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Post by guiltyparty on Jan 25, 2023 8:34:40 GMT -5
With last night's 46 point effort in another losing outing for the Lakers, this time against the Clippers, LeBron James reduced the number of points he needs to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabber to 178. With games remaining against the excellent Celtics, middling Nets and Nicks, and basement dwelling Spurs, it's possible the record will be James' by February.
With last night's 46 points, James set another odd milestone. Becoming the only player to have had 40 points or more in a game against all 30 NBA franchises.
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Post by Tournament Master on Jan 25, 2023 10:26:35 GMT -5
Those are two great milestones. Starting in the league so young and having the benefit of today's science to prolong careers certainly helped make that possible. The 40 vs every team is a wild stat, but given he has had years playing in both conferences makes this possible where it wouldn't have been as possible before the days of free agency. I know LeBron isn't seen as the greatest ever by everyone, an impossible feat, but what he has done in his career has been incredible.
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Post by stu on Jan 25, 2023 16:42:07 GMT -5
That's one of the few individual milestones that really matters in the NBA. My hope is when he passes it that it will not only shine the spotlight on 'Bron, but on Kareem. Kareem, if anything, is probably still a bit underrated, which is just hard to believe.
It's very cool, and nice to see history. I remember when Kareem did it, and its been a long time since there was a real challenger to the throne.
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Post by Vegas on Jan 25, 2023 18:11:51 GMT -5
I remember when Kareem did it, and its been a long time since there was a real challenger to the throne. I was not living here at the time, but Kareem actually broke Wilt Chamberlain's previous scoring record in a Lakers/Jazz game here in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack on the UNLV campus. At that time in the 1980s, the Utah Jazz would play a few regular season games in Las Vegas and it was in one of those Jazz "home" games here in Las Vegas where Kareem hit that sky hook to break Wilt's record. It was the biggest NBA moment in Las Vegas History and we don't even have a team (but I think we will when expansion finally happens probably when the NBA's current TV contract expires.) |
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Post by guiltyparty on Jan 26, 2023 8:21:12 GMT -5
With 20 points against the Spurs last night, the number for LeBron now sits at 158.
The Spurs, being the west's basement dwellers, was likely the last chance for a big number in January. ESPN's tracker currently has the February 7th game against the Thunder as the most likely game.
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Post by TTX on Jan 26, 2023 10:02:51 GMT -5
With Davis back, I'm sure it's going to be a little slower as James won't need to handle as much of the offensive load.
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Post by guiltyparty on Jan 30, 2023 11:01:36 GMT -5
With 41 points against the Celtics on Saturday, the number now sits at 117. Statistically, the record is likely to fall sometime between the Feb 7th game against OKC and the Feb 11th game at Golden State.
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Post by Vegas on Jan 30, 2023 11:55:45 GMT -5
That's one of the few individual milestones that really matters in the NBA. My hope is when he passes it that it will not only shine the spotlight on 'Bron, but on Kareem. Kareem, if anything, is probably still a bit underrated, which is just hard to believe. Stu, would you consider Kareem to be the greatest college basketball player of all time? I think he probably is. |
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Post by TTX on Jan 30, 2023 12:37:13 GMT -5
I would say so. Like in the NBA, they had to change the game because of him.
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Post by stu on Jan 30, 2023 19:49:42 GMT -5
That's one of the few individual milestones that really matters in the NBA. My hope is when he passes it that it will not only shine the spotlight on 'Bron, but on Kareem. Kareem, if anything, is probably still a bit underrated, which is just hard to believe. Stu, would you consider Kareem to be the greatest college basketball player of all time? I think he probably is. Zeke, that's a good question. I'd say either Kareem or Bill Walton. Walton was phenomenal as a college player. If he could've stayed healthy in the pros (Walton, that is), we could be talking about him as a GOAT. But, I guess I'd give a slight nod to Kareem. He was an offensive force, and had the greatest shot in basketball with his sky hook. |
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