Born: Dec 30, 1984
Height: 6-8 / 2.03
Weight: 250 lbs. / 113.4 kg.
High School: St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
Years Pro: 6
Personal:-- a member of the USA Gold Medal-winning Olympics Team in 2008 and FIBA Americas Championship Team in 2007…in eight games during the 2008 Olympics, averaged 15.5 points on .602 shooting, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.4 assists…averaged 18.1 points on .760 (73-96) shooting including .622 (23-37) from three-point range, 3.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 10 games during the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament
- Was a member of the 2006 USA Men’s Senior National Team that captured the bronze medal at the 2006 World Championships
- Named the NBA’s Community Assist Award Winner for June 2006
- Was a member of the Bronze Medal-winning 2004 United States Olympic Team
- Played high school football before giving it up to concentrate on basketball
- During his junior season, he helped SVSM to the state semifinals in football and during his sophomore season was named First Team All-State in football as a wide receiver
- Considers Michael Jordan as his role model which is why he chose number 23
- Shares his Dec. 30 birthdate with Tiger Woods
DRAFTED:
Selected in the first round (first overall pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers. Signed a multi-year contract extension on July 18, 2006.
2008-09 SEASON:
Played in a career-high 81 games (all starts)…averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.69 steals and a career-best 1.15 blocks in 37.7 minutes per game…shot career highs from the field (.489) and free throw line (.780)…was the only player to average at least 28.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in the NBA during the season...became just the second player in NBA history to post five consecutive seasons of at least 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists (Oscar Robertson)…led the NBA in fourth quarter scoring with a 7.6 average, points per game in road games (31.5 ppg in 41 games) and combined points, rebounds and assists average (43.3)…led the team in total points (2,304), rebounds (613), assists (587), steals (137) and blocks (93), becoming the fourth player since steals and blocks became official statistics in 1973-74 to accomplish the feat (K. Garnett – 2002 with MIN, S. Pippen – 1994 with CHI and D. Cowens – 1977 with BOS)…led the NBA in triple-doubles (7) and free throws made (594), second in points per game (28.4) and total points (2,304), third in field goals made (789) and attempted (1,613), free throws attempted (762), fourth in free throws attempted per game (9.4), tied for sixth in total steals (137), tied for seventh in steals per game (1.69), eighth in total assists (587), ninth in assists per game (7.2), tied for 13th in defensive rebounds per game (6.3), tied for 14th in double-doubles (29), 23rd in blocks per game (1.15) and 25th total rebounds (613)…scored 41 points in three of the Cavs first eight games (41 versus Chi on Nov. 5th and 8th and 41 versus Milwaukee on Nov. 11th), becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1991 to score 40-or-more in at least three of a team's first eight games of a season…with 38 points, seven rebounds, six assists, three blocks and four steals versus Boston on Jan. 9, James became the first person to reach those numbers in a game since David Robinson on March 19, 1994…totaled 23 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks versus Sacramento on Jan. 27th, becoming the first player to post at least those numbers in a game since Larry Bird in 1987…tallied 33 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists on Jan. 24th at Utah, becoming the first player to record at least those numbers in a non-overtime game since Kevin Garnett in 2004…at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 4th, James posted 52 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists and two blocks against the Knicks. The last player to have at least those numbers in a game was Wilt Chamberlain on March 18th, 1968…joined Michael Jordan as the only two visitors to MSG to have multiple 50-point games…made a career-high eight three-pointers on 11 attempts on his way to a season-best 55 points at Milwaukee on Feb. 20…became only the 12th player in NBA history to have three consecutive triple-doubles (March 7th, 10th and 12th)…posted 43 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, four steals and a block versus Orlando on March 17th, joining Larry Bird in 1992 as the only players to record at least those numbers in a game…James finished March with 479 points, 152 rebounds and 143 assists. The only other player in NBA history to reach each of those totals in one month is Oscar Robertson, who did it in eight separate months, most recently in January 1965…was voted an Eastern Conference All-Star starter, was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month four times and Player of the Week an NBA all-time high seven times…missed the season finale (rest) and placed on Inactive List on April 15 versus Philadelphia.
