LeBron James and the 10,000 points
February 28, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
LeBron became the youngest player to reach 10,000 points in the history of the National Basketball Association.
With LeBron coming out of High School scoring like crazy it is no surprise.
Kobe Bryant made 10,000 points at the age of 24 years and 193 days.
LeBron James made 10,000 points at the age of 23 years and 59 days.
Hey, we are getting a numberish here, but you get the idea. Both of these players are great star players and scoring machines.
James did it in 368 games, the ninth fastest in NBA history.
It should be mentioned that the Cavaliers lost this game to Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics. Oh well.
Kevin Garnett scored 18 points with 11 rebounds to help Boston win its third straight and improve to 2-2 for the season against the defending Eastern Conference champions. The Cavaliers were playing their third game with four new players, including Ben Wallace, acquired in an 11-player, three-team deal at the trading deadline. source
Unreal Records
Here are some other scoring records by the great Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain.
Most Points Per Game
50.4 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62Most 50 Point Games
45 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62Most 40 Point Games
63 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62Most Field Goals Made
1,597 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62 (50.6 FG%)Most Field Goals Attempted
3,159 by Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62Highest Field Goal Percentage
72.7% by Wilt Chamberlain, 1972-73 (426 made in 586 attempts)
Most of these records will never be broken.
Maybe LeBron’s will not be broken with the current have to be a freshman in college rule.
NBA Basketball Fan Question Does scoring 10,000 points quickly impress you?
As always, any NBA Basketball related comments are welcome.
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Does scoring 10,000 points quickly impress me? Sure, but please “give” this few years to other old players to get the championship ring. Mutombo (old enough ya, haha), Jason Kidd (and of course for nowitzki), and KG (also paul pierce), haha~
what do u think?
What impresses me is that Bill Laimbeer said today on national radio that LeBron, when all is said and done, would be the best player of all time. We tend to forget he is only 23.
As for the older players, it is always nice to see them get a ring!
Who are the top 10 fastest players to reach 10,000 points.
I know the it goes 1.Wilt, 2.Mj, 3.Kareem, 4.Oscar and Lebron is number 9, but who are the other 5.