document_title: List of career achievements by LeBron James

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text: List of career achievements by LeBron James

text: NBA career statistics[edit]

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Legend

  GP

Games played

  GS

Games started

 MPG

Minutes per game

 FG%

Field goal percentage

 3P%

3-point field goal percentage

 FT%

Free throw percentage

 RPG

Rebounds per game

 APG

Assists per game

 SPG

Steals per game

 BPG

Blocks per game

 PPG

Points per game

 Bold

Career high

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†

Denotes seasons in which James' won an NBA championship

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Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

2003–04

Cleveland

79
79
39.5
.417
.290
.754
5.5
5.9
1.6
.7
20.9

2004–05

Cleveland

80
80
42.4
.472
.351
.750
7.4
7.2
2.2
.7
27.2

2005–06

Cleveland

79
79
42.5
.480
.335
.738
7.0
6.6
1.6
.8
31.4

2006–07

Cleveland

78
78
40.9
.476
.319
.698
6.7
6.0
1.6
.7
27.3

2007–08

Cleveland

75
74
40.4
.484
.315
.712
7.9
7.2
1.8
1.1
30.0

2008–09

Cleveland

81
81
37.7
.489
.344
.780
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
28.4

2009–10

Cleveland

76
76
39.0
.503
.333
.767
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
29.7

2010–11

Miami

79
79
38.8
.510
.330
.759
7.5
7.0
1.6
.6
26.7

2011–12†

Miami

62
62
37.5
.531
.362
.771
7.9
6.2
1.9
.8
27.1

2012–13†

Miami

76
76
37.9
.565
.406
.753
8.0
7.3
1.7
.9
26.8

2013–14

Miami

77
77
37.7
.567
.379
.750
6.9
6.4
1.6
.3
27.1

2014–15

Cleveland

69
69
36.1
.488
.354
.710
6.0
7.4
1.6
.7
25.3

2015–16†

Cleveland

76
76
35.6
.520
.309
.731
7.4
6.8
1.4
.6
25.3

2016–17

Cleveland

74
74
37.8
.548
.363
.674
8.6
8.7
1.2
.6
26.4

2017–18

Cleveland

82
82
36.9
.542
.367
.731
8.6
9.1
1.4
.9
27.5

Career

1143
1142
38.8
.504
.344
.739
7.4
7.2
1.6
.8
27.2

All-Star

14
14
29.6
.530
.357
.743
6.3
6.0
1.3
.1
24.5

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Year

Team

GP

GS

MPG

FG%

3P%

FT%

RPG

APG

SPG

BPG

PPG

2006

Cleveland

13
13
46.5
.576
.456
.737
8.1
9.78
1.4
.7
30.8

2007

Cleveland

20
20
44.7
.519
.490
.755
8.1
8.0
1.7
.5
25.1

2008

Cleveland

13
13
42.5
.411
.257
.731
7.8
7.6
1.8
1.3
28.2

2009

Cleveland

14
14
41.4
.510
.333
.749
9.1
7.3
1.6
.9
35.3

2010

Cleveland

11
11
41.8
.502
.400
.733
9.3
7.6
1.7
1.8
29.1

2011

Miami

21
21
43.9
.466
.353
.763
8.4
5.9
1.7
1.2
23.7

2012†

Miami

23
23
42.7
.500
.259
.739
9.7
5.6
1.9
.7
30.3

2013†

Miami

23
23
41.7
.491
.375
.777
8.4
6.6
1.8
.8
25.9

2014

Miami

20
20
38.2
.565
.407
.806
7.1
4.8
1.9
.6
27.4

2015

Cleveland

20
20
42.2
.417
.227
.731
11.3
8.5
1.7
1.1
30.1

2016†

Cleveland

21
21
39.1
.525
.340
.661
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
26.3

2017

Cleveland

18
18
41.3
.565
.411
.698
9.1
7.8
1.9
1.3
32.8

Career

217
217
42.1
.485
.330
.742
8.9
6.9
1.8
1.0
28.4

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3× NBA champion: 2012, 2013, 2016
3× NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 2012, 2013, 2016
4× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013
14× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008, 2018
14× All-NBA selection:
12× First team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2× Second team: 2005, 2007
6× NBA All-Defensive selection:
5× First team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Second team: 2014
NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004
NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004
NBA scoring champion: 2008
3x NBA minutes leader: 2007, 2017, 2018
J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2017
37× NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month
61× NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week
6× NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month

