More ‘King’ than ever. In Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, NBA top star LeBron James made an impressive 250 playoff appearances.
That number allowed the yellow and purple forward to become the third player to reach that number to be behind only Derek Fisher (259) and Tim Duncan (251), according to ESPN Stats & Info research.
In this first clash between the favorite Lakers and the surprise of the bubble, the Nuggets, who finished 114-126 for the coach Frank Vogel, James established several personal marks even though he did not have a completely comfortable night, as he suffered a sprain ankle at 11:26 in the second quarter; However, the 4-time La Liga MVP finished the first half with a couple of notable records, for example:
He had his 10th first half with 10 points and 5 assists this postseason, for the most in the NBA.
And he also scored / assisted on 16 of the 29 points scored by the Lakers while on the floor in the second quarter.
At the end of the game, James registered 15 points, 6 tables and 12 assists, breaking the tie he had with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the seventh most double-doubles in playoff history and was four to equal. to ‘Postman’ Karl Malone in sixth place of all time.
Most double-doubles in playoff history
Tim Duncan 164
Magic Johnson 157
Wilt Chamberlain 143
Shaquille O’Neal 142
Bill Russell 137
Karl Malone 124
LeBron James 120 **
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 119. (GG) (Taken ESPN.COM)