{"id":1549257,"date":"2023-02-07T12:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1549257"},"modified":"2023-02-08T01:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T06:09:31","slug":"where-would-lebron-james-rank-all-time-nba-scoring-list-without-three-pointers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/where-would-lebron-james-rank-all-time-nba-scoring-list-without-three-pointers\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Would LeBron James Rank on the All-Time NBA Scoring List Without Three-Pointers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest arguments detractors of <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a> have made during his pursuit of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> scoring record is that it was easier for James because of the three-point shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So a 24-footer is easier than a dunk or the five- or 10-footers Kareem typically took? Okay, cool. Just making sure I've got that genius logic worked out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, it's obvious that LeBron was able to get to the record more quickly because of the three-pointer. However, to say it was easier is just irresponsible. So let's put that to bed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But just for kicks, let's see where James would rank had he never made a single three-pointer throughout his illustrious career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-would-lebron-james-rank-on-the-all-time-nba-scoring-list-without-three-pointers\">Where would LeBron James rank on the all-time NBA scoring list without three-pointers?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1250\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LeBron-James-three-pointer.jpg?w=925&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"LeBron James during a Lakers-Suns matchup in May 2021\" class=\"wp-image-1549259\"\/><figcaption>LeBron James | Christian Petersen\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/los-angeles-lakers\/\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>&#8216; matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, LeBron James now has 38,390 regular-season points for his career, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/lebron-james-vs-kareem-abdul-jabbar-the-tale-of-the-tape\/\">breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record<\/a> of 38,387. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">38,388 POINTS<br><br>LeBron James hits the fadeaway jumper to become the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScoringKing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ScoringKing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P5LyTZAZn3\">pic.twitter.com\/P5LyTZAZn3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1623185295481966592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1,410 career regular-season games with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers, James has made 2,237 three-pointers, good for ninth on the all-time list. So let's say LeBron never attempted a single three-pointer during his career, turning those threes into two-point shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using basic math, we simply subtract 2,237 points, giving us a new total of 36,153. Here's how the scoring list shakes out in that scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,387<\/li><li>Karl Malone: 36,928<\/li><li>LeBron James: 36,153<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/kobe-bryant-had-winning-record-against-michael-jordan-even-used-mjs-own-personal-tactic-against-him-final-battle\/\">Kobe Bryant<\/a>: 33,643<\/li><li>Michael Jordan: 32,292<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let's pretend the three-pointer never existed. As every member of the top five made at least one during their respective careers (Kareem made precisely one), let's see what the numbers look like then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 38,386<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/dennis-rodman-was-encouraged-to-raise-the-heat-with-karl-malone-in-the-1998-nba-finals-to-further-their-storyline-in-wcw\/\">Karl Malone<\/a>: 36,843<\/li><li>LeBron James: 36,153<\/li><li>Kobe Bryant: 31,816<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-among-top-5-nba-scorers-1990s-isnt-number-1\/\">Michael Jordan<\/a>: 31,711<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So as you can see, LeBron doesn't drop that far in any scenario. And as he's averaged approximately 713 made field goals and 412 made free throws per season, James would have broken Kareem's record anyway &#8212; and still would have done it in fewer games. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where would LeBron James stand on the all-time NBA scoring list if he'd never made a three-point shot?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":1549259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4848,4828,4817,4851],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Where Would LeBron James Rank on Scoring List Without Three-Pointers? - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A look at where LeBron James would stand on the all-time NBA scoring list had he never made a single three-pointer during his career.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/where-would-lebron-james-rank-all-time-nba-scoring-list-without-three-pointers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where Would LeBron James Rank on Scoring List Without Three-Pointers? 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