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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics Game 5: What We Learned

By Jackson Flickinger

May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hands out conference champion shirts to his teammates after game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) hands out conference champion shirts to his teammates after game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks and scores against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter of game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports
May 25, 2017; Boston, MA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) dunks and scores against the Boston Celtics during the third quarter of game five of the Eastern conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports /

#4: LeBron might just have an unbreakable record.

Passing Michael Jordan on any list is nothing that should be taken lightly. Especially when it has to do with something as impressive as career playoff scoring.

James is now the all-time leading playoff scorer with 5,995 career playoff points.

Jordan was able to reach his total in 33 fewer games played. However, it took Jordan 118 more shots to get to that mark.

LeBron isn’t one to become introspective, especially while the playoffs are still in progress. However, James was introspective if not moved by passing Jordan on this list. You could tell that this was a big moment for him.

What is impressive about this record is the fact that LeBron has achieved it at the age of 32. He is still in the prime of his career. It isn’t unrealistic to think that he can make at least three or four more deep runs into the playoffs where he could make this record completely unobtainable.

Richard Jefferson made this clear with his comments after Game 5. He told reporters, “I want to be the first to say this. His (LeBron’s) record is unbreakable.” Skip to the 2:20 mark of the video for the entire quote.

Jefferson does make a good point. It will take another player to probably make it to the Finals at least seven times while averaging nearly 30 points per game to get to that record. That also doesn’t take into account the years LeBron still has left to be played.

There are certain records in sports that seem unobtainable. Records that come to mind are Wayne Gretzky’s NHL scoring record or Joe DiMaggio’s hit streak. This might become basketball’s equivalent of that record.