Played in a career-high 81 games (all starts)…averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.69 steals and a career-best 1.15 blocks in 37.7 minutes per game…shot career highs from the field (.489) and free throw line (.780)…was the only player to average at least 28.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists in the NBA during the season...became just the second player in NBA history to post five consecutive seasons of at least 27.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists (Oscar Robertson)…led the NBA in fourth quarter scoring with a 7.6 average, points per game in road games (31.5 ppg in 41 games) and combined points, rebounds and assists average (43.3)…led the team in total points (2,304), rebounds (613), assists (587), steals (137) and blocks (93), becoming the fourth player since steals and blocks became official statistics in 1973-74 to accomplish the feat (K. Garnett – 2002 with MIN, S. Pippen – 1994 with CHI and D. Cowens – 1977 with BOS)…led the NBA in triple-doubles (7) and free throws made (594), second in points per game (28.4) and total points (2,304), third in field goals made (789) and attempted (1,613), free throws attempted (762), fourth in free throws attempted per game (9.4), tied for sixth in total steals (137), tied for seventh in steals per game (1.69), eighth in total assists (587), ninth in assists per game (7.2), tied for 13th in defensive rebounds per game (6.3), tied for 14th in double-doubles (29), 23rd in blocks per game (1.15) and 25th total rebounds (613)…scored 41 points in three of the Cavs first eight games (41 versus Chi on Nov. 5th and 8th and 41 versus Milwaukee on Nov. 11th), becoming the first player since Michael Jordan in 1991 to score 40-or-more in at least three of a team's first eight games of a season…with 38 points, seven rebounds, six assists, three blocks and four steals versus Boston on Jan. 9, James became the first person to reach those numbers in a game since David Robinson on March 19, 1994…totaled 23 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks versus Sacramento on Jan. 27th, becoming the first player to post at least those numbers in a game since Larry Bird in 1987…tallied 33 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists on Jan. 24th at Utah, becoming the first player to record at least those numbers in a non-overtime game since Kevin Garnett in 2004…at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 4th, James posted 52 points, nine rebounds, 11 assists and two blocks against the Knicks. The last player to have at least those numbers in a game was Wilt Chamberlain on March 18th, 1968…joined Michael Jordan as the only two visitors to MSG to have multiple 50-point games…made a career-high eight three-pointers on 11 attempts on his way to a season-best 55 points at Milwaukee on Feb. 20…became only the 12th player in NBA history to have three consecutive triple-doubles (March 7th, 10th and 12th)…posted 43 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists, four steals and a block versus Orlando on March 17th, joining Larry Bird in 1992 as the only players to record at least those numbers in a game…James finished March with 479 points, 152 rebounds and 143 assists. The only other player in NBA history to reach each of those totals in one month is Oscar Robertson, who did it in eight separate months, most recently in January 1965…was voted an Eastern Conference All-Star starter, was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month four times and Player of the Week an NBA all-time high seven times…missed the season finale (rest) and placed on Inactive List on April 15 versus Philadelphia.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played in 75 games (74 starts) during the 2007-08 season…averaged an NBA-high 30.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game…became the first Cavalier in franchise history to lead the league in scoring (30.0 points per game)…became the third player in NBA history to average at least 30.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game (Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan)…became just the second player in NBA history to post four consecutive seasons of at least 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (Oscar Robertson)…led the NBA in points per game (30.0) and field goals made (794), ranked second in total points (2250), free throws attempted per game (10.3) and triple-doubles (7), sixth in total steals (138), eighth in assists per game (7.2), 10th in total assists (539) and steals per game (1.84) and 19th in double-doubles (31)…averaged a league-best 8.6 points in the fourth quarter…one of just two players to average at least 27.0 points per game in each of the past four seasons (Kobe Bryant)…one of just three players in the past 20 seasons to lead the league in scoring and average seven or more assists (Michael Jordan, 1988-89 and Allen Iverson, 04-05)…posted 50 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds at New York on March 5 (first since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Jan. 19, 1975 to have at least 50 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in a game and became just the third player since 1992 (Michael Jordan and Stephon Marbury) with at least 50 points and 10 assists in a game…set a franchise-record with 24 points in the fourth quarter at Toronto on Jan. 6 on his way to a 39-point, 11-rebound, eight-assist effort…became the first player since Rick Barry on March 25, 1978 to post at least 51 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a game