Cumulative points scored by LeBron James and other top scorers

February 8, 2023

Topic

Statistical Visualization / basketball, LeBron James, New York Times

Never fear, Sopan Deb, K.K. Rebecca Lai, and Eve Washington, for The New York Times, are on the case with a comparison of LeBron James’ scoring timeline against other top scorers. They also provide breakdowns of how James scored his points, which show an all-around game rather than a hard skew towards a single type of shot.

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