Last night LeBron James scored his 50,000th career point!
He has scored 41,838 points in the regular season and 8,162 points in the playoffs!
(Usually, when referencing a player's career total points, playoff points are not included because playing more games in a playoff series results in more points, but the goal is to win in fewer games. So, including playoff points doesn't provide a fair comparison because better players could score fewer total points in the playoffs because they play fewer games)
However, in this case 50,000 total points is still a huge accomplishment because no other player in NBA history has ever reached this milestone!
LeBron has the most total points in the regular season and the most total points in the playoffs, so it's not like he's only #1 in points because of his number of playoff games played.
This shows just how long LeBron has been playing at such a high level.
Here is the moment LeBron surpassed this milestone:
LeBron and the Lakers weren't in the championship discussion much earlier this year, but now they have won 9 out of their last 11 games, and have the 2nd best record in the Western Conference.
Could LeBron win his 5th and possibly final championship this year? The Lakers are certainly headed in the right direction to do so.
that's all for now ✌️
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