LeBron James Beats Michael Jordan To Set Yet Another NBA Record

According to a recent list of names that covered the most points over a ten-game span, it was none other than LeBron James who took home the top spot. So what was the catch? As LeBron James already reigns supreme in the NBA. As it turned out, Michael Jordan had acquired the second spot, which meant James had surpassed the greatest of all time. 

James has 327 points for the Los Angeles Lakers, and Jordan has 317 points for the Chicago Bulls. For the Lakers, James scored 302 points again, as in point three. Fourth on the list was Elgin Baylor of the Lakers, and fifth it was Jordan again.

LeBron James is living up to his legendary status in his 19th year in the NBA

This is not the first record that James has overtaken from the GOAT since there are many more records that James has taken over the years. Despite Jordan’s retirement and James’ playing at the age of 37, they can’t be compared in terms of their skills. However, after Jordan, who would you consider the greatest athlete of all time?

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The two-generational debate is going on regarding Chicago Bulls legend Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers superstar James. Since James is now in his 19th year, the list is based on players older than 35 in the NBA scoring.

James had a record-breaking day on March 6, 2019, as he demolished Jordan’s career point total of 32,292. Considering Jordan’s career points in the playoffs, he made 5,987, which was also surpassed in 2017. Among the records that James has taken from Jordan in the past few years are most 30-point games in the Playoffs, most points in All-Star Games, and most consecutive double-digit scoring games.

Let us know what you think of this new record that James took over.

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