Unlike the regular season, the playoffs are more intense, so it is extremely difficult to get a high score, of course, in terms of this year's playoffs, there are indeed some players who have performed superpower, such as Butler, who scored 56 points in the first round, and Curry, who scored 50 points against the Kings G7, and Tatum, who contributed 51 points against the 76ers G7, of course, we can't ignore Harden, although he played crotch pulling most games, there were still two 40+ performances. But next, we're going to talk about the playoff total scorers.
According to NBA big data statistics, the current historical playoff total scoring ranking is: James (7960 points), Jordan (5987 points), Abdul-Jabbar (5762 points), Kobe (5640 points) and O'Neal (5250 points), the above are the top five in history, yes, James is not only the regular season scoring king, he is still the first in history in total points in the playoffs, and the lead is quite obvious, and the top five is only he is an active player. More importantly, with only 40 points left, James' playoff total will enter the 8,000-point mark, the only one in NBA history, and the outside world believes that James's record is more difficult than the regular season scoring king.
The reason is simple, everyone can participate in the regular season, and the playoffs are different, with a large number of stars missing the playoffs every year. In the long run, James' position as the playoff scoring champion may be unprecedented, first of all, as mentioned earlier, the lead of Old James' is too obvious, and it is impossible for future generations to surpass. Secondly, James is still playing the playoffs, the current Lakers are 0-2 behind the Nuggets, although the situation is very bad, but after returning to the home court, the Lakers should win at least one game, so it is only a matter of time before James enters the 8,000 mark in the playoffs, and it is possible to do it in the Western Conference G4, Old Jen is really excessive, he is still refreshing his own record, how can future generations surpass it?
Let's simply calculate how difficult it is to reach the 8,000 threshold in the total score of the next playoffs, assuming that a player, playing 3 rounds of series every year, playing 6 games per series, and getting at least 30 points per playoff, then it is also necessary to play 15 playoff games, the total score can exceed 8,000 points, these conditions, any one out of the difficulty is historical level, such as playing 15 playoffs, looking at current players, in addition to James (16 times), how many people in the league can do it? That leaves Paul (15) and Iguodala (15).
But both of them are incomparable in scoring ability to James, and even in the entire history of the NBA, players who can play at least 15 playoff games are a minority, Kobe Bryant 15, O'Neal 17, Abdul-Jabbar 18, Duncan 18. Unfortunately, when it comes to playoff totals, they are both far behind James. Looking at other players on the current roster, Durant's total points in the playoffs so far is 4878, Curry's is 3943, Harden is 3595, compared to James, the gap is obvious. Therefore, James's record cannot be surpassed in theory, and only he can surpass himself, which is James's strength, the milestone he walked.
James is 38 years old, but he still played well in the playoffs, like against the Warriors G6, where he scored 30 points and dominated the game at the age of 38. Of course, when it comes to the Western Conference finals against the Nuggets, James does show fatigue, he can play offensively in the first three quarters, and in the final quarter, James will be physically exhausted, but considering his age, we can all understand this situation, after all, they are old. The Lakers are currently trailing the Nuggets 2-0, maybe they can't break out of the West, but James's greatness is no longer in doubt, if this year's championship failure, his historical position is still unshakable, in any case, James's career is at the end, let's watch and cherish it, appreciate the greatness after sunset.