LeBron James Upsets Michael Jordan's Record Set For NBA All-time Scoring As Denver Nuggets Pass Lakers By 115-99
As Los Angeles Lakers losing streak reached four games in a row after losing 115-99 to Denver Nuggets at Staples Centre, it was different with LeBron James who upset record set by Michael Jordan for NBA all-time scoring.
LeBron past previous record set by Jordan midway second quarter and reached a career milestone of 32,311 points to become fourth after Kobe Bryant (33, 643), Karl Malone (36,928), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) in NBA all-time scoring list.
After being outscored by Nuggets in the first half, Lakers made a comeback in the third quarter, cutting the deficit down to 2 points midway deciding quarter.
Will Barton who finished the game with 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists, joined force with Gary Harris to keep Nuggets up in the lead and proceded to win their first game after three game winless run and improve to 43-21.
It is certain that Nuggets will be playing their first playoffs since 2013 as they as second after Golden State Warriors in Western Conference. On the contrary, it is apparent that Lakers will be missing out on the playoff on LeBron debut.
The four-time NBA MVP, finished the game with game-high scoring of 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Missing this season's playoff will be LeBron's first since 2005.
LeBron past previous record set by Jordan midway second quarter and reached a career milestone of 32,311 points to become fourth after Kobe Bryant (33, 643), Karl Malone (36,928), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) in NBA all-time scoring list.
After being outscored by Nuggets in the first half, Lakers made a comeback in the third quarter, cutting the deficit down to 2 points midway deciding quarter.
Will Barton who finished the game with 23 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists, joined force with Gary Harris to keep Nuggets up in the lead and proceded to win their first game after three game winless run and improve to 43-21.
It is certain that Nuggets will be playing their first playoffs since 2013 as they as second after Golden State Warriors in Western Conference. On the contrary, it is apparent that Lakers will be missing out on the playoff on LeBron debut.
The four-time NBA MVP, finished the game with game-high scoring of 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Missing this season's playoff will be LeBron's first since 2005.
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