LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, is closing in on 40,000 career points. Follow along as he focuses on this historic milestone.
According to the Scoring Tracker, LeBron James is just 157 points away from reaching 40,000 career points. Given his historical scoring average of 27.2 points per game, James is expected to hit the milestone by the end of February.
James scored 21 points in the Lakers’ 139-122 win over the Pelicans in Los Angeles. Here is a brief look at the Lakers’ next five games:
Feb. 13: Pistons vs. Lakers (10:30 ET, NBA League Pass)
Feb. 14: Lakers at Jazz (9 ET, NBA League Pass)
Feb. 22: Lakers at Warriors (10 ET, TNT)
Feb. 23: Spurs vs. Lakers (10:30 ET, NBA League Pass)
Feb. 25: Lakers at Suns (3:30 ET, ABC)
LeBron’s overall statistical ranking
When all is said and done, James will have a place in NBA history. As he strives to become the first player to ever collect 40,000 points, here’s a brief glance at where he sits in a few other important statistical categories:
Minutes played (2nd)
Assists (4th)
Steals (8th)
Games played (7th)
Rebounds (31st)
NBA’s all-time points leaderboard
RANK PLAYER PTS GP MIN FGM FGA FG%
1 LeBron James 39,843 1,469 55,772 14,599 28,906 50.5
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 1,560 57,446 15,837 28,307 55.9
3 Karl Malone 36,928 1,476 54,852 13,528 26,210 51.6
4 Kobe Bryant 33,643 1,346 48,643 11,719 26,200 44.7
5 Michael Jordan 32,292 1,072 41,010 12,192 24,537 49.7
