LeBron James scoring record: Predicting when Lakers star will pass Kareem with game-by-game projections
LeBron James has officially hit the home stretch of his pursuit of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for the most points in NBA history. After Saturday's game against the Boston Celtics, he is 117 points shy of owning the career scoring title. The Lakers may have lost this game in heartbreaking fashion , especially for James, who was furious with a non-call on his possible game-winning layup. But LeBron certainly did his part, scoring 41 points in an overtime defeat. (We had projected that he would score 29 points.) He finished the night with six 3s, shooting 15 of 30 from the floor. That performance shaved his pace down by a game, and at his season-long scoring average of 30.2 points per game, James would break the record four games from now, in a road date with the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 4. Of course, we know that averages can be a bit misleading. And there are additional factors, including whether he...