2024-03-04 12:30:17
The American star On Saturday night, LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 points.after scoring 26 points in Los Angeles’ defeat at home against the current champions, Denver Nuggets, 124-114.
He forward, 39 years old, started the game just nine points shy of the record, which implied a mere formality after scoring at least ten in his last 1,200 appearances in the American Basketball League.
Lot cThus 20,000 fans who attended the Crypto.com Arena, expectant for the moment, recognized LeBron standing and applaudingwho is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer since February 8, 2023 when he broke the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark of 38,387.
James achieved this new milestone in his career on a historic date for American basketball since on March 2, but in 1969, Wilt Chamberlain reached another record that is still in force: 100 points in a game with the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Knicks.
LeBron finished the night with 26 points and 9 assists in 37 minutes of playbut his record was overshadowed by Nikola Jokic’s 35 points, which helped the Nuggets secure their sixth consecutive victory and settle in third place (42-19) in the Western Conference.
“Being the first player to do something in this league is great, because you know the history and the excellence that has come through the league. But the main thing is always the main thing and that is victory. And I hated that this had to happen in a loss.especially against a team that plays extremely well,” declared the Lakers’ record man.
Winner of four NBA championships, “King James” scored 23,119 points in his 11 seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers (2003-2010 and 2014-2018); 7,919 in four with the Miami Heat (2010-2014); and 8,962 since he joined the Lakers in 2018.
In other categories, James is the fourth player with the most assists, the eighth in steals and tenth in defensive rebounds. He also has four MVP awards and two Olympic gold medals to which he can add a third this year at the Paris Games if he attends as a member of a new “Dream Team” that could also include stars such as Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant.
Saturday’s NBA results
Brooklyn Nets 114-Atlanta Hawks 102; Miami Heat 126-Utah Jazz 120; Memphis Grizzlies 100-Portland Trail Blazers 107 (overtime); LA Lakers 114-Denver Nuggets 124 y Phoenix Suns 109-Houston Rockets
Matches scheduled this Sunday:
Dallas Mavericks-Philadelphia 76ers; Boston Celtics-Golden State Warriors; Minnesota Timberwolves-Los Angeles Clippers; Orlando Magic-Detroit Pistons; Toronto Raptors-Charlotte Hornets; Cleveland Cavaliers-New York Knicks; San Antonio Spurs-Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns-Oklahoma City Thunder.
Positions
Eastern Conference: Boston Celtics (47-12), Cleveland Cavaliers (39-20), Milwaukee Bucks (40-21), New York Knicks (35-25), Philadelphia 76ers. (34-25), Miami Heat (34-26), Orlando Magic (34-26), Indiana Pacers (34-27), Chicago Bulls (28-32), Atlanta Hawks (26-34), Brooklyn Nets (24-36), Toronto Raptors (22-38), Charlotte Hornets (15-45), Detroit Pistons (9-50) y Washington Wizards (9-51).
Western Conference: Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18), Oklahoma City Thunder (41-18), Denver Nuggets (42-19), Los Angeles Clippers (38-20), New Orleans Pelicans (36-25), Phoenix Suns (35-25) , Sacramento Kings (34-25), Dallas Mavericks (34-25), Golden State Warriors (32-27), Los Angeles Lakers (33-29), Utah Jazz (27-34), Houston Rockets (26-34) , Memphis Grizzlies (20-41), Portland Trail Blazers (17-42) and San Antonio Spurs (12-48).