LeBron James Scoring Tracker: Lakers star approaching 40,000 career points

LeBron James, already the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, is closing in on 40,000 career points. Follow along as he zeroes in on this historic milestone.

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Scoring Tracker

LeBron James is currently 40 points away from 40,000 career points. With a season average of 25 points per game, he should reach the milestone in early March.

Upcoming schedule

James scored 34 points in Wednesday’s 116-112 victory over the Clippers, including 19 in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from 21 down. Here’s a quick look at the Lakers’ next five games:

LeBron’s overall statistical ranking

James will be all over the NBA record books when all is said and done. As he seeks to become the first player to ever score 40,000 points, here’s a quick look at where he stands in several other prominent statistical categories:

NBA’s all-time points leaderboard

RANK PLAYER PTS GP MIN FGM FGA FG% 1 LeBron James  39,960 1,473 55,911 14,646 28,983 50.5 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 1,560 57,446 15,837 28,307 55.9 3 Karl Malone 36,928 1,476 54,852 13,528 26,210 51.6 4 Kobe Bryant 33,643 1,346 48,643 11,719 26,200 44.7 5 Michael Jordan 32,292 1,072 41,010 12,192 24,537 49.7