LeBron James, already the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, is closing in on 40,000 career points. Follow along as he zeroes in on this historic milestone.

Scoring Tracker

LeBron James is currently 40 points away from 40,000 career points. With a season average of 25 points per game, he should reach the milestone in early March.

Upcoming schedule

James scored 34 points in Wednesday’s 116-112 victory over the Clippers, including 19 in the fourth quarter as the Lakers rallied from 21 down. Here’s a quick look at the Lakers’ next five games:

Feb. 29: Wizards vs. Lakers (10:30 ET, NBA League Pass)
March 2: Nuggets vs. Lakers (8:30 ET, ABC)
March 4: Thunder vs. Lakers (10:30 ET, NBA TV)
March 6: Kings vs. Lakers (10:30 ET, NBA League Pass)
March 8: Bucks vs. Lakers (10 ET, ESPN)

LeBron’s overall statistical ranking

James will be all over the NBA record books when all is said and done. As he seeks to become the first player to ever score 40,000 points, here’s a quick look at where he stands in several other prominent statistical categories:

Minutes played (2nd)
Assists (4th)
Steals (8th)
Games played (7th)
Rebounds (31st)

NBA’s all-time points leaderboard

RANK
PLAYER
PTS
GP
MIN
FGM
FGA
FG%

1
LeBron James
39,960
1,473
55,911
14,646
28,983
50.5

2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
38,387
1,560
57,446
15,837
28,307
55.9

3
Karl Malone
36,928
1,476
54,852
13,528
26,210
51.6

4
Kobe Bryant
33,643
1,346
48,643
11,719
26,200
44.7

5
Michael Jordan
32,292
1,072
41,010
12,192
24,537
49.7