詹姆斯是NBA的总得分、常规赛得分、季后赛得分的三项历史纪录的保持者。
詹姆斯是NBA历史上唯一一位总得分达到5万分和常规赛得分超4万分的球员。

LeBron James surpassed 50,000 career points as his L.A. Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night (March 4, 2025), turning in the type of game that he's made routine: 34 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

LeBron James, 40 years old and playing in his 22nd season, seems to exist in a singularity, unaffected by time.

James set the NBA's all-time playoff scoring record in 2017, and the record for career points (which combines regular and postseason scoring) in 2023.

The scoring feat is the newest line on a resume that puts James front and center in discussions about the greatest NBA players of all time. For years, the debate over which superstar is the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) has been a perennial fixture for NBA analysts.

For many NBA fans, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, their skills, athleticism and versatility have made the GOAT competition a two-man race.

At least one prominent analyst, ESPN's Stephen Smith, says that for him, the question has now been answered.

"I actually think it's time to not even have the debate anymore because that's how great LeBron James has been for as long as he has been that great," Smith said on Wednesday.

Smith noted his continued respect for Jordan's greatness. But he emphasized James' success in playing with a range of players, and the astounding fitness that continues to elevate his game at age 40.

Smith said, after racking up 50,000 points with no signs of slowing down, James "deserves all the props in the world, and I'm gonna give it to him."


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