With 35 points against the Celtics on Thursday night, LeBron James now has the most career playoff points. He passed Michael Jordan, who held the record since 1998.



Here are the 50 top scorers in N.B.A. playoff history.

Historically players scored most of their playoff points in the finals and conference finals. There were fewer games in earlier rounds of the playoffs and fewer teams in the league, so players like Jerry West regularly played in the finals. After seven trips to the finals, James has scored more points in the last two rounds of the playoffs than any player since Jordan.

As the league expanded, more games and more rounds were added the playoffs, giving active players more opportunities to score points in the first two rounds of the playoffs. The current format of four series, which are all now the best of seven, has been around since 2003.

Viewing points scored by age, active players won’t have an easy time catching James – the N.B.A. stopped drafting players out of high school in 2005. No other contemporary of James has had as much success in the playoffs. Kevin Durant is closest, but trails after missing the 2015 playoffs because of a foot injury.