Another Milestone: LeBron passes Karl Malone for 6th in all-time playoff scoring
LeBron James continues to work his way up the NBA record books.
With a layup in the third quarter of Sunday's Game 3 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, his 17th and 18th points of the contest, James moved past Karl Malone for sixth in all-time playoff scoring.
He'd finish the game with 37 points on a career-high 37 field goal attempts, pushing his career postseason total to 4,782 in just 171 games.
With those 4,782 career postseason points, James now trails only Tim Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Michael Jordan on the all-time leaderboard.
| Player | Games | Points | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 179 | 5987 | 33.4 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 237 | 5762 | 24.3 |
| Kobe Bryant | 220 | 5640 | 25.6 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 216 | 5250 | 24.3 |
| Tim Duncan | 241 | 5113 | 21.2 |
| LeBron James | 171 | 4782 | 28.0 |
| Karl Malone | 193 | 4761 | 24.7 |
| Jerry West | 153 | 4457 | 29.1 |
James also recorded his 12th career postseason triple-double Sunday, moving him past Jason Kidd for second all-time. Magic Johnson leads the way with 30 such performances.
Making James' performance all the more impressive, The King actually started Sunday's Game 3 shooting 0-for-10 from the field.