This Day In Lakers History: Kobe Bryant Becomes Youngest To Score 10,000 Points (2024)

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The Los Angeles Lakers legend set many records along the way, including on March 5, 2003. Against a familiar foe, the Indiana Pacers, Bryant scored 20 points on the night, in the process becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points.

At 24 years and 194 days, Bryant became the youngest player at the time to reach 10,000 career points, surpassing iconic figures like Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal.

James returned from a first-half ankle injury to score 26 and become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 points. James reached the milestone at 23 years and 59 days, more than a year younger than Bryant was when he hit the milestone in 2003 (24 years, 193 days).

Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain is the fastest to score 10,000 — in 236 games, followed by fellow HOFers Michael Jordan (303), Elgin Baylor (315), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (319), Oscar Robertson (334) and George Gervin (355). Doncic entered the game 11 points shy of 10,000.

On January 22, 2006, the Lakers (then 21–19) met the Toronto Raptors (13–27). This game is remembered thanks to Kobe's 81 points. In this year, there weren't any other strong offensive players in the Lakers.

At 21 years and 197 days, Durant is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history, averaging 30.1 points in the 2009–10 season. Stephen Curry led the league with an average of 30.1 points in the 2015–16 season and became the first player to win the title shooting 50–40–90 in a season.

-- LeBron James has become the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 points. James eclipsed the milestone Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors when he made a short jumper with 2:45 left in the second quarter to give him 20,001 career points.

LeBron James has the most career points by a player younger than 24, with 11,514 points.

He swished the shot officially recorded at 34 feet and which pushed him to 10,001 points for his career. Per Elias Sports Bureau, Luka is the sixth-fastest to 10K points in terms of age at 24 years, 300 days. He's tied for seventh-fastest in terms of games played at 358. Yes, faster than LeBron James.

Chamberlain needed only 236 games to score 10,000 points, the fewest in NBA history.

Who scored 15 000 points the fastest in the NBA? ›

CHICAGO (Reuters) - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points in the NBA on Friday, bettering Kobe Bryant's record by more than two years. The small forward accomplished the feat at 25 years, 79 days in his team's 92-85 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the fewest career points when scoring 30,000+ points, with 31,419 points.

Decades after his record was set, many NBA teams did not even average 100 points, as fewer field goals per game were being attempted. The closest any player has gotten to 100 points was the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who scored 81 in a 122–104 win over the Toronto Raptors on January 22, 2006.

At the time, Kobe explained the move, saying it signified "growth" for him as a player. "Then 24 is a growth from [No. 8]," he said "Physical attributes aren't there the way they used to be, but the maturity level is greater. Marriage, kids.

On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain set the NBA single-game scoring record by tallying 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169-147 victory over the New York Knicks. Not 98 points, not 102, but a nice, round 100 — an imposing record set by a most imposing player.

On December 23, 2007, Bryant became the youngest player (29 years, 122 days) to reach 20,000 points, in a game against the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden, after scoring 39 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 8 assists.