All-Time Scoring Record About to Fall

[radiohead]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

I’m surprised he’s not playing, since it’s a marquee match up vs the Warriors. Has he really given up on the playoffs? Another unfortunate night for the fans - no Lebron, no Steph (at least he has a real injury).

[Moranis]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

I’m surprised he’s not playing, since it’s a marquee match up vs the Warriors. Has he really given up on the playoffs? Another unfortunate night for the fans - no Lebron, no Steph (at least he has a real injury).

he is hurt. He didn't even finish the Thunder game which was winnable and 50 was in range (which would have been cool in the game he set the record)

[Phantom255x]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

I’m surprised he’s not playing, since it’s a marquee match up vs the Warriors. Has he really given up on the playoffs? Another unfortunate night for the fans - no Lebron, no Steph (at least he has a real injury).

he is hurt. He didn't even finish the Thunder game which was winnable and 50 was in range (which would have been cool in the game he set the record)

So he was healthy and set the record with no problem, then basically got hurt immediately after and sat the rest of the game (and games after)?

Sure, that’s not sus 

[Roy H.]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

I’m surprised he’s not playing, since it’s a marquee match up vs the Warriors. Has he really given up on the playoffs? Another unfortunate night for the fans - no Lebron, no Steph (at least he has a real injury).

he is hurt. He didn't even finish the Thunder game which was winnable and 50 was in range (which would have been cool in the game he set the record)

So he was healthy and set the record with no problem, then basically got hurt immediately after and sat the rest of the game (and games after)?

Sure, that’s not sus 

And now he and Darvin Ham are letting the media know that Lebron is in “unbearable” pain, but that Lebron is such a competitor that he refuses to be shut down through the break.

[SparzWizard]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

LeBaby at it again

[Phantom255x]

Surprise Surprise! Lebron out again tonight

He got the scoring record and basically peaced out for this season knowing the Lakers aren’t going anywhere 

I’m surprised he’s not playing, since it’s a marquee match up vs the Warriors. Has he really given up on the playoffs? Another unfortunate night for the fans - no Lebron, no Steph (at least he has a real injury).

he is hurt. He didn't even finish the Thunder game which was winnable and 50 was in range (which would have been cool in the game he set the record)

So he was healthy and set the record with no problem, then basically got hurt immediately after and sat the rest of the game (and games after)?

Sure, that’s not sus 

And now he and Darvin Ham are letting the media know that Lebron is in “unbearable” pain, but that Lebron is such a competitor that he refuses to be shut down through the break.

Yep! I'll bet anyone here $100 that if LAL is more than 4 games out of the playoff race by mid-March, Lebron will be ruled out the rest of the season. I mean he's already missing games too.

Good for Lebron for setting the record but it's so obvious that's all he cared about. Once he got it, he didn't even finish the OKC game (which was very winnable) and has missed games since. Idk how anyone here can actually dispute that

[Moranis]

Or maybe he is actually hurt and needs the rest.  He is old with a lot of miles.  And it isn't like he hasn't been hurt sa fair amount in recent years

[Roy H.]

Or maybe he is actually hurt and needs the rest.  He is old with a lot of miles.  And it isn't like he hasn't been hurt sa fair amount in recent years

It’s definitely possible he’s injured.  I don’t buy that he’s in “unbearable” pain, though, or that the reason he’s not shut down through the break is because he’s such a competitive warrior.

My guess:  he plays light duty in one game before the ASG, and then he plays in the ASG and looks just fine physically.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Or maybe he is actually hurt and needs the rest.  He is old with a lot of miles.  And it isn't like he hasn't been hurt sa fair amount in recent years

It’s definitely possible he’s injured.  I don’t buy that he’s in “unbearable” pain, though, or that the reason he’s not shut down through the break is because he’s such a competitive warrior.

My guess:  he plays light duty in one game before the ASG, and then he plays in the ASG and looks just fine physically.

Well, there were several times in tonight’s game that he stood up from his seat on the bench to cheer on his teammates, so I’m confident that his pain is not “unbearable.” 

