Lebron James the Youngest to Score 9,000 Points
December 19, 2007
LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 9,000 career points in helping the Cleveland Cavaliers edge the Milwaukee Bucks 104-99 in double overtime on Monday.
The 22-year-old registered 31 points to boost his career total to 9,028, passing the milestone a year-and-a-half younger than Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers.
"It is an accomplishment," James told reporters.
"It is the individual hard work that I put in during the summer time. It translates into what I do now on the court during the season.
"It is a credit to myself and to the guys I work out with in the offseason."
Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored the Cavaliers' first six points of the second overtime to seal the win. He finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds.
"We were concentrating so much on LeBron that we forgot about Zydrunas, and he shot the ball well," Bucks centre Andrew Bogut told reporters.
"None of his buckets really were inside. When he shoots the ball like that, he's tough to stop."
Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 22 points. - Reuters
