LeBron feels great, on pace to pass Kareem

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When LeBron James gets his sixth point on Tuesday during the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Brooklyn, it'll put him up to 36,387 in his career.

That'll be exactly 2,000 points shy of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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Start the countdown. It's no longer be a question of if James will pass Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, but when. At his current pace, it’s possible that James may move into the No. 1 spot by this time next season, maybe even a bit earlier.

"As I’ve continued to climb the ranks, it is natural, human, to look at it and see where you are and see if it’s even possible, see if you’re capable," James said.

It’s more than possible.

He’s more than capable.

James is going to get a taste of what it’s like to catch Abdul-Jabbar in the next few games. When talking about official records, such as all-time scoring leaders, the NBA sticks solely to regular-season games and doesn’t add playoff totals to the mix. Add Abdul-Jabbar’s playoff games to his total, and he scored 44,149 points.

James is at 44,012 now. Another four, five, six, seven games at the most is all it will take for James to have scored more points than anyone in NBA history. It won’t be the official record. But on at least one list, James will be No. 1 in scoring very soon.

"He has a skillset that already has been well documented ... a pass-first guy who can lead the league in scoring," said Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, James’ former coach for four NBA Finals trips and two championships with the Heat.

Ah, the passing. Don't overlook that.

James is now 83 assists shy of 10,000 in his career. He’s about to be the first