when he finished with 51 points, nine assists and eight rebounds at Memphis on Jan. 15…became the first player in NBA history to ever post at least 31 points, a career-high 19 rebounds, eight assists, four steals and three blocks in a game when he reached those numbers versus Charlotte on Jan. 11…averaged 28.8 points on .506 shooting, 12.3 rebounds and 10.5 assists over four games from Feb. 19-24, becoming the first player since Wilt Chamberlain (March 16-20, 1968) to average at least those numbers during a four-game span…became the first player since Bob Sura (April 9-10, 2004) to have back-to-back triple-doubles on consecutive days when he posted 37 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists versus Toronto on Nov. 24 and followed that up with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on Nov. 25 at Indiana…became the first player since Magic Johnson during the 1988 season to post triple-doubles in consecutive days twice in the same season when he recorded triple-doubles on Feb. 19 versus Houston (26 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists) and on Feb. 20 at Indiana (31 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists) and Nov. 24 and 25…tied his own franchise record for points in a quarter with 24 in the first at Chicago on April 11; finished with 34 points and six rebounds…scored 20 or more points in 49 straight games from Dec. 14–March 26 and topped at least 25 points in 21 straight games from Jan. 25 to March 8…led or tied for the team lead in scoring 66 times, in assists 64 times, in steals 40 times, in blocks 25 times and in rebounds on 16 occasions…averaged 37.5 points on .526 shooting, 10.2 rebounds and 9.5 assists over a six-game period from Nov. 14-25, becoming only the third player in NBA history and the first since 1965 to post at least those averages over a six-game span (Oscar Robertson, Jan. 29-Feb. 9, 1965 and Wilt Chamberlain, March 7-16, 1964)…set the franchise’s points scored record with his fifth point versus Toronto on March 21, surpassing Brad Daugherty (10,389 points)…posted 69 games of 20 or more points, 39 games of 30 or more points, seven games of 40 or more points and topped 50 points twice…missed five games and did not dress from Nov. 30 – Dec. 8 with a left index finger sprain, missed game and was placed on Inactive List on Jan. 31 at Seattle with a right ankle sprain and did not dress for the season finale on April 16 versus Detroit…played in 78 games (78 starts) during the 2006-07 season…averaged 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.60 steals per game…became just the second player in NBA history to post three consecutive seasons of at least 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (Oscar Robertson)…ranked second in the NBA in points (2132) and field goals made (772), third in minutes per game (40.9), fourth in points per game (27.3), fifth in free throws made (489), 11th in steals per game (1.60) and 15th in assists per game (6.0)…scored a season-high 41 points on 17-31 shooting including 6-8 at the free throw line on March 7 at Detroit…grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds to go along with 24 points and nine assists vs. Utah on March 17…led or tied for the team lead in scoring 65 times, in assists 51 times, in steals 36 times, in blocks 23 times and in rebounds on 10 occasions…scored at least 29 points in 10 straight games from Feb. 15 – March 10, averaging 34.0 points on .536 shooting, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists during that stretch…posted 64 games of 20 or more points, 33 games of 30 or more points and one game of 40 or more points…in the month of March, averaged 30.3 points on .484 shooting, 6.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game while Cleveland went 11-5 in the month…posted one triple-double on the season with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Jan. 19 at Denver…put up 16 double-doubles (11 point-rebound double-doubles, four point-assist double-doubles and one triple-double)…missed games and was Inactive for games at Philadelphia on Jan. 26 and versus Golden State on Jan. 30 with a sprained right big toe, versus Sacramento on March 13 with back spasms and at Boston on April 1 with right knee tendinitis…during the 2005-06 season, played in 79 games (79 starts)…averaged a career-high 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.56 steals per game…became just the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 31.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists for an entire season (Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and Jerry West)…named First-Team All-NBA, an NBA All-Star and the All-Star Game MVP…ranked third in the league in points per game (31.4), second in field goals made (875), second in triple-doubles (5), second in efficiency ranking (29.4), sixth in free throws made (601), 12th in assists per game (6.6), 15th in steals per game (1.56) and 19th in defensive rebounds (481)…led or tied for the team lead in points 72 times, assists 59 times, steals 35 times, blocks 23 times and rebounds 18 times…posted 70 games of 20 or more points, 49 games of 30 or more points, 10 games of 40 or more points and two games of 50 or more points…set career highs in field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1,823), three-pointers made (127), three-pointers attempted (379), free throws made (601) and free throws attempted (814) and then career highs in blocks per game (0.84) and field goal percentage (.480)…posted a then career-high five triple-doubles which ranked second in the