The NBA separates the regular season from the playoffs in its records. No stoppage or crazy celebration for this 3-point basket from LeBron James in the 3rd quarter against the Warriors, especially at Chase Center.
But with this shot, the “King” had just taken first place from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the ranking of the best scorers in history, regular season and playoffs included. He now has 44,157 points, with 36,526 points scored in the regular season and 7,631 points scored in the playoffs.
Already the record holder for points scored during the “postseason”, he misses his current rate 14 games to take second place from Karl Malone (36,928) in the regular season standings, and another 64 games to climb on the first inning, ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387). Barring injury, LeBron James should therefore overtake “The Mailman” by the end of this campaign, but will have to wait for the next one to dethrone KAJ.
“I don’t have anything particularly in mind about this record now, because the defeat is still so much in my mind”explained LeBron James after the match. “But the majority of my teammates came to see me when they heard the news, staff members too, and I received messages from my friends and family. So that’s pretty huge, and I appreciate all the congratulations and compliments. “
