Who has more points LeBron or Kareem?

He finished with 38. Despite missing 11 games this season, James has already blown past Abdul-Jabbar's point total during his entire 20th and final season. James has scored 1,326 points in 44 games in 2022-23; Abdul-Jabbar scored 748 for the 1988-89 season. “It's just amazing to watch him.
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Did LeBron break Kareem's record?

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the No. 1 spot on the NBA's all-time regular-season scoring list (38,387 points) on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. James previously broke the record for most total points — regular season and playoffs — in February 2022, and on Jan.
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How many points does LeBron have to score to pass Kareem?

James entered the game with 38,352 points, needing 36 to overtake Abdul-Jabbar.
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Is LeBron passing Kareem?

It has happened. LeBron James finally has passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA's career scoring record, the torch getting passed from one member of the Los Angeles Lakers to another. The record-breaker came Tuesday, when James scored 38 points to push his career total to 38,390 — three more than Abdul-Jabbar.
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How many points does LeBron James have?

Basketball hero LeBron James has become the NBA's all-time top scorer. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in career points, scoring 38 to give himself a total of 38,390 in a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday (7 February).
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Career Re-Sim: Who Scored More Points Lebron Or Kareem?



Who is the NO 1 scorer in NBA history?

LeBron James has scored the most points in NBA history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held the top-scoring record from 1984 to 2023.
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How close is LeBron to passing Kareem?

Despite missing 11 games this season, James has already blown past Abdul-Jabbar's point total during his entire 20th and final season. James has scored 1,326 points in 44 games in 2022-23; Abdul-Jabbar scored 748 for the 1988-89 season.
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Who scored 69 points in the NBA?

On March 28th, 1990, Jordan's Chicago Bulls were playing against the Cleveland Cavaliers when he got hammered by Cleveland's defense. His reaction to the foul was as expected. He went on a tear and ended up scoring an incredible 69 points.
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Who scored 70 points in an NBA game?

Elgin Baylor was the first NBA player to have a 70-point game when he had a 71-point, 25-rebound effort as a member of the Lakers in November 1960. Chamberlain broke Baylor's record the following year with his 78-point game, which actually came in a loss to Baylor, who scored 63 points in the matchup, and the Lakers.
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Who scored 1000 points the fastest in the NBA?

On Friday, Williamson scored his 1,000th NBA point. He became the fastest player to achieve the feat since Blake Griffin did it during his rookie year.
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Who is the fastest NBA player to 25000 points?

In terms of total games played, Durant is the seventh-fastest player to 25,000 points in his 922nd game. Only Wilt Chamberlain (691), Michael Jordan (782), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (889), LeBron James (915), Oscar Robertson (917), and Jerry West (920) got there faster.
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Has LeBron scored 60 points in a game?

How many 60-point games does LeBron James have? James has only one 60-point performance throughout his career. The 61-point game against Charlotte Bobcats on Mar. 3, 2014.
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Has any NBA player scored 3000 points in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain unsurprisingly holds the record for most points scored in a season with 4,029, which he did back in 1961-62 with the Philadelphia Warriors. Michael Jordan is the only other player to score at least 3,000 in a season, a feat Chamberlain accomplished three times.
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Who could pass Lebron in points?

Kevin Durant, 26,684 career points.
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What game will Lebron break record?

Based solely on James averaging 30.0 points per game this season, it would take another two games for him to score his 38,388th career point. That puts him on pace to score the historic bucket on Feb. 9 against the Milwaukee Bucks at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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Who scored 99 points in the NBA?

The number one spot is unsurprisingly held by Wilt Chamberlain. Donovan Mitchell of the @cavs scored or assisted on 99 points tonight. That's the second most in a game in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain in his 100-point game on March 2, 1962 (104).
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Has there ever been a 300 point NBA game?

The highest-scoring playoff game is the double-overtime game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Phoenix Suns on May 11, 1992. The two teams combined to score 304 points, with the Trail Blazers defeating the Suns 153–151.
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Who scored 80 points in an NBA game?

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game is almost as famous as Chamberlain's 100. It's the only other time in NBA history a player has scored 80 or more points in a game, and only one other player (Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns) has hit 70 points since then.
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Who has the most 90 point games in NBA history?

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 90+ points, with 1 game.
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Who scored 73 points in the NBA?

7. The number of players who have scored at least 70 points in an NBA game: Wilt Chamberlain (100, 78, 73, 73, 72, 70), Kobe Bryant (81), David Thompson (73), Donovan Mitchell (71), Elgin Baylor (71), David Robinson (71), Devin Booker (70).
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What is LeBron's lowest scoring game?

LeBron James scored his fewest points in a game against the Rockets on December 29, 2004, with 3 points.
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Who has dropped 60 points in a NBA game?

Only six players have scored 60 or more points on more than one occasion: Wilt Chamberlain (32 times), Kobe Bryant (6 times), Michael Jordan (4 times), James Harden (4 times), Damian Lillard (4 times), and Elgin Baylor (3 times).
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How far is LeBron away from all time scoring?

LeBron James is within striking distance of breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record. The Lakers superstar enters Tuesday night's home game vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder just 36 points away from history.
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