The LA Lakers star LeBron James has had an illustrious career of 17 years and counting in the NBA. James has been in prolific form in the postseason and he has already broken multiple records in the history of the league. The 35-year old is one of the best in the business and he is proving why age is just a number for him.
In the fifth game of the Western Conference finals against Denver Nuggets, the LA Lakers came out as winners as they won by 117-107. Their superstar of the season, LeBron James was once again the top scorer for the team as the legend finished the game with the highest 38 points.
Consequently, the Lakers won the fifth game to clinch the series by 4-1 and booked their NBA finals place. The King was at his best and played at the top of his game to record a triple double of 38 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Here is the list of records that LeBron James made after his thumping performance.
James improved to a 38-10 (.792 win percentage) all-time in closeout games. That is the best record by a player in NBA postseason history (min. 25 games).
James is the first player to reach the Finals with five different head coaches in NBA history.
LeBron James recorded his 4th triple-double this postseason. The last LA Lakers player to record at least 4 triple-doubles in a single postseason was Magic Johnson in the 1991 playoffs.
LeBron James is the 4th player in NBA history to reach the Finals at least 10 times, joining Bill Russell, Sam Jones and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
No doubt James is on a roll and he would like to continue the same form in the NBA finals. The Lakers will either face the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics in the finals. Currently, the Heat lead the Celtics by 3-2 in the Eastern Conference finals.