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3× Olympic medalist:
2× Gold: 2008, 2012
Bronze: 2004
FIBA World Cup medalist:
Bronze: 2006
FIBA AmeriCup medalist:
Gold: 2007
USA Basketball Youth Development Festival medalist:
Gold: 2001
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year: 2012[3]

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National champion: 2003
3× State champion: 2000, 2001, 2003
2× Gatorade National Player of the Year: 2002, 2003
2× Mr. Basketball USA: 2002, 2003
2× USA Today High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003
3× Ohio Mr. Basketball: 2001, 2002, 2003
3× USA Today All-USA First Team: 2001, 2002, 2003
2× PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003
2× First-team Parade All-American: 2002, 2003
Second-team Parade All-American: 2001
Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year: 2003
Naismith Prep Player of the Year: 2003[5]
McDonald's National Player of the Year: 2003[6]
McDonald's High School All-American: 2003[7]
McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest (Powerade Jam Fest) Winner: 2003[8]
McDonald's All-American Game MVP: 2003
EA Sports Roundball Classic MVP: 2003[9]
Jordan Capital Classic MVP: 2003[9]
Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year Winner: 2003

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Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year: 2012,[10] 2016
Sporting News Athlete of the Year: 2012[11]
Sporting News NBA MVP: 2006[12]
Sporting News Rookie of the Year: 2004[13]
Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade First Team: 2000–2009[14]
6× Best NBA Player ESPY Award: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017[15][16][17]
3× Best Male Athlete ESPY Award: 2012, 2013, 2016[17]
Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award: 2004[18]
4× Best Championship Performance ESPY Award: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016[17]
6× BET Sportsman of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013[19][20][21][22][23]
2× Associated Press Athlete of the Year: 2013, 2016
2× Hickok Belt: 2012, 2013

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text: Regular season[edit]

text: Career[edit]

