The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Los Angeles Lakers will welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to Crypto.com Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. The Hawks lost 130-133 in their last game over the Thunder. LeBron James became the NBA’s career scoring leader on a step-back jumper late in the third quarter, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record during his 38-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
James surpassed the mark held since April 1984 by Abdul-Jabbar, who watched the game from a baseline seat near the Lakers’ bench. Abdul-Jabbar then joined a clearly emotional James and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on the court after the historic basket. James’ mother, wife and children also sat courtside amid a celebrity-studded crowd that rose in waves of anticipation nearly every time he touched the ball. James didn’t let them down:
After scoring 20 points in the first half with a full showcase of the offensive talent that still shines blindingly after two decades in the NBA, he set the new record with a 16-point third quarter capped by that pretty jumper. “I didn’t set this as a goal, so that’s probably why it’s so surreal and so weird to me,” James said. “I never talked about being the all-time scorer in NBA history … until my numbers started getting closer and closer, and I was like, ‘Oh wow, this is crazy. This is weird, but I guess I’m doing it.’”
The Milwaukee Bucks on the other hand won 108-127 against the Trail Blazers in their last game. Brook Lopez scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Bucks led the whole way, pushing their advantage to 26 in the second half. Lopez, who pulled down nine rebounds, topped all scorers with 17 points at halftime and Milwaukee led 58-48. He hit a 3-pointer with 10:41 left in the third quarter that gave him 15,000 career points.
“I have a long way to still go, a long time to still play. I’m just enjoying it and I want to keep getting better, keep being an effective player out there, being the best player I could be,” said Lopez, who is in his 14th season. “I’m lucky that there are people that are out there trying to help me, trying to make me better and put me in that position.”
Los Angeles Lakers: LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis, Dennis Schröder, Patrick Beverley
Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pat Connaughton, Brook Lopez, Jrue Holiday, Grayson Allen
Los Angeles Lakers: Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Anthony Davis, Damian Jones, Scotty Pippen Jr.
Milwaukee Bucks: Joe Ingles, Brook Lopez, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bobby Portis, Serge Ibaka
The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, February 9 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks will be telecast live on Spectrum SportsNet, TNT.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Spectrum SportsNet, TNT. | February 9 (10:00 PM ET) |
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