LeBron James moves into #1 all-time in postseason W’s, still has plenty left in the tank

LeBron James moved into #1 all-time among NBA players in postseason victories on Tuesday.

LeBron James has had a tremendous career already, to say the least, and us Cleveland Cavaliers fans got to see him with our squad for 11 seasons, which was often pure joy.

Of course, LeBron’s stint, especially in the early days, with the Miami Heat, was a tough pill to swallow. But from my perspective, the guy more than made up for it.

James, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and others led the Cavs back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors in 2016, and what a storybook outcome that was. In that series, James led all players in points, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks, and was rightfully the MVP.

All together, in LeBron’s second stint with the Cavs, they went to the NBA Finals all four of those seasons from 2015-2018, which was quite the achievement in its own right. And though Golden State beat them three of the four, the last two years, in particular, the Dubs were absolutely loaded with Kevin Durant also then in the fold.

In the overall sense, LeBron has clearly had an incredible career. He’s had 16 All-Star appearances, 15 All-NBA appearances, he’s been named a six-time All-Defensive squad member, had four MVP’s, and had three NBA titles (and a Finals MVP in all). Needless to say, it’s been a heck of a run and he’s definitely made his mark on the big stage.

LeBron James’ latest feat was right on that spectrum, too.

LeBron, who averaged 25.3 points, a league-leading 10.2 assists, to go with 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per contest in 2019-20 in the regular season, has looked sharp, mostly, in his first postseason with the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s has been the furthest thing from shocking, though. In the Orlando bubble, LBJ has still been his usual impressive self.

In this postseason, James has been the key cog, alongside Anthony Davis, and has had 27.6 points on 57.8 percent shooting, to go with 9.6 rebounds and 9.0 assists. Defensively, he’s been a particularly active rotator as well, which has played into him putting up 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per contest in the eight games thus far for L.A. in this postseason.

In any case, thanks to his playoff brilliance over the years, which even led to an improbable NBA Finals appearance in 2007 with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his first go-round with them, along with his other stops, James moved into first all-time among players in NBA history in postseason W’s on Tuesday. Per StatMuse, he’s the only active player to be in the top 25, too.

This is just the latest achievement from the King, who has had such an illustrious career, as us Cavs fans obviously are well-aware of. Could he get another ring this postseason?

I’d say there’s a good shot, but either way, James looks as though he has plenty left in the tank. I don’t disagree with StatMuse’s take on him still being the best player in the Association, either, with what he’s showed.

Anyhow, this latest feat for LeBron James just further proves that he’s had such otherworldly longevity. And while it’s helped that postseason play has been expanded some in comparison to legends such as Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, for instance, LBJ has continuously been extraordinary in postseason play, which has played into him racking up playoff W’s.

There’s been hiccups at times, such as the 2011 NBA Finals when he flopped on the Heat versus the Dallas Mavericks. Yes, I get he’s lost in the NBA Finals six times of nine appearances, but he’s often been the overwhelming reason his clubs have even been to those, or have had real chances in those, frankly.

But by and large, James has taken his play to another level in the postseason, and him unseating longtime Laker Derek Fisher and moving into #1 all-time among players in NBA playoff W’s is fitting.

That’s been thanks to his all-around dominance over the years and with the commitment he’s had to taking care of his body. To me, he’s got plenty left in the tank, too, even with him currently being 35.

It was also cool to see James give thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Heat and since Lakers/teammates/their organizations following the Lakers’ Game 3 victory of their West Semifinals series against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday as well.

It was something that really hit me when LeBron said how this was something “I never dreamed of.”

Man, did I feel that, and with him being from the Akron area, it’s been something else, really, to see how his journey has been. Congrats on this latest achievement, King!

This man is far from done, folks.