league…put up 21 double-doubles (18 point-rebound double-doubles and three point-assist double-doubles)…shattered his own franchise records in points scored in a single season (2,478) along with setting Cavaliers records for a single season in each of the following categories: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1,823), free throws made (601) and free throw attempts (814)…on the season, made 19 of 29 field-goal attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game (66 percent) which led all players in that statistic…led the league in “and -1” plays; plays in which a player is fouled when making a field goal and then making the subsequent free throw…scored a season-high 52 points on 19-29 shooting including 5-9 from three-point range at Milwaukee on Dec. 10…set career, franchise and NBA season highs in free throws made (24) and free throws attempted (28) on March 12 at Miami on his way to 47 points…became the youngest player to reach 4,000 career points (Nov. 18 vs. Orlando), 5,000 career points (Jan. 21 at Utah) and 6,000 career points (March 29 vs. Dallas)…four-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (November 2004, January 2005, November 2005, March 2006)…during a seven-game stretch from Dec. 26-Jan. 10, posted at least 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists in each game joining Oscar Robertson during the 1965-66 season and Wilt Chamberlain during the 1963-64 season as the only players to ever accomplish the feat…missed game on April 13 vs. New York with a left ankle sprain…was placed on the Inactive List for three games…during the 2004-05 season, played in a total of 80 games (80 starts)…averaged 27.2 points and career highs of 7.2 assists and 2.21 steals per game and a then career high with rebounds…became just the fifth player in NBA history to post averages of 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for an entire season…ranked first in the NBA in minutes per game (42.4), minutes played (3388), and field goals made (795), second in points scored (2,175) and steals (177), third in points per game (27.2), steals per game (2.21) and triple-doubles (four), fifth in assists (577) and sixth in assists per game (7.2)…named All-NBA Second Team becoming the youngest player in league history to be awarded All-NBA honors…scored a career-high and franchise record 56 points on 18-36 FG, 6-12 3FG and 14-15 FT at Toronto on March 20…led or tied for the team lead in scoring 64 times, rebounds 16 times, assists 57 times, steals 46 times and blocks on 12 occasions…posted 25 double-doubles including four triple-doubles (11 point-rebound double-doubles, 10 point-assist double-doubles and four triple-doubles)…became the youngest player and second-fastest player (Oscar Robertson) to reach career numbers of 3,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists…selected as a starter to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team becoming the second All-Star starter in team history (Shawn Kemp)…posted 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game…set the franchise record for minutes played in a season by posting 3,388 minutes…named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice (Nov. and Jan.)…became the youngest player (20 years, 20 days old) in NBA history to post a triple-double with his 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Portland on Jan. 19…posted another triple-double just three days later at Golden State with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists…scored between 20-29 points 41 times, 30-39 points 24 times, 10-19 points on 11 occasions, 40-49 points four times and 50-59 points one time and 0-9 points one time…averaged 33.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game during the last eight games of the season…missed two games from Jan. 28-30 with a sprained left ankle…during the 2003-04 season, played in a total of 79 (79 starts) games with the Cavaliers…averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 39.5 minutes per game…named NBA Rookie of the Year becoming the first Cavalier and youngest player to ever receive the award…one of three rookies in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in one season (O. Robertson, M. Jordan)…led team in scoring, steals and minutes…led the Cavaliers in scoring on 39 occasions, in assists 41 times and in steals on 37 occasions…recorded 12 double-doubles…ranked 10th in the NBA in minutes per game (39.5)…ranked 13th in the league in scoring, assists and steals…finished first among rookies in steals, second in scoring average, third in assists per game and fifth in rebounding average…finished third among rookies in double-doubles with 12…scored over 30 points on 13 occasions…named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month every month of the season (Nov. – April) becoming the first Cavalier to accomplish that feat…scored 33 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend…became the youngest player to score 1,000 points in NBA history on Feb. 9 and the youngest to score 40 points in a game on March 27…scored 41 points versus New Jersey on March 27 while dishing out 13 assists… scored the most points in an NBA debut by any prep-to-pro player with 25 points at Sacramento on Oct. 29, 2003…set a career highs of 55 minutes to go along with 33 points and seven assists versus Memphis on Nov. 29...hit 16 FTM on his way to 37 points against Boston on Dec. 13…posted 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against Portland on Dec. 28…missed three straight games with a sprained right ankle (Jan. 20 to Jan 24).
