LeBron James superó el martes a Moses Malone como el octavo jugador en la lista de mejores anotadores de todos los tiempos, llegando a 27 mil 442 puntos por 27, 409 de Malone. James finalizo con 34 puntos, 12 rebotes y 7 asistencias en la victorias de los Cavaliers de Cleveland 114-108 sobre Milwaukee en tiempo extra.
Si LeBron James continua anotando un promedio de 25 puntos por partido y juega 73 partidos esta temporada,superaria a Shaquille O`Neal en el septimo lugar.
Malone, miembro del Salon de la Fama de la NBA, fallecio en septiembre del 2015.
On Tuesday, LeBron James’s first basket against the Milwaukee Bucks moved him ahead of Malone (27,409 career points) into eighth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. James, who has 27,442 points, finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in the Cavs’ 114-108 overtime win against Milwaukee.
If James continues to score 25 points per game and play 73 games this season, he will finish the season ahead of Shaquille O’Neal for seventh place.
Malone, a Hall of Famer who died in September 2015, had a multi-faceted appreciation of James’ talent and accomplishments. In 2013 when James won his fourth MVP award, Malone told USA TODAY Sports, “The one thing I like about LeBron, he was a high-school-to-the-NBA guy just like me. When you go from high school and win MVP, we did something right.»