LeBron James is officially within striking distance of one of the NBA's most hallowed records.
. With James likely needing one or two more games to make history, the Lakers are scheduled to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday on their home court. That's assuming James doesn't miss any time due to injury or some other season.Even at age 38, James is scoring points at a rate that wouldn't look out of place from some of the best seasons of his career. His 30.
James averaged 20.9 points per game as a rookie and hasn't dipped below that pace since. He's on track to break Abdul-Jabbar's record in 100-plus fewer games played than his fellow Lakers great. Abdul-Jabbar reached his tally of 38,387 points in 1,560 games; the Lakers' game against the Pelicans was the 1,409th of James' career.on Thursday, but he's certainly capable of posting enough points to break the record against the Thunder on Tuesday.
Here's the upcoming slate of Lakers games as James pursues one of the last great milestones of his basketball career:
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