Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James passed Shaquille O'Neal's 5,250 points for fourth place on the NBA's all-time postseason scoring list during Thursday night's Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Toronto Raptors, per the NBA on ESPN:
James recently passed Tim Duncan for fifth all-time during the Cavaliers' second-round series against the Atlanta Hawks.
James entered Thursday night with 5,232 career postseason points, 18 off of O'Neal's mark. With 8:06 remaining in the third quarter, James drove to the basket and hit a layup for his 19th point of the game, putting him ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers legend.
While O'Neal is best known for his three titles in Los Angeles, he was teammates with James for one year during the 2009-10 season in the King's first stint with the Cavaliers.
O'Neal needed 216 games with an average of 24.3 points per game to get to his 5,250 points, while James started his 188th postseason contest on Thursday, averaging 28.0 points per game.
The scoring figures have been down in this year's playoffs, though. James has aver ...
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LeBron James Passes Shaquille O’Neal on NBA’s All-Time Postseason Scoring List
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