CLEVELAND – Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James has moved past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the second-highest scorer in NBA playoff history.
James entered Wednesday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between Cleveland and Toronto needing 25 points to surpass Abdul-Jabbar (5,762 points). The Cavaliers star did so with a 3-pointer with 8:41 left in the third quarter.
Moments later, James got a rousing ovation from the Cleveland crowd when his achievement was shown on the giant scoreboard.
Trying to get to his seventh straight NBA Finals, the 32-year-old James now only trails Michael Jordan, who scored 5,987 points in 179 postseason games. James has played in 205 playoff games over 14 seasons.
James has been soaring up a variety of scoring lists all season. He's currently seventh on the career scoring list with 28,787 points in the regular season.
Abdul-Jabbar tops that list with 38,387 points during his Hall of Fame career.
LeBron James has passed Kobe Bryant (88) for the second most games in #NBAPlayoffs history with 30+ points. pic.twitter.com/PqfotUR2hd
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) May 4, 2017