LeBron James extends streak of 10-point games to 1,000

LeBron James extends streak of 10-point games to 1,000

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As in when LeBron James decides to retire from the NBA, the legend will have encrypted his name onto many individual accolades. The latest being that the Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar has now extended his 10-point game streak to 1,000. Be it any superstar or perhaps even the reigning MVP, they fail to score even the average score of 10 in every game. Being his 36th birthday LeBron James extended his scoring streak to quadruple digits. 

With just over 6 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter, LeBron James hook shot got him to 11-points. Which marked him scoring at least 10 points for over 1,000 games in a row. LeBron had already passed Michael Jordan for the longest double-digit scoring streak in March 2018. The last time LeBron scored less than 10 points was in 2007 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Since then, only on 3 occasions has he ever scored exactly 10 points. 

LeBron James extends 10-point scoring streak 

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, who would be James’ coach with the U.S. team this summer if he opts in for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, marveled at James’ longevity. 

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“It’s a tribute to both his intelligence level and his tenacity, his character, his commitment to excellence,” Popovich said on a videoconference with reporters. “You combine those things and you get what we see in LeBron James after all of these years. He looks pretty much like when he first came into the league. 

“He deserves a lot of credit for being the consummate professional, using every technique that he can, being on the cutting edge of things. So, his mental state along with his physical state really makes him very special, probably more than anybody who has ever played the game.” 

Before the game against the Spurs began, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said he was unaware of the approaching milestone. 

“I did not know about that stat,” Vogel said on a videoconference with reporters. “But certainly we’ll make sure the ball is in his hands plenty tonight.” 

Vogel also put the decision in James’ hands on how he would like to be serenaded on his big day. 

“We don’t have any rookies to sing him ‘Happy Birthday,’ so he didn’t get that yet,” Vogel said. “I gave him the option to choose a teammate or teammates to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ for him, and he chose to wait until after the game. So that may or may not happen. We’ll see.” 

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