Eastern Conference Recaps, Feb. 3: LeBron James Moves Closer To Scoring Record In Win Against Pacers

LeBron James moved one step closer to making NBA history.

He finished with 26 points in the Los Angeles Lakers 112-111 win against the Indiana Pacers, putting him just 63 from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record.

“I think it's one of the greatest records in sports, in general,” James said. “It's like the home run record in baseball. It's one of those records that you don't ever see or think will be broken. You see guys like Hank Aaron, who had it for so long. You see guys like Sammy (Sosa) and Mark McGwire and you start climbing it and it's like ‘Oh, this could really happen.’ It's a fun thing as a sports person. It was fun watching those guys chasing it."

Tyrese Haliburton returned from a 10-game absence and recorded 26 points and 12 assists for the Pacers. Aaron Nesmith had a career-high 24 points and five 3-pointers.

NEXT PACERS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 8 at Miami

OTHER NOTES:

-The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 behind Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 54 points and 19 rebounds. It was his third 50-point game this season and first of his career with 17 or more rebounds.

Norman Powell led the Clippers and all reserves with 26 points.

NEXT BUCKS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 4 in Milwaukee

-While Donovan Mitchell struggled, Darius Garland recorded 32 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 128-113 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies. Cedi Osman led all reserves with 21 points. Desmond Bane scored 25 points for the Grizzlies and Ja Morant had 24.

NEXT CAVALIERS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 8 at Miami

NEXT GRIZZLIES GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 15 at Miami

-Ayo Dosunmu’s 22 points led the Chicago Bulls to a 114-98 victory against the Charlotte Hornets. Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Coby White had 20 points off the bench. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 23 points and LaMelo Ball had 19.

NEXT BULLS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Mar. 18 in Chicago

NEXT HORNETS GAME AGAINST THE HEAT: Feb. 25 in Charlotte

Cory Nelson is a contributor to Inside The Heat. He attended Northern Virginia Community College. He can be reached at corymckenzienelson@hotmail.com or follow him on Twitter @CKenzyNelson. You can also check out his personal blog: https://substack.com/profile/114079068-cory-nelson?utm_source=account-card

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