LeBron James isn’t pursuing many more milestones. Considered by many to be the best basketball player ever, he holds the record for the most career points and continues to extend this record with every game he plays.
As the Lakers prepare to face the Nuggets on February 22, James boasts 41,707 career points in the regular season. During his prime, he would average around 2,000 points per season, so it’s probable that he won’t have enough seasons remaining to reach 50,000 career points solely in the regular season.
When including his postseason career, James contributes an additional 8,162 points. This totals 49,869 career points when you consider all his combined points. James enters Saturday night’s matchup needing just 131 points to reach 50,000 for his career. He is currently at the top in career regular season scoring and would be the first individual to achieve a total of 50,000 points in his career.
This is the game where James is most likely to achieve this milestone.
When will LeBron James break 50,000 career points?
When is LeBron James going to reach 50,000 career points?
James is just 131 points away from reaching 50,000 points. From a technical standpoint, he could achieve it against Denver; it would simply require him to score nearly all points for the Lakers and break the single-game record by 31 points.
It is far more probable that James will achieve the task at some point in March. The forward for the Lakers is averaging 24.7 points per game this season. In mathematical terms, he will need 5.3 games to achieve 50,000 career points. This would have him achieving the milestone on March 4 versus the Pelicans. James might have a break on February 28 as it’s the second game of a back-to-back, which could potentially lead to him surpassing 50,000 points on March 6 against the Knicks.