Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James has become the first player to reach 50,000 points in the regular season and playoffs combined. James did so on Tuesday night in front of the home crowd against the lowly New Orleans Pelicans. Here's how James did it.

For years, people have gotten used to LeBron James achieving one career statistical milestone after another, especially in the scoring department. Two years ago, he became the NBA's all-time leading career scorer by surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in that category,

Lakers star LeBron James connected on his first shot of Tuesday's game, a 3-pointer, to become the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason.