be now...
James himself responded to this historic moment: "Whenever this happens, I am always indescribable, but I am sure that this is a great honor for my friends, my family, and my hometown." ”
However, James also said bluntly that he is more concerned about the win or loss of the game than this historic achievement, and he is disappointed that the team has not been able to grasp the advantages established in the first three quarters, "At the end of the day, I only care about the outcome of the game." We couldn't maintain a consistent performance all season. ”
As a 37-year-old veteran, James's performance this season is incredible, in the 53 games he can average 29.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, shooting a whopping 52.2%, but behind the personal performance is the team's poor record, after losing to the Wizards, their record has reached 30-41, if you want to catch the last train of the playoffs, you must participate in the playoffs, with 11 games left in the regular season. They are only three wins ahead of the 11th-place Spurs in the West, which means they could lose play-off qualification.