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1st place all-time in Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) with 124.87.[24]
20.43 more than next player on the list, Michael Jordan (104.44).
1st place all-time in Box Plus/Minus with 9.18.[25]
1.09 more than the next player on the list, Michael Jordan (8.09).
1st place all-time in career assists by a forward with (8,208).[26]
2073 more than the next player on the list, Scottie Pippen (6,135).
1st place all-time in most consecutive double-digit scoring games (873 times).[27]
1st place all-time being named Conference Player of the Week (61 times).
(28) more than the next player on the list Kobe Bryant with (33).
1st place all-time being named Conference Player of the Month (37 times).
(20) more than the next player on the list Kobe Bryant with (17).
1st place all-time in points scored in All-Star games with 343.
1st place all-time in three-point field goals made in All-Star games with 35.
1st place all-time in field goals made in All-Star games with 141.
1st place all-time in All-NBA First Team selections with 12.
2nd place all-time in PER (Player Efficiency Rating) with 27.68[28]
Behind Michael Jordan (27.91)
3rd place all-time to score at least 2,000 points in a single season (10 times)
Behind Karl Malone 12 times and Michael Jordan 11 times.
3rd place all time for most 20-point games in NBA history (942).[27]
4th place all-time in most NBA Most Valuable Player Awards (4).[29]
Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6), Michael Jordan (5) and Bill Russell (5).
Tied with Wilt Chamberlain (4).
7th place all-time for career points (31,038).[30]
Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643), Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (31,173).
Only player in NBA history to record at least 31,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, and 8,000 assists.
Only player in NBA history to average at least 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists for their career.[31]
Only player in NBA history to post at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, and 100 steals in four consecutive seasons.[32]
Only player in NBA history to post at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists, and 100 steals in a single season for at least eight seasons.[32]
Only player in NBA history to post at least 2,000 points, 500 rebounds, and 500 assists in a single season for at least eight seasons.[33]
Only player in NBA history to win the NBA Player of the Month Award four times in two consecutive seasons.[34]
Only player in NBA history to change teams after averaging at least 27 points, twice.[35]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for 14 seasons.[36]
Only player in NBA history to record a triple-double with two different teams at Madison Square Garden versus the Knicks.[37]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game for 14 consecutive seasons.[38]
Only player in NBA history to be in the top 10 all-time in points and top 15 all-time in assists.[39]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in a season for at least seven seasons.[40]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and shoot .540 from the field in a season (2016-17).
One of two players in NBA history to have at least 8,000 rebounds and 8,000 assists.
Includes Jason Kidd.
One of two players in NBA history to average at least 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for six consecutive seasons.[41]
Includes Oscar Robertson, who achieved this eight consecutive times.
One of two players in NBA history to average at least 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in a single season for at least eight seasons.[42]
Includes Oscar Robertson.
One of two players in NBA history to win four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards in a span of five years.[43]
Includes Bill Russell.
One of two players in NBA history to win at least two NBA Most Valuable Player Awards for two different franchises.
Includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
One of two players in NBA history to lead NBA Finals in scoring, but play on a different team the following season.[44]
Includes Shaquille O'Neal.
One of two players in NBA history to win NBA MVP, Finals MVP, and an Olympic Gold Medal in the same year.[45]
Includes Michael Jordan (1992).
One of two players in NBA history to win NBA MVP and Finals MVP in two consecutive seasons.
Includes Michael Jordan.
One of two players in NBA history to win NBA Finals MVP with multiple teams.
Includes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
One of two players in NBA history to win at least four NBA MVP awards and three NBA Finals MVP awards.
Includes Michael Jordan.
One of four players in NBA history to win NBA MVP with a team, leave, and then come back.[46]
Includes Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, and Moses Malone.
One of three players in NBA history to win NBA MVP and Finals MVP in the same season, twice.[47]
Includes Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.
One of three players in NBA History to record 1,500 points and 400 assists in each of their first four seasons.
Includes Oscar Robertson and Damian Lillard.
One of five players in NBA history to win consecutive Finals MVP Awards.[48]
Includes Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Kobe Bryant.
One of five players in NBA history to change teams after leading the league in triple-doubles.[49]
Includes Wilt Chamberlain, Mickey Johnson, Jason Kidd, and Lance Stephenson.
One of five players in NBA history to score 50+ points multiple times for two different teams.[50]
Includes Wilt Chamberlain, Pete Maravich, Bernard King, and Carmelo Anthony.
One of six players in NBA history to average at least 27 points for their career.[51]
Includes Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Kevin Durant.
One of seven players in NBA history to lead a franchise in points, assists, and steals.[52][53]
Includes Kevin Garnett, Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, Gary Payton, Isiah Thomas, and Dwyane Wade.
One of ten players in NBA history to be drafted first overall and win a championship with the team who drafted him.
Includes Cazzie Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Tim Duncan, and Kyrie Irving.

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Only player in NBA history to win the NBA Player of the Month Award five times in a single season.[34]
Only player in NBA history to post 30 or more points and shoot over 60 percent for six consecutive games in a single season.[54]
One of two players in NBA history to receive all but one vote for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in a single season.[55]
Includes Shaquille O'Neal.
One of four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in a single season.[56]
Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this five times), Michael Jordan, and Russell Westbrook.
One of four players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in their rookie season.[57]
Includes Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, and Tyreke Evans.
One of four players in NBA history to average a triple-double in a calendar month
With Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain and Russell Westbrook. James is the oldest in age to do so.[58]
One of five players in NBA history to average at least 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in a single season.[59]
Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this twice), Jerry West, Michael Jordan, and Russell Westbrook.
One of five players in NBA history to average at least 26 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists in a single season (achieved twice.)
Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this five times), Michael Jordan, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook.
One of five players in NBA history to lead their team in all five major statistical categories (total points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals) in a single season (2008–09 season).[60]
Includes Dave Cowens (1977–78), Scottie Pippen (1994–95), and Kevin Garnett (2002–03), and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2016–17).
One of seven players in NBA history to record 2,000 points and 600 assists in a single season.[61] (achieved twice)
Includes Oscar Robertson (achieved this seven times), John Havlicek (achieved this twice), Tiny Archibald (achieved this twice), Michael Jordan, Derrick Rose, James Harden and, Russell Westbrook.

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Only player in NBA history to record at least 35 points, 15 assists, and 0 turnovers in a game.[62]
Only player in NBA history to record at least 31 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals in a game.
One of two players in NBA history to record at least 43 points, 13 rebounds, and 15 assists in a game.
Includes James Harden.
One of four players in NBA history to record at least 61 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists in a game.
Includes Michael Jordan, David Robinson, and Tracy McGrady.
One of ten players in NBA history to record a triple-double in a season opener.
Includes Jason Kidd (achieved this twice), Lewis Lloyd, Larry Bird, Fat Lever, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Gary Payton, Russell Westbrook, and Chris Duhon.

