LeBron James sets bar with another NBA career points milestone
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 star LeBron James has set the bar high regarding the NBA records book.

The 40-year-old player continues to make history. And for the records he already holds, he continues to expand upon those marks with each game he plays during the final years of his career.

James collected his latest career points milestone  when he became the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and playoffs. He reached the mark with his first basket of the contest – a 25-foot 3-pointer off an assist from Luka Doncic early in the first quarter.

 when he broke Kareen Abdul-Jabbar's mark of 38,387 points – which stood for 39 years – on Feb. 7, 2023.  in Los Angeles on March 3, 2024 in a 124-114 loss to the .

In December 2024, James broke the 35-year-old record set by Abdul-Jabbar (57,446) for most minutes played in an NBA career. James entered Tuesday with 58,508 career minutes played.

All things Lakers: 

Lakers' next game
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The Lakers will host the  on Thursday, March 6, at 10 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on TNT and can be streamed on Max or .



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LeBron James career stats
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*   **Regular-season** points: 41,871
*   **Playoff points:** 8,162
*   **Regular-season field goals:** 15,371
*   **Regular-season FGA:** 30,341
*   **Playoff field goals:** 2,928
*   **Playoff FGA:** 5,896
*   **Regular-season 3-pointers:** 2,541
*   **Regular-season 3-point attempts:** 7,257
*   **Playoff 3-pointers:** 470
*   **Playoff 3-point attempts:** 1,415
*   **Regular-season free throws:** 8,591
*   **Regular-season free throw attempts:** 11,663
*   **Playoff free throws:** 1,836
*   **Playoff free throw attempts:** 2,479

Lakers' next game
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The Lakers will host the  on Thursday, March 6, at 10 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on TNT and can be streamed on Max or .



_This story has been updated with new information._

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