PLAYOFF CAREER:
With 1,761 points, James is the Cavs all-time playoff scoring leader and currently has scored 25 or more points in 17 straight postseason games, the longest streak in the NBA postseason since 1993…in 14 playoff games (all starts) during the 2009 Playoffs, James averaged an NBA-best 35.3 points on .510 shooting, 9.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game…in six games against the Orlando Magic during the Eastern Conference Finals, James averaged 38.5 points on .487 shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.2 steals, becoming the only player to amass at least those averages in a playoff series…set an NBA conference finals records for most points scored through the first three games (125), four games (169) and five games (206)…scored a Cavs playoff franchise-high 49 points versus Orlando in Game 1…made the game-winning buzzer-beating shot in Game 2 versus Orlando as he finished with 35 points…tallied 44 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in Game 4 at Orlando…recorded a triple-double with 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in Game 5 versus Orlando, becoming the first player to record at least those numbers in a postseason game since Oscar Robertson (March 21, 1963)…totaled 47 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists at Atlanta in Game 3…started all 13 games and averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists during the 2008 Playoffs…averaged 29.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.7 assists in the first round against Washington…scored 34 points in Game 4 at Washington to become the 170th player in NBA history to record 1,000 career points in the postseason and the third-youngest player to reach that milestone (23 years, 119 days) behind Kobe Bryant and Tony Parker…posted his third career playoff triple-double in Game 6 versus Washington with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists…put up consecutive games with at least 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in Games 4 and 5 against Washington, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history (Dolph Schayes, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird) to post at least those numbers in back-to-back playoff games…scored 45 points in Game 7 at Boston in the conference semifinals, the fourth-most points ever scored in a Game 7 in playoffs history...during the 2007 Playoffs, played in 20 games (all starts)…averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game…during the NBA Finals, averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game…had at least six rebounds in all four games during The Finals…in the conference finals versus Detroit, averaged 25.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game…scored a franchise-record 48 points on 18-33 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists in Game 5 at Detroit…scored 29 of the Cavaliers final 30 points including the last 25 points overall…over the final four games of the conference finals, averaged 31.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game…set a franchise record for double-doubles in a playoff season with eight (passed Brad Daugherty)…tied his playoff career high with 14 rebounds in Game 6 versus Detroit to go along with 20 points and eight assists…dished out at least seven assists in 15 of the 16 playoff games in the first three rounds…scored 36 points and posted a then career-playoff high tying 12 assists in Game 2 versus New Jersey…dished out a then career playoff-high tying 12 assists in back-to-back games (Games 2 and 3) versus New Jersey…had at least seven assists in each of the first eight playoff games to become the first Cavalier ever and the first non-guard in NBA history to have at least seven assists in eight straight playoff games…posted four consecutive double-doubles from Game 4 at Washington through Game 3 at New Jersey…averaged 24.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the conference semifinals versus New Jersey…in the first round against Washington, played in four games (all starts) and averaged 27.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 45.5 minutes per game…posted at least 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in all four games versus Washington…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in 13 games (13 starts)…averaged 30.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists…scored a Cavaliers playoff record for most points during a playoff season (400 points)…joined Oscar Robertson (1963) as the only two players to average at least 30.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a single postseason…averaged 35.7 points in the six-game first round series against Washington…his scoring average was the third-highest for a player in their debut playoff series behind only Wilt Chamberlain (38.7 in 1960) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36.2 in 1970)…his average in the Washington series was the highest scoring playoff series in team history (previously Campy Russell in the 1978 playoffs at 27.5 points per game) while tallying the most total points as well (214)…scored a then franchise playoff record 45 points vs. Washington in Game 5 on May 3…posted 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 1 vs. Washington to become the second youngest player in NBA history to post a playoff triple-double (and only the third player ever to post a triple-double in his playoff debut (Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson)…became the first player in NBA history to score more than 40 points in his first playoff road game with 41 points in Game 3 at Washington during the 2006 Playoffs…averaged 26.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists against Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals…entering the second round of the 2007 Playoffs, James ranks third among all NBA players in history (minimum 400 points) in playoff scoring average at 30.1 points per game (Michael Jordan averaged 33.4 points and Allen Iverson has averaged 30.2 points).
