LeBron James Beats Dirk Nowitzki For Huge NBA Milestone
The Los Angeles Lakers lost the season opener to the Golden State Warriors, but LeBron James hit a huge NBA milestone. The four-time NBA champion keeps making doubters angry. These guys won’t get over the fact that LeBron is the greatest of all time. This time the king of basketball passed Dirk Nowitzki. Passing the Dallas Mavericks legend was a piece of cake, huh? LeBron hit his fourth three-point shot last night. Now he stands at 1,979. Impressive!
Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers for moving up to 12th on the all-time THREES MADE list! #KiaTipOff21 pic.twitter.com/FHcFVDSrjP
— NBA (@NBA) October 20, 2021
LeBron entered the NBA in 2003 and he is doing an incredible job. He sharpened his skills over the years and his three-pointers are deadly now. In the 2020-21 NBA season, the King shot 36.5 percent of his three-point shots.
The Lakers superstar will be chasing milestones throughout the entire season. He is in his 19th NBA season. Let’s not forget that he joined the 35,000-point squad last season. LeBron was averaging at least 25 points for 18 straight seasons and he is on a good way to go up in many statistical categories.
When it comes to scoring, LeBron can pass Hall of Famer Karl Malone for No.2 on the all-time scoring and field goals made list. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 38,387 while Malone has 36,928.
In the last four seasons, LeBron averaged 620 field goals hit per season. The king will have to try harder to pass Malone for No.2 on this list. LeBron is 625 field goals behind Malone.
When it comes to minutes played, LeBron ranks sixth and averaged 2,190 minutes per season in the last four years. He has a chance to pass Jason Kidd, Kevin Garnett, and Nowitzki.
Watch LeBron pass Oscar Robertson in free throws made this season. He trails the Hall of Famer for No.4 all-time. LeBron has averaged 277 free throws made in the last four seasons.
LeBron can also surpass Robertson on the all-time assists list for the No.7 spot and maybe go even higher than this. He has averaged 558 assists per season in the four-season span.
This will be a crazy season for the kid from Akron. Fans look forward to seeing him get that fifth ring.
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R. M.
Radmila graduated with a degree in Translation & Interpreting. She is an NBA and NFL writer for The Ball Zone, and has been covering popular sports topics for several years. A loyal Lakers fan, she puts energy into reporting big roster moves, potential trades, on-court-accomplishments, and off-court rumors.
