On March 3, Beijing time, the Lakers faced the Nuggets at home in the second quarter, and the 39-year-old James completed a layup and scored the 9th point of the game, officially breaking the 40,000-point milestone in his regular season career, becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve this achievement, and the first NBA player to complete the "411 Project (at least 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, 10,000 assists)".
In the last overtime game with the Wizards, James slashed 31 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, bringing his career total to 39,991 points, just nine points away from the 40,000-point milestone. Jokic had joked before the game that he was going to let James score only 8 points in this game, but James successfully completed the feat.
After breaking the 40,000-point mark, James has set 40 records for the youngest scorer, from 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, and 4,000 ......pointsUp to 38,000 points, he was the youngest record holder. In addition, he is the only player in history to score at least 1,000 points per season in 21 seasons and the only player to average more than 25 points per game in 20 seasons.
So, how did James reach 40,000 points? This great milestone will require long-term, exceptional performance to achieve. Looking back at his basketball career, James scored 23,901 points before the age of 30, the highest score of any NBA player before the age of 30. Since then, James, who is in his 30s, has not slowed down, and he has scored more than 16,000 points. So far, James has only won the scoring title once in his career, but he has become a regular scorer with his long-term consistent and efficient performance.
On the road to 40,000 points, James surpassed one great star after another, including Chamberlain, Jordan, Kobe, Malone and Abdul-Jabbar, among others. And his scoring style is also very comprehensive, in addition to scoring from the outside box, his free throw shooting and shooting are among the best in history, and his three-point shooting percentage has gradually improved in recent years.
As James surpasses 40,000 points, people can't help but wonder if he can continue to break records, let's say 45,000 points. While that number may seem out of reach, James' career scoring record has become a huge conundrum anyway, and it remains to be seen if any player can break it in the future.
Finally, let's congratulate James once again for unlocking the 40,000-point milestone! He's already created one basketball miracle after another, so let's wait and see what new legends he creates!