With 1,761 points, James is the Cavs all-time playoff scoring leader and currently has scored 25 or more points in 17 straight postseason games, the longest streak in the NBA postseason since 1993…in 14 playoff games (all starts) during the 2009 Playoffs, James averaged an NBA-best 35.3 points on .510 shooting, 9.1 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game…in six games against the Orlando Magic during the Eastern Conference Finals, James averaged 38.5 points on .487 shooting, 8.3 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.2 steals, becoming the only player to amass at least those averages in a playoff series…set an NBA conference finals records for most points scored through the first three games (125), four games (169) and five games (206)…scored a Cavs playoff franchise-high 49 points versus Orlando in Game 1…made the game-winning buzzer-beating shot in Game 2 versus Orlando as he finished with 35 points…tallied 44 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in Game 4 at Orlando…recorded a triple-double with 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists in Game 5 versus Orlando, becoming the first player to record at least those numbers in a postseason game since Oscar Robertson (March 21, 1963)…totaled 47 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists at Atlanta in Game 3…started all 13 games and averaged 28.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists during the 2008 Playoffs…averaged 29.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.7 assists in the first round against Washington…scored 34 points in Game 4 at Washington to become the 170th player in NBA history to record 1,000 career points in the postseason and the third-youngest player to reach that milestone (23 years, 119 days) behind Kobe Bryant and Tony Parker…posted his third career playoff triple-double in Game 6 versus Washington with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists…put up consecutive games with at least 34 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in Games 4 and 5 against Washington, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history (Dolph Schayes, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird) to post at least those numbers in back-to-back playoff games…scored 45 points in Game 7 at Boston in the conference semifinals, the fourth-most points ever scored in a Game 7 in playoffs history...during the 2007 Playoffs, played in 20 games (all starts)…averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game…during the NBA Finals, averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game…had at least six rebounds in all four games during The Finals…in the conference finals versus Detroit, averaged 25.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game…scored a franchise-record 48 points on 18-33 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists in Game 5 at Detroit…scored 29 of the Cavaliers final 30 points including the last 25 points overall…over the final four games of the conference finals, averaged 31.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game…set a franchise record for double-doubles in a playoff season with eight (passed Brad Daugherty)…tied his playoff career high with 14 rebounds in Game 6 versus Detroit to go along with 20 points and eight assists…dished out at least seven assists in 15 of the 16 playoff games in the first three rounds…scored 36 points and posted a then career-playoff high tying 12 assists in Game 2 versus New Jersey…dished out a then career playoff-high tying 12 assists in back-to-back games (Games 2 and 3) versus New Jersey…had at least seven assists in each of the first eight playoff games to become the first Cavalier ever and the first non-guard in NBA history to have at least seven assists in eight straight playoff games…posted four consecutive double-doubles from Game 4 at Washington through Game 3 at New Jersey…averaged 24.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the conference semifinals versus New Jersey…in the first round against Washington, played in four games (all starts) and averaged 27.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 45.5 minutes per game…posted at least 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in all four games versus Washington…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in 13 games (13 starts)…averaged 30.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists…scored a Cavaliers playoff record for most points during a playoff season (400 points)…joined Oscar Robertson (1963) as the only two players to average at least 30.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a single postseason…averaged 35.7 points in the six-game first round series against Washington…his scoring average was the third-highest for a player in their debut playoff series behind only Wilt Chamberlain (38.7 in 1960) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36.2 in 1970)…his average in the Washington series was the highest scoring playoff series in team history (previously Campy Russell in the 1978 playoffs at 27.5 points per game) while tallying the most total points as well (214)…scored a then franchise playoff record 45 points vs. Washington in Game 5 on May 3…posted 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 1 vs. Washington to become the second youngest player in NBA history to post a playoff triple-double (and only the third player ever to post a triple-double in his playoff debut (Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson)…became the first player in NBA history to score more than 40 points in his first playoff road game with 41 points in Game 3 at Washington during the 2006 Playoffs…averaged 26.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists against Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals…entering the second round of the 2007 Playoffs, James ranks third among all NBA players in history (minimum 400 points) in playoff scoring average at 30.1 points per game (Michael Jordan averaged 33.4 points and Allen Iverson has averaged 30.2 points).
