LeBron passes Wilt for 5th on all-time scoring list
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James passed Wilt Chamberlain to move into fifth on the NBA's all-time scoring list on Wednesday against the Portland Trail Blazers at Staples Center.
NBA's All-Time Scoring List
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38387 |
| 2 | Karl Malone | 36928 |
| 3 | Kobe Bryant | 33643 |
| 4 | Michael Jordan | 32292 |
| 5 | LeBron James | 31425 |
| 6 | Wilt Chamberlain | 31419 |
"When I'm able to do what I love to do and do it at this level, and even be mentioned with the greats that have ever played this game, it just always brings me back to my hometown of Akron and knowing where I come from, knowing how hard it was to get to this point and just never being in satisfied mode," James said during his postgame interview.
James passed Chamberlain late in the fourth quarter at the charity stripe.
The moment LeBron became 5th on the NBA's all-time scoring list! #LakeShow #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/S6GWl0lMHT
— NBA (@NBA) November 15, 2018
He finished the night one assist short of a triple-double, recording 44 points on 13-of-19 shooting, 10 rebounds, nine dimes, and three rejections in 36 minutes of action in a 126-117 Lakers victory. The 44 points were the most by a Laker since Kobe Bryant's 60-point game in 2016.
He told reporters that both the game ball and his uniform will be sent to his I Promise School in Akron.
James now needs 867 points to pass Michael Jordan for fourth place.