How Many NBA Records Does Lebron James Have?

Lebron James is one of the best basketball players in the NBA and currently holds many records.

Regular Season Records

Lebron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest players in NBA history. As of February 2020, James has played in 1,270 NBA games, and started in 1,199 of them. He has amassed 32,511 points, 9,326 assists, 7,491 rebounds, and 1,590 steals in his career.

Most points scored in a season

Lebron James is currently in his seventeenth season in the NBA, and throughout his illustrious career, he has racked up quite a few records. In the 2007-2008 season, he set the record for most points scored in a season by a Cleveland Cavaliers player with 2,246 points. This record stood until 2018 when it was broken by Kevin Love. James also holds the Cavs’ franchise record for most points scored in a career, with 21,586 points.

Most points scored in a game

Lebron James currently holds the record for the most points scored in a game with 61 points. This record was previously held by Wilt Chamberlain who scored 60 points in a game.

Most points scored in a half

Lebron James holds the record for the most points scored in a half with 43 points. He accomplished this feat in the first half of a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 3, 2009.

Most points scored in a quarter

Lebron James has scored the most points in a quarter with 37 points scored in the 1st quarter against the Sacramento Kings on February 8, 2009.

Playoff Records

Lebron James has played in the NBA playoffs for 16 seasons and has many records. He is currently the NBA’s all-time leader in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks in the playoffs. He is also the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double in the playoffs. Let’s take a look at all of the records Lebron James holds in the playoffs.

Most points scored in a playoff game

Lebron James currently holds the record for the most points scored in a playoff game with 61 points. He accomplished this feat against the Detroit Pistons in game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 31, 2007.

Most points scored in a playoff series

Lebron James currently holds the record for the most points scored in a playoff series with 748 points scored in the 2018 NBA playoffs. He is followed by Kobe Bryant, who scored 738 points in the 2010 NBA playoffs.

Most points scored in a playoff career

As of the end of the 2020 NBA Finals, Lebron James has played 164 playoff games and has scored a total of 5,995 points. This is good for second place on the all-time list, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6,012). James is also second in all-time playoff scoring average, behind only Michael Jordan (33.4 points per game to James’ 28.8).

Finals Records

As of the end of the 2020 NBA Finals,LeBron James has played in ten NBA Finals series. He has won nine of those Finals series. LeBron James has played in 158 Finals games total. He has started in 156 of those games. LeBron James has played 11,238 minutes in the Finals.

Most points scored in a Finals game

Lebron James currently holds the record for the most points scored in a Finals game with a total of 51 points. This record was previously held by Jerry West, who scored 46 points in a game in 1969.

Most points scored in a Finals series

Lebron James currently holds the record for the most points scored in a Finals series with 748 total points. This is 100 points more than the second place holder, Jerry West.

Most points scored in a Finals career

As of 2018, LeBron James holds the record for the most points scored in a Finals career. He has accumulated 1,207 points in 34 games played. Michael Jordan is in second place with 1,152 points in 32 games played.

Miscellaneous Records

LeBron James seems to break a new record every time he steps on the court. As of October 29th, 2019, he now has 34,241 points, putting him 7th on the all time scoring list. Out of all the records he holds, these are the most impressive.

Most points scored in a season by a rookie

In the 2006–07 season, Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in a season. He accomplished the feat in just his 51st game, against the Houston Rockets on January 5, 2007, at the age of 20 years and 79 days. The previous record had been held by Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, who scored his 2,000th point in his 52nd game during the 2004–05 season. At the end of the 2006–07 season, James had scored 2, 407 points, averaging 20.0 points per game for his rookie season. He would go on to be named the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Most points scored in a game by a rookie

Lebron James- LeBron James holds the record for the most points scored in a game by a rookie with 41 points.

NBA Records

As of the 2019-2020 season, Lebron James has 34 NBA records. These include the all-time record for most points in the playoffs, most points in a regular season game, most points in an NBA Finals game, and most points in an NBA career. He is also the career leader in assists and steals.

Most points scored in a season

Lebron James set the record for most points scored in a season with 2,646 during the 2005-2006 season.

Most points scored in a game

Lebron James has scored the most points in a game with 61 points.

Most points scored in a half

Lebron James has the most points scored in a half with 34 points. He accomplished this feat against the Toronto Raptors on March 3, 2005.

Most points scored in a quarter

Lebron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is currently the NBA record holder for most points scored in a quarter with 33 points. He accomplished this against the Portland Trailblazers on January 19th, 2005.

All-Star Records

Lebron James is a basketball phenomenon. He’s a four-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA champion, and three-time NBA Finals MVP. He’s also a 14-time NBA All-Star. But how many All-Star records does Lebron James have?

Most points scored in an All-Star game

Lebron James set the record for the most points scored in an All-Star game when he tallied 35 points in the 2014 All-Star game. This was James’ 10th All-Star appearance, tying him with Kobe Bryant for the most among active players. He also added eight rebounds and five assists in the game.

Most points scored in a career

Lebron James has scored a total of 34,241 points in his NBA career. This is the most points scored of any player in NBA history.