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Cavs vs Raptors Game 2: What We Learned

By Jackson Flickinger

May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (center) huddles with his team before game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (center) huddles with his team before game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
May 3, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) drives to the basket in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors in game two of the second round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

1. LeBron is the second leading playoff scorer of all-time.

In Game 2, James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in all-time points in the playoffs.

Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with 5,762 playoff points, six NBA championships and the record for all-time scoring in the regular season. He’s regarded by many as one of the three best basketball players of all-time and rightfully so.

James passing Abdul-Jabbar is no small feat.

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Michael Jordan is first all-time in playoff points with 5,987. James is 210 points away from the top spot. He will likely pass up Jordan later this year for all-time career playoff points. LeBron needs to average 21 points per game and play in 10 more games to pass Jordan this playoff run.

James also became the fourth person in NBA history to make 400 career playoff 3’s, joining Manu Ginobli, Ray Allen and Reggie Miller.