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LeBron James Records: 5 unbreakable NBA records that The King holds

LeBron James at Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals
LeBron James at Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals

LeBron James is arguably the greatest NBA player of his era. Ever since he was in High School, he programmed himself to be the greatest. He is also the only contender to possibly dethrone the legend Michael Jordan as the G.O.A.T.

Also read: 5 Achievements LeBron James was the Youngest to reach

While he decided which team to join in the next season, here's a look at the 5 near-unbreakable NBA records that James holds.

#1 Triple-Double Average in NBA Finals - LeBron James is the first and only player to average Triple Double in NBA Finals. He averaged an insane 33.6-12-10 during the 2016-17 NBA Finals. Add this to almost 1.4 steals and 1 block per match, and calling him dominant would be a massive understatement.

Yes, the team lost 4-1 to the Golden State Warriors but there's no way we can fault LeBron for that, given his superhuman averages through the five-game 2017 Finals series.

2. 4 NBA Finals with 2 different teams - LeBron James the only player in the history of the NBA to reach 4 NBA Finals with two different teams i.e. Miami Heat (4 times, 2010-11 to '13-'14) and Cleveland Cavaliers (5 times, 2006-07 & 2014-15 to 2017-18). Out of the 9 appearances, LeBron won the NBA Championship thrice (twice with Miami and once with the Cavaliers). Oh, if he joins an Eastern team this season (FYI, he has joined the Lakers), he could probably be in line to achieve something unprecedented.

In his new stint with the Lakers, can he make another such run? There are only countable number of players who have made it to 4 straight Finals once but LeBron has done it twice with two different companies and there is still the small possibility of doing it a third time.

No. 23 same as Michael Jordan
No. 23 same as Michael Jordan

#3 Youngest to 1,000, 2,000 and all the way up to 31,000 points - LeBron James is the definition of consistency. He was drafted straight out of High-School, had the built of a seasoned pro and always had his sights on dethroning Michael Jordan. LeBron James is 33 now and if he keeps up his average of over 2,000 points per season for the next 3-4 years, he might just end up being the NBA all-time scorer quicker than anyone could have thought of.

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