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LeBron James Breaks the NBA Career Field Goals Record in the Lakers’ 120-113 Loss to the Nuggets

  • On Thursday night, March 5, 2026, LeBron James hit a turnaround 12-foot jumper over Zeke Nnaji with 12 seconds left in the first quarter, giving him 15,838 career field goals to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • James entered the Denver game needing three field goals to surpass Abdul-Jabbar's mark and earlier tied the record on an alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic, having attempted 31,274 field goals including more than 7,500 three-pointers.
  • At 41, LeBron James continues to pile up longevity records, holding playoff games record at 292 and playoff wins record at 184 while leading in most regular-season points and minutes played.
  • The milestone further cements James' place in NBA history as the new field-goal record adds to his résumé; he could pass Robert Parish's 1,611 games on March 16 against the Houston Rockets while finishing a two-year, $101.4 million deal with $52.6 million this season.
  • Abdul-Jabbar's career shooting numbers highlight era differences, as he attempted 28,307 field goals with just 18 threes and shot 55.9%, while James has hit 51.6% of his shots and no player besides them has more than 14,000 field goals made.
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LeBron James tried more field releases than any other player in the history, with 3.1.85, of which more than 7,500 go beyond the line of three points, concrete 51.6% of the releases.

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Denver's basketball team defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 120:113 last night, and they will face off again the following evening at their home stadium, Bol Arena (03:00).

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LeBron James overcame Kareem Abdul-Jabbar this Thursday as the player with the most baskets in the NBA, although the Lakers fell in front of the Nuggets in Denver; while in Washington, Trae Young debuted with the Wizards, who saw Julian Reese, Angel Reese’s brother, shine. There are few records left to overcome LeBron James. Akron’s long-time player became the most points player in the league’s history – he has about 5,000 more than Abdul-Jabbar…

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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