Lakers news: LeBron James joins Kareem and Malone with 35k points

With a free throw during the second quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to score 35,000 points or more in his NBA career, joining Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. LeBron’s milestone was one of few highlights of the first half for the Los Angeles Lakers as the Brooklyn Nets dominated them en route to a 64-53 halftime lead. LeBron led all scorers in the first half with 17 points but it was not enough for the Lakers to keep pace with the Nets, who came into Thursday with a four-game win-streak.

James was excellent for the Lakers in the first half but the L.A. defense looked very weak against the Nets as James Harden and Kyrie Irving had their way inside the 3-point line while creating excellent looks for their teammates.

Brooklyn was 11 for 21 from the 3-point line in the first half and the Lakers have to slow down their offensive attack if they hope to avoid another home loss.