Lakers’ LeBron James Leaves Michael Jordan Miles Behind as He Sets Another NBA Record

In every generation, there enters a player who starts a domino effect and rolls the ball that bulldozes over set records. LeBron James is one such phenomenon synonymous with NBA records. His illustrious 17 years in the league have gifted him with enough accolades to cherish for a lifetime. 

The Akron Hammer has left behind many NBA legends who once set records that seemed impossible to break. Bron (34241 and counting) surpassed Kobe Bryant’s record (33643) of third-most all-time points earlier this year. He now trails against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38387) and Kal Malone (36928). 

And now, he has added yet another record to his name.

LeBron ‘Record’ James did it with the Lakers

The L-Train has played 13 NBA Playoffs (14th running) in his entire career and 243 games in total. In those many games, he now has accumulated mind-blowing 7000+ career points, which is an all-time record. Nobody even came closer to challenge this Playoffs record. Michael Jordan had 5987 points and Kareem had 5762. 

Bron averaged north of 28 points in the Playoffs, and that’s not something we hear even from the upcoming stars who have played a tenth of those many games. 

King James has also played the most number of Playoffs minutes (10151) followed by Tim Duncan (9370). LeBron’s average in the current playoff season is 25.3 points, which is low when compared to the standards he had set for himself. But Game 4 against the Blazers came like a cool breeze as he scored 30 points in the game in just 28 minutes of play. 

Can he become the all-time high-scorer in NBA history?

He is 35 right now, and let’s safely assume he will play four more years, averaging 70 games per season. We get it that this a utopian assumption, but allow us to continue with it because Michael Jordan too retired when he was 40. We get it that Kobe Bryant retired at 37, but considering the fitness level of LeBron James, expectations are high. 

Now, if his average per game takes a hit and he scores 24 points per game, he can add another 5040 points in the next three seasons. So this will push his all-time points above 39000 and hence the chances are strong that he can make it.

We hope he keeps playing and setting new records as a challenge for the next-gen.