The Lakers lost to the Pelicans 108-116 today, and the ranking was overtaken by the Pelicans to drop to tenth in the West.
James is still very powerful, playing 41 minutes, shooting 14 of 27, including 7 of 13 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, 39 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, which is James's fourth consecutive game to cut 35+.
In the past few games, James has reached the milestone of surpassing Malone in total points and reaching 10,000 career assists, and in today's game, James has reached an important milestone, with a career total of 37,000 points.
In addition, James hit 14 sports goals in this game, surpassing Karl Malone (13528) and rising to the second place in the number of sports goals, behind Only Abdul-Jabbar (15,837).
In NBA history, the only player who has scored more than 37,000 points is Jabbar, and now James has joined the ranks, and James (37 years and 88 days) reached this milestone much younger than Jabbar, thus becoming the youngest Mr. 37,000 points in history.
It is worth mentioning that James is still the youngest Mr. 1000 points, from 1000 points all the way to 37000 points, James is the youngest in history, without exception, none of them fell. Before James, Bryant held most of the youngest scoring records, but was overtaken by James one by one.
Kobe Bryant and James both entered the NBA after graduating from high school, so they have an age advantage, while Kobe Bryant entered the league with a lower starting point and started from the bench, so his record was surpassed by James one by one.
Since high school students are no longer allowed to enter the NBA directly, it is difficult for young players to break James' record. And James is originally a player with strong scoring ability, averaging 27 points per game in the second year of his career and more than 30 points per game in the third year, in such a situation, it is even more difficult for a player to catch up.
In addition, after reaching the 37,000-point milestone, James is only less than 1,400 points away from Abdul-Jabbar, becoming the historical scoring king in the future, and the first Mr. 40,000 points is a high-probability event, which is also difficult for latecomers to reach.