NOTABLE:
First-Team All-NBA (2005-06, 2007-08)…Second Team All-NBA (2004-05 and 2006-07)…four-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)…NBA scoring champion (2007-08)…two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)...The Sporting News NBA Co-MVP (2006)…All-Rookie First Team (2003-04)…13-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week…seven-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (November 2004, January 2005, November 2005, March 2006, March 2007, January 2008, February 2008)…entering the 2008-09 season, in team history, currently ranks first in points scored (10,689) and scoring average (27.3), second in assists (2,572) and free throws made (2,463) and attempted (3,382), third in field goals made (3,858) and attempted (8,262) and steals (693), fourth in three-point field goals made (510) and ninth in total rebounds (2,694)…is the youngest player to be selected #1 overall (June 26, 2003), be named All-NBA (2004-05), score 30 points in a game (Nov. 29, 2003 vs. Memphis), score 40 points in a game (March 27, 2004 vs. New Jersey), score 50 points in a game (March 20, 2005 at Toronto), lead his team in points per game (2003-04), win NBA Rookie of the Year (2003-04), score 1,000 career points (Feb. 9, 2004 vs. Boston), score 2,000 career points (Nov. 27, 2004 vs. Chicago), score 3,000 career points (March 2, 2005 vs. Seattle), score 4,000 career points (Nov. 18, 2005 vs. Orlando), score 5,000 career points (Jan. 21 2005 at Utah), score 6,000 career points (March 29, 2006 vs. Dallas), score 7,000 career points (Dec. 23, 2006 vs. Orlando), score career 8,000 points (March 14, 2007 at Memphis), score 9,000 points (Dec. 17, 2007 vs. Milwaukee), score 10,000 points (Feb. 27, 2008 at Boston), record a triple-double (Jan. 19, 2005 at Portland; 20 years, 20 days old), score 2,000 points in a single season (2004-05), win All-Star Game MVP (Feb. 19, 2006 at Houston at 21 years, 55 days old), be selected First-Team All-NBA (21 years, 138 days old) and average at least 30 points per game in a season (2005-06)…is one of only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season…one of only five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season (2004-05 and 2007-08)…is one of only four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season (2005-06 and 2007-08)…one of only three players since 1970 to record nine straight games of scoring 35 or more points (March 22 – April 2, 2006).
First-Team All-NBA (2005-06, 2007-08)…Second Team All-NBA (2004-05 and 2006-07)…four-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)…NBA scoring champion (2007-08)…two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)...The Sporting News NBA Co-MVP (2006)…All-Rookie First Team (2003-04)…13-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week…seven-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (November 2004, January 2005, November 2005, March 2006, March 2007, January 2008, February 2008)…entering the 2008-09 season, in team history, currently ranks first in points scored (10,689) and scoring average (27.3), second in assists (2,572) and free throws made (2,463) and attempted (3,382), third in field goals made (3,858) and attempted (8,262) and steals (693), fourth in three-point field goals made (510) and ninth in total rebounds (2,694)…is the youngest player to be selected #1 overall (June 26, 2003), be named All-NBA (2004-05), score 30 points in a game (Nov. 29, 2003 vs. Memphis), score 40 points in a game (March 27, 2004 vs. New Jersey), score 50 points in a game (March 20, 2005 at Toronto), lead his team in points per game (2003-04), win NBA Rookie of the Year (2003-04), score 1,000 career points (Feb. 9, 2004 vs. Boston), score 2,000 career points (Nov. 27, 2004 vs. Chicago), score 3,000 career points (March 2, 2005 vs. Seattle), score 4,000 career points (Nov. 18, 2005 vs. Orlando), score 5,000 career points (Jan. 21 2005 at Utah), score 6,000 career points (March 29, 2006 vs. Dallas), score 7,000 career points (Dec. 23, 2006 vs. Orlando), score career 8,000 points (March 14, 2007 at Memphis), score 9,000 points (Dec. 17, 2007 vs. Milwaukee), score 10,000 points (Feb. 27, 2008 at Boston), record a triple-double (Jan. 19, 2005 at Portland; 20 years, 20 days old), score 2,000 points in a single season (2004-05), win All-Star Game MVP (Feb. 19, 2006 at Houston at 21 years, 55 days old), be selected First-Team All-NBA (21 years, 138 days old) and average at least 30 points per game in a season (2005-06)…is one of only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season…one of only five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season (2004-05 and 2007-08)…is one of only four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season (2005-06 and 2007-08)…one of only three players since 1970 to record nine straight games of scoring 35 or more points (March 22 – April 2, 2006).
