On March 21, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season was in full swing. In a regular season game yesterday, the Lakers lost to the Wizards 119:127. James scored 38 points in this game, and his career total score reached 36,947 points, surpassing Malone (36,928 points) to rise to the second place in the history of total points!
After the game, James frantically retweeted pictures about his record and game. Earlier today, James posted a photo of himself from yesterday's game and a picture of history No. 2, writing: "Wow Oh Brother #Kid from Akron I was so excited I couldn't say enough, I really appreciate it!" I love racing and will give everything for it, I enjoy it all! #历史总得分第二 But I'm not a scorer! ”
It is worth mentioning that since 7 hours after James's photo, the number of likes has exceeded 1.35 million, and it continues to rise.
Of this great achievement, James said: "I have always been indescribably grateful for this kind of thing, and it is my honor to experience such moments on this journey, and it is the glory of my hometown and my relatives and friends, and I play for them, for my hometown." ”
Asked about his future promise to become the all-time top scorer, James said: "I'm not going to allow myself to think about it. I've been playing my own way for so many years, and these things are all going their own way, through the right way I've done it on the pitch. I wish I could achieve this at some point, but I basically don't think too much about it until we get there. ”
So far this season, James has averaged 37 minutes per game, averaging 29.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.1 blocks, shooting 52.2% from the field and 35.7% from three-point range. James is currently no. 2 on the scoring list, behind Embiid, and he has great hopes of becoming the top scorer this season. On the total scoring list, James is currently 1440 points away from Abdul-Jabbar, and if nothing else, he will complete the overtaking next season.