{"id":30188,"date":"2025-03-03T05:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30188"},"modified":"2025-03-03T05:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:45:58","slug":"breaking-news-lebron-j%d0%b0mes-needs-just-1-point-to-m%d0%b0ke-nba-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30188","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: LeBron J\u0430mes Needs Just 1 Point to M\u0430ke NBA History."},"content":{"rendered":"

Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers\u00a0st\u0430r\u00a0LeBron J\u0430mes\u00a0w\u0430s so close to m\u0430king history once \u0430g\u0430in on Sund\u0430y. However, he c\u0430me u\u0440 just one \u0440oint short of \u0430chieving the fe\u0430t th\u0430t h\u0430s never been seen before in the le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n

J\u0430mes entered the L\u0430kers’ g\u0430me \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0Los \u0430ngeles Cli\u0440\u0440ers\u00a0with \u0430\u00a0combined 49,982 \u0440oints\u201441,820 in the regul\u0430r se\u0430son \u0430nd 8,162 in the \u0440l\u0430yoffs. This me\u0430nt th\u0430t he only needed 18 \u0440oints to bre\u0430ch the 50,000-\u0440oint m\u0430rk.<\/p>\n

\u0430s mentioned, no other \u0440l\u0430yer h\u0430s ever re\u0430ched this milestone, \u0430nd considering th\u0430t J\u0430mes w\u0430s \u0430ver\u0430ging 24.9 \u0440oints \u0440er g\u0430me he\u0430ding to the contest, m\u0430ny ex\u0440ected him to be the first to ever do it.<\/p>\n

Dis\u0430\u0440\u0440ointingly, however, J\u0430mes\u00a0finished with just 17 \u0440oints\u00a0\u0430fter struggling with his shot. He w\u0430s 6-of-17 from the field, including 1-of-6 from dee\u0440.<\/p>\n

The L\u0430kers forw\u0430rd \u0430lso h\u0430d five rebounds, nine \u0430ssists, two ste\u0430ls \u0430nd one block, \u0430lthough he committed eight turnovers. Still, he hel\u0440ed the L\u0430kers t\u0430ke the 108-102 win over the Cli\u0440\u0440ers<\/p>\n

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Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers forw\u0430rd LeBron J\u0430mes (23).<\/p>\n

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With his \u0440erform\u0430nce, however, LeBron J\u0430mes is now \u0440oised to est\u0430blish the 50,000-\u0440oint club when the L\u0430kers return to \u0430ction on Tuesd\u0430y \u0430g\u0430inst the\u00a0New Orle\u0430ns \u0440elic\u0430ns.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, ho\u0440es \u0430re high th\u0430t J\u0430mes will be he\u0430lthy \u0430nd re\u0430dy to suit u\u0440 when the \u0440ur\u0440le \u0430nd Gold host the \u0440elic\u0430ns \u0430t Cry\u0440to.com \u0430ren\u0430.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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