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
Named the consensus 2003 National High School Player of the Year…named the PARADE High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a junior and senior, becoming the first repeat winner in the 47-year history of the award…named the USA Today and Gatorade Player of the Year as both a junior and senior…led St. Vincent-St. Mary (SVSM) to three state championships in four seasons…named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio by the Associated Press (AP) for three straight seasons beginning with his sophomore year…named to USA Today All-USA First Team for three consecutive seasons beginning with his sophomore season…totaled 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists in four seasons at SVSM…named the MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American Game, the EA Sports Roundball Classic and the Jordan Capital Classic…in the McDonalds Game, led the East to a 122-107 victory with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists…in the Round Ball Classic, led West to 120-119 victory with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and hit the game-winning jump shot with 25 seconds remaining…in the Capital Classic, scored 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 6 assists as his team dropped a 107-102 decision…as a senior in 2002-03, led the team to a 25-1 record and the national high school championship as selected by USA Today…averaged 31.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4.6 apg and 3.4 spg on the season…scored 25 points and added 11 rebounds as SVSM defeated Kettering Alter 40-36 in Columbus, Ohio on March 22 to capture their third state title in four seasons…scored a career-high 52 points on 21-35 FG against Westchester High School of Los Angeles…as a junior in 2001-02, led the team to a runner-up finish for the state championship…averaged 29.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.7 apg and 3.3 spg on the season…during his sophomore season in 2000-01, led SVSM to the Division III state title for the second straight season by defeating Miami East (Casstown)…team finished fifth in USA Today Super 25 rankings…became the first sophomore player ever chosen for USA Today All-USA First Team…averaged 25.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 5.8 apg and 3.8 spg for the year…led team to 27-0 record and the Division III state title as freshman in 1999-00…averaged 18.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
Named the consensus 2003 National High School Player of the Year…named the PARADE High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a junior and senior, becoming the first repeat winner in the 47-year history of the award…named the USA Today and Gatorade Player of the Year as both a junior and senior…led St. Vincent-St. Mary (SVSM) to three state championships in four seasons…named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio by the Associated Press (AP) for three straight seasons beginning with his sophomore year…named to USA Today All-USA First Team for three consecutive seasons beginning with his sophomore season…totaled 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists in four seasons at SVSM…named the MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American Game, the EA Sports Roundball Classic and the Jordan Capital Classic…in the McDonalds Game, led the East to a 122-107 victory with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists…in the Round Ball Classic, led West to 120-119 victory with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and hit the game-winning jump shot with 25 seconds remaining…in the Capital Classic, scored 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 6 assists as his team dropped a 107-102 decision…as a senior in 2002-03, led the team to a 25-1 record and the national high school championship as selected by USA Today…averaged 31.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4.6 apg and 3.4 spg on the season…scored 25 points and added 11 rebounds as SVSM defeated Kettering Alter 40-36 in Columbus, Ohio on March 22 to capture their third state title in four seasons…scored a career-high 52 points on 21-35 FG against Westchester High School of Los Angeles…as a junior in 2001-02, led the team to a runner-up finish for the state championship…averaged 29.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.7 apg and 3.3 spg on the season…during his sophomore season in 2000-01, led SVSM to the Division III state title for the second straight season by defeating Miami East (Casstown)…team finished fifth in USA Today Super 25 rankings…became the first sophomore player ever chosen for USA Today All-USA First Team…averaged 25.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 5.8 apg and 3.8 spg for the year…led team to 27-0 record and the Division III state title as freshman in 1999-00…averaged 18.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.
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