The Los Angeles Lakers celebrated LeBron James's ascent to the top of the NBA's all-time scoring list but their on-court struggles continued with a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday."King" James, nursing a sore left ankle, didn't play in the Lakers' 115-106 loss to the Bucks, but he was feted before the contest with a video tribute two days after he overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had topped the career scoring list for 39 years.