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NEW YORK — (AP) — The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the ...

The Lakers-Pelicans game was moved to ESPN2, preceding a national broadcast between Dallas and Golden State at 8:30 p.m. James is on pace to break the record Tuesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game was moved up two hours to a 6 p.m.

The hottest ticket in town and perhaps the entire world will be next Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena, where LeBron James' Lakers play against teh Oklahoma City ...

If he does have that level of control, [LeBron James](https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/los-angeles-lakers/2023/02/01/63da556c268e3e6e448b4580.html) should have no problem scoring 30+ points over the next two games and leave the main event for next Tuesday. Also, things can go on the reverse and LeBron James could take longer than 3 games to break that record. After playing against the Pacers, Lakers will play against the New Orleans Pelicans next Saturday. with the 33 PPG he has held over his last 14 performances for the Lakers, this constant invites us to think he will break the record over the next three games. Well, the stars are aligning for that game to be the one where LeBron James breaks the all-time NBA scoring record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. We are talking about courtside but people who pay for this are assuming LeBron James will play the next two games and get within distance to the record by Tuesday.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA basketball game on February 2, 2023.

And it was here in December 2021 that [Stephen Curry](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3975/stephen-curry) made five 3-pointers to pull within one of matching Ray Allen’s career mark of 2,973. “I think it's one of the greatest records in sports, in general,” he said. It was here in May 2021 that “I just understood my game was needed more on the interior tonight,” James said. [He's now 63 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar's career record,](https://twitter.com/i/status/1621318631312314368) 38,387 points. The same late-game philosophy that led to four NBA championships and has him on the precipice of becoming the NBA's new career scoring champ worked perfectly again at Indiana.

After scoring 26 points against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, he is now only 63 points shy of breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA scoring record. The ...

Now that Davis appears to be relatively healthy, he's probably going to do the lion's share of the scoring for the [Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) in this one. [Stephen Curry](/nba/players/1685204/stephen-curry/) was taking over 14 3-pointers per game in the seven games leading up to his 3-point record-breaker last season, and he was hitting them at only a 34.7 percent clip. This should be the night, and it should come relatively early in the game. [Anthony Davis](/nba/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) plays against the Pelicans, he tends to dominate. Even if James matches his career high of 61 points in the Lakers' final game of their road trip on Saturday, he'd still need another game to get the record. The former Buck and Laker scored an incredible 38,387 points in his illustrious career, but James is right on his heels with 38,325.

The Pacers were dominating the Lakers for most of Thursday night, but L.A. got out the defibrillator in the fourth quarter to resuscitate this road trip ...

Indy’s shooting went cold, Bron went off, and a couple of calls went their way to secure the win. After a pair of James free throws, an AD runner and a key defensive block by Davis and the Lakers had control of the game. Now the biggest game of the season so far is happening on Saturday against the Pelicans. Pat Bev missed a pair of free throws and suddenly the Pacers had the ball down one with 6.1 seconds left. All season, the Lakers have found ways to lose. LeBron hit a three with over two minutes to go to give the Lakers their first lead of the game and they were very much in it. AD tried to recover on defense, but when a pass was made from the corner to the wing, he took a step forward but refused to contest. LeBron James took a while to ramp up, but was sensational in the fourth and ended the night with 26 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds. He was forcing bad shots unprompted, turning the ball over and getting rejected near the rim. Only AD was a bright spot, with many putbacks and cleaning up missed shots near the rim. The opening 12 minutes were not ideal for the purple and gold on either end. [why he should have been an All-Star](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2023/2/2/23582527/anthony-davis-lakers-all-star-reserve-western-conference-roster-snub-jaren-jackson-jr) by dominating with 31 points and 14 rebounds, including a crucial bucket to put the Lakers ahead for good and a block to keep them there.

LeBron James continued to close in on the NBA's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 112-111 victory over Indiana on ...

“It’s one of those records you don’t ever think will be broken.” “I just tried to stay on his body and make him shoot over the top,” Davis said. The Lakers close out their road trip Saturday at New Orleans then host Oklahoma City on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks next Thursday. The Lakers had trailed all night when James’s three-pointer gave them their first lead of the contest with 2:35 to play. “It’s pretty cool,” he added of a record he likened in importance to the career home run record in baseball. “I think it’s one of the greatest records in sports in general,” James said.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — LeBron James edged closer to the NBA's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 112-111 victory over the ...

In New York, RJ Barrett scored 30 points to lead the Knicks in a 106-104 victory over the Miami Heat. The Bucks pushed their winning streak to six games with their comeback over the Clippers. James’s three-pointer gave the Lakers their first lead of the contest with 2:35 to play. The Lakers close out their road trip Saturday at New Orleans then host Oklahoma City on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks next Thursday. “We’ve seen it a bunch in this league with him. “It’s one of those records you don’t ever think will be broken.”

LeBron James continued to close in on the NBA's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 112-111 victory over Indiana.

He grabbed eight rebounds and handed off four assists and the Knicks secured the needed win when Tyler Herro's 3-point attempt as time expired failed to fall. "I just tried to stay on his body and make him shoot over the top," Davis said. "It's one of those records you don't ever think will be broken." The Lakers close out their road trip Saturday at New Orleans then host Oklahoma City on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks next Thursday. The Lakers had trailed all night when James's 3-pointer gave them their first lead of the contest with 2:35 to play. "It's pretty cool," he added of a record he likened in importance to the career home run record in baseball.

The Indiana Pacers got a ton of good news before their Thursday game against the Los Angeles Lakers even began, but they fell after a putrid fourth quarter.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James just put his head down and repeatedly drove to the basket Thursday night. It was his vintage move.

“There was a lot going on out there and they’ll see it in black and white in New York. The video, from TNT’s pregame coverage, was then replayed on the arena’s large video board as the crowd roared and teammates congratulated the first-time All-Star. “I think it’s one of the greatest records in sports, in general,” he said. ... Los Angeles was 6 of 22 on 3s. Or actually, they’ll see it in HD.” “I just understood my game was needed more on the interior tonight,” James said. And it was here in December 2021 that Stephen Curry made five 3-pointers to pull within one of matching Ray Allen’s career mark of 2,973. “It’s like the home run record in baseball. ... Indiana has lost 11 of 12. The same late-game philosophy that led to four NBA championships and has him on the precipice of becoming the NBA’s new career scoring champ worked perfectly again at Indiana. It was here in May 2021 that Russell Westbrook recorded his 181st career triple-double to tie Oscar Robertson’s career mark. Lakers: James and Davis combined for 28 points in the first half, while the other seven players who saw action had 26.

On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Indiana Pacers looking to build on their overtime win on Tuesday over the New York Knicks.

INDIANAPOLIS — (AP) — LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and pulled within 63 points of becoming the NBA's career scoring champ as ...

The Lakers trail almost the entire contest, falling behind by as many as 15 points, before Anthony Davis comes through the clutch on both ends to steal the ...

Westbrook added 10 points off the bench to finish with a double-double, and Thomas Bryant scored 11 points coming on in reserve. Hield scored 14 points in the loss. The Lakers held Indiana to just 15 fourth-quarter points to rally from a 12-point deficit through three periods.

LeBron James is now just 63 points away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA scoring record after putting up 26 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 112-111 ...

For me, as a sportsperson, it was fun just watching those guys go up to bat and chase it.” you had Hank Aaron that had it for so long, you see the guys, the likes of Sammy [Sosa] and Mark McGwire and those guys, start climbing it and it was like: ‘Oh, man. “It’s one of those records that you just don’t ever see or think that would be broken and then you end up seeing guys like … “I just understood my game was needed more on the interior tonight,” James told reporters. “I think it’s one of the greatest records in sports in general,” James said, “Needed to get some rebounds, need to get some baskets in there and and I felt like we were attacking, especially in the fourth quarter.”

The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered around star guard Russell Westbrook, league sources tell Bleacher Report.

We got to get ourselves back to where we belong and that's in the postseason." "Good, he gets to get some rest then, and get ready for this home push," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said about Davis not being selected for the All-Star game. The belief within the Lakers' organization is that they need to make at least one more move by the Feb. 9 trade deadline to give themselves a legitimate shot at competing for a championship, sources say. Detroit Pistons sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanović remains a principal target, but there is league-wide skepticism on whether the Pistons are really willing to unload the nine-year veteran. The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered around star guard Russell Westbrook, league sources tell Bleacher Report.

With less than a week to go until the NBA trade deadline, it seems like we should buckle up for plenty more rumors about what the Lakers will do with ...

- Conley is also just plainly a better fit in this team’s closing lineups than Westbrook. The belief within the Lakers’ organization is that they need to make at least one more move by the Feb. Could one such team be the Lakers? 9 trade deadline to give themselves a legitimate shot at competing for a championship, sources say. The Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz have had exploratory conversations centered around star guard Russell Westbrook, league sources tell Bleacher Report. [a 6’4 shooting guard making 36.2% of his threes](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/beaslma01.html) this season, would also seem to check a lot of boxes in terms of what the Lakers front office generally targets (for what it’s worth, his career percentage from deep is 38.1%).

LOS ANGELES: LeBron James continued to close in on the NBA's all-time scoring record as the Los Angeles Lakers pulled out a thrilling 112-111 victory over ...

He grabbed eight rebounds and handed off four assists and the Knicks secured the needed win when Tyler Herro's three-point attempt as time expired failed to fall. The Lakers close out their road trip Saturday at New Orleans then host Oklahoma City on Tuesday and the Milwaukee Bucks next Thursday. "I just tried to stay on his body and make him shoot over the top," Davis said. "It's one of those records you don't ever think will be broken." The Lakers had trailed all night when James' three-pointer gave them their first lead of the contest with 2:35 to play. Darius Garland picked up the slack, scoring 32 points and handing out 11 assists for Cleveland, who pushed their lead to as many as 22 points in the fourth quarter.