LeBron James recorded his first triple-double of the season Tuesday night against the Knicks as the veteran closes in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time points record.
The Lakers were forced into overtime for the second game in three games Tuesday night when the New York Knicks drove them to Maddison Square Garden in a close game.
Despite losing to Boston in overtime on the weekend, the Lakers were able to beat the Knicks when LeBron hit his first triple-double of the season in a 129-123 win.
First of the season for the King pic.twitter.com/YCYzbg7Hgg
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 1, 2023
LeBron had 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against the Knicks, and his first triple-double of the season means the 38-year-old is within 89 points of Kareem’s all-time NBA scoring record.
As he approaches one of the most prestigious records in NBA history, LeBron has assured fans that he’s just taking each game as it comes and isn’t thinking about the record.
“I didn’t get to this point in my career thinking about records or how many points I have, whatever the case may be, I just play the right way.
LEBRON JAMES ???? Triple-double (11/28/10) at MSG and surpassed Mark Jackson and Steve Nash to move to fourth all-time in assists!
He is also 89 points shy of surpassing Kareem’s record for most points in NBA history.
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— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 1, 2023
“I approach the game every night just trying to be a triple threat by scoring, rebounding, assisting, defending and getting the chips where they can.”
With 11 assists, LeBron also moved up to fourth on the all-time assists list, yet it’s the points record everyone will be talking about in LeBron’s next few games as he tries to surpass Kareem’s 38,387 points.
LeBron is currently averaging 29.8 points per game this season and if he continues at his current pace, the Lakers star will surpass Kareem’s points record against the Bucks next Friday.
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