LeBron James broke the NBA’s all-time scoring record, scoring 38 points in the LA Lakers’ 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. After the game, James’ total was 38,390. The previous record holder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, scored 38,387 points for the Milwaukee Bucks and Lakers in an illustrious 20-year career from 1969 to 1989.
Who has scored the most points in the NBA playoffs? This statistic only shows points scored in regular season NBA games and does not take into account the playoffs. Before breaking the all-time points record, LeBron James already held the record for most points scored in the playoffs, with 7,631 points.
He is also the only player with more than 10,000 minutes played in the playoffs, thanks in large part to his impressive streak of 14 consecutive playoff appearances (2004/05-2017/18) and a streak of eight consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2010 /18). 11-2017/18). He is also the career leader of the Cleveland Cavaliers, for whom he played a total of 11 seasons, in many important statistical categories such as points, assists, rebounds, steals and games played.
