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LeBron James is the third-most prolific scorer in the history of the NBA, with 35,367 points in 1,310 games. The point guard joined the LA Lakers as a free agent in a four-year deal worth $153.3 million in 2018.
He was brought in to help the Lakers clinch the championship. He did just that in his very first playoff season with the Lakers in 2019-20. James registered an average of 27.6 points, 10.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game in the playoffs.
On that note, here's a look at his five highest-scoring seasons.
#5 2007-08 - 2,250 points
LeBron James had his fifth-best scoring season in the 2007-08 season, with 2,250 points. He played 75 games in the season, clocking 3,027 minutes on the court., making 539 assists, 592 rebounds, 138 steals and 81 blocks.
The NBA All-Star player had an average of 30 points scored in 40.4 minutes played per game in the 2007-08 season. That was his second-highest points scored per game in a season. He also recorded a field goal percentage of .484, making 21.9 field goal attempts, and finding the net 10.6 times from the field per game.
#4 2017-18 - 2,251 points
In the 2017-18 season, LeBron James registered a career-high 82 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his final season with the Cavaliers, he scored 2,251 points scored, and registered the second-best number of points scored per game (34 points) in the playoffs.
King James had an average of 27.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.1 assists per game during the season. He clocked 3026 minutes on the court, and recorded a field goal percentage of .542.
James netted 857 points from the field in 1,580 attempts. He made the highest number of assists in a season in the 2017-18, with 747. He also made 709 rebounds, 612 defensive rebounds, 71 blocks and 116 steals.
#3 2009-10 - 2,258 points
LeBron James recorded his third-best scoring season in 2009-10, featuring in 76 games. He completed 125 steals, 77 blocks, 554 rebounds and 651 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers, having been fielded for a total of 2966 minutes.
In an average of 39.4 minutes played, the two-time Olympic gold medalist recorded 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game that season. After making 20.1 attempts from the field, James recorded a field goa %l of 50.3, having scored 10.1 times.
#2 2008-09 - 2,304 points
In the 2008-09 season, LeBron James was at his best in the playoffs. He averaged a career-high 35.3 points per game, playing 41.4 minutes per outing in 14 games. He recorded an average of 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists in 81 games in the regular season.
The three-time NBA All-Star Most Valuable Player scored 2,304 points in the 2008-09 season. He made a total of 613 rebounds, 507 defensive rebounds, 587 assists, 137 steals and 93 blocks in the season. James recorded a field goal % of 48.9, netting 789 times from the field in 1613 attempts.
#1. 2005-06 - 2,478 points
LeBron James' highest-scoring season was in the 2005-06 campaign, where he scored an astonishing 2,478 points. He played 79 games, and spent a total of 3,361 minutes on the court.
The LA Lakers point guard averaged 42.5 minutes per game for the Cleveland Cavaliers as a small forward. He scored the most points average in a season (31.4 points), made seven rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.
He attempted to score from the field 1823 times, and was successful on 875 occasions, recording a field goal percentage of .48. He made a total of 556 rebounds, 521 assists, 123 steals and 66 blocks during the 2005-06 season.