[Moranis]

Or maybe he is actually hurt and needs the rest.  He is old with a lot of miles.  And it isn't like he hasn't been hurt sa fair amount in recent years

It’s definitely possible he’s injured.  I don’t buy that he’s in “unbearable” pain, though, or that the reason he’s not shut down through the break is because he’s such a competitive warrior.

My guess:  he plays light duty in one game before the ASG, and then he plays in the ASG and looks just fine physically.

Well, there were several times in tonight’s game that he stood up from his seat on the bench to cheer on his teammates, so I’m confident that his pain is not “unbearable.”

I agree with that, that is just posturing, I do think he is actually hurt though.  Lebron does like playing basketball and I believe he'd be out there if he felt like he could be. 

[Moranis]

Watching the SB last night, there was Mahomes with a clearly injured ankle, yet he was still able to scramble, make all the throws, etc.  If this was week 3, Mahomes probably wouldn't have been out there.  Guys can play through ankle injuries and they do it all of the time in the playoffs, but there is no reason for Lebron to push through his ankle injury at the moment.  Hopefully he actually takes the all star game off and gets some real rest, though knowing that sport, he will probably play (I also wouldn't be totally surprised to see Jaylen play either).

[Moranis]

Saw a stat that Lebron is 2004 points away from Oscar Schmidt's all time international record of 49,737 points, Lebron apparently has 47,734 points.

[Roy H.]

Saw a stat that Lebron is 2004 points away from Oscar Schmidt's all time international record of 49,737 points, Lebron apparently has 47,734 points.

Honestly, that one seems meaningless to me.  Different levels of competition, different number of games, etc.  It would sort of be like somebody adding up Kareem's college and high school numbers and saying that he's still ahead of Lebron somehow.

Lebron:  38,652 NBA points + 0 college points = 38,652 points

Kareem: 38,387 NBA points + 2,325 college points = 40,712 points!  And that doesn't include his stats on UCLA's freshman team, on which he averaged 33 ppg!

* Not a serious argument

[Moranis]

Saw a stat that Lebron is 2004 points away from Oscar Schmidt's all time international record of 49,737 points, Lebron apparently has 47,734 points.

Honestly, that one seems meaningless to me.  Different levels of competition, different number of games, etc.  It would sort of be like somebody adding up Kareem's college and high school numbers and saying that he's still ahead of Lebron somehow.

Lebron:  38,652 NBA points + 0 college points = 38,652 points

Kareem: 38,387 NBA points + 2,325 college points = 40,712 points!  And that doesn't include his stats on UCLA's freshman team, on which he averaged 33 ppg!

* Not a serious argument

Oh, I agree, I just found it interesting so I shared

[bdm860]

Saw a stat that Lebron is 2004 points away from Oscar Schmidt's all time international record of 49,737 points, Lebron apparently has 47,734 points.

Honestly, that one seems meaningless to me.  Different levels of competition, different number of games, etc.  It would sort of be like somebody adding up Kareem's college and high school numbers and saying that he's still ahead of Lebron somehow.

Lebron:  38,652 NBA points + 0 college points = 38,652 points

Kareem: 38,387 NBA points + 2,325 college points = 40,712 points!  And that doesn't include his stats on UCLA's freshman team, on which he averaged 33 ppg!

* Not a serious argument

Doing the math myself, wondering where LeBron's 47,734 total is coming from:

38,652 - regular season
8,023 - playoffs
55 - play in ('21 and '23)
273 - Olympics ('04, '08, '12)
181 - FIBA ('06, '07)

That's 47,181, missing 553 from somewhere.

If I add in All-Star games (426) that brings the total to 47,607.  Rookie/Sophomore games (53) brings it to 47,640.  He also played 3 national High School All-Star games (scoring of 27, 28, and 34).  That puts us over the total.  But none of those exhibition games should be counted anyway, just wanted to see if the math worked.  Also looks like Space Jam was 8 points, if anyone was wondering.

Bad math by Moranis's source, or am I missing something? Pre-season (nope, apparently LeBron has over 1700 of those)? Some Rock-n-Jock style celebrity games or Cavs/Heat/Lakers vs Shanghai or something?