LeBron James has been a one-man wrecking crew throughout the NBA Finals, and he padded his historic postseason with another eye-popping accomplishment during the Cleveland Cavaliers' Game 6 showdown against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
Toward the end of the second quarter, James notched the 5,000th postseason point of his career:
At 30 years old, he became the youngest player to join the exclusive club, per ESPN Stats & Info:
According to Basketball-Reference.com, James joined Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan as the only players in league history to tally 5,000 points in the playoffs.
No player in league history has topped 6,000, but at James' current pace, it's not hard to envision his throttling toward the top of the leaderboard as the Cavaliers seek to reign supreme in the Eastern Conference for years to come.
In the Finals, James has shouldered an unprecedented burden as both a scorer and a passer with Kyrie Irving (fractured kneecap) and Kevin Love (shoulder surgery ...
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Article written by Alec Nathan