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1st place all-time in points scored (6,911).[63]
1st place all-time in field goals scored (2,457).[64]
1st place all-time  in minutes played (10,049).[65]
1st place all-time in free throws scored (1,627).[66]
1st place all-time in turnovers made (866).[67]
1st place all-time  in field goal attempts (5,006).[68]
1st place all-time  in field goals missed (2,505).[69]
1st place all-time  in three-point field goal attempts (1,116).[70]
1st place all-time  in steals (419).[71]
1st place all-time  for being a leader in points, rebounds, and assists (39 times).
1st place all-time for scoring average in game 7s with 34.9 points per game.
1st place all-time for scoring average in elimination games with 32.8 points per game.[72]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 20 points (210).[73]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists (20).[74]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists (124).[75][76]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists (61).[75][77]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists with (74).
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists with (37).[78][79]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 35 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists with (35). [80]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists with (16). [81]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds while also accounting for at least half of his team's assists with 17.[82]
1st place all-time for playoff games with at least 40 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists with (18). [83]
1st place all-time for most 30-point triple-doubles in the playoffs (10).
1st place all-time for most 40-point triple-doubles in the playoffs (3).
1st place all-time in Win Shares (51.0).
11.24 more than the next player on the list Michael Jordan (39.76).
1st place all-time in Box Plus/Minus (11.08)
0.96 more than the next player on the list Michael Jordan (10.12).
1st place all-time in VORP - Value Over Replacement Player (33.1).
10.25 more than next player on the list Michael Jordan (22.85)
1st place all-time for games with at least 30 points and 10 assists (16).
T-1st place all-time for postseasons with at least 500 total points (8 times).
With Michael Jordan (8).
1st place all-time for playoff games scoring at least 30 points (110 times).
2nd place all-time for consecutive 20-point games to start a playoff career with 19.[84]
Behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 27 consecutive games.
2nd place all-time for playoff games scoring at least 40 points (27 times).
Behind Michael Jordan (38).
2nd place all-time for playoff games scoring at least 45 points (10 times).[85]
Behind Michael Jordan (23).
2nd place all-time for triple-doubles in the playoffs (23).
Behind Magic Johnson (30).
3rd place all-time for most three-point field goals made in a playoffs career (370).
Behind Steph Curry (378) and Ray Allen (385).
2nd place all-time for most defensive rebounds in a playoffs career (1,756).
Behind Tim Duncan (2,081).
T-2nd place all-time for most NBA Finals MVP Awards (3).
Behind Michael Jordan (6).
Tied with Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Tim Duncan.
3rd place all-time for most assists in a playoffs career (1,687).
Behind Magic Johnson (2,346) and John Stockton (1,839).
Only player in NBA history to average 28 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in their playoff career.[86]
Only player in NBA history to be in the top 10 all time in career playoff points, rebounds, assists and steals.
Only player in NBA history to be in the top 5 all-time in career playoff points, assists, and steals.
Only player in NBA history to record at least 6,800 points, 2,000 rebounds, and 1,700 assists in their playoff career.
Only player in NBA history to play 20 playoff games in six consecutive seasons.
Only player in NBA history to win a road game in 29 consecutive playoff series.
One of at least two players in NBA history to shoot at least 50 percent in nine consecutive playoff games while attempting at least 15 FGs.[87]
Also achieved by Shaquille O'Neal (May 25, 2001 to April 25, 2002).
One of three players in NBA history to average 30 points and 10 rebounds when facing elimination.[88]
Includes Wilt Chamberlain and Anthony Davis.
Most consecutive wins in team's first game of the postseason (12)
Tied with Shaquille O'Neal
Most consecutive wins in the first round in the postseason  (21)
Most best of 7 sweeps in the postseason   (11)

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Only player in NBA history to score at least 25 points in 15 consecutive playoff games in a single postseason.[89][90]
Only player in NBA history to score at least 25 points in 14 consecutive playoff games in a single postseason, multiple times.[89][90]
Only player in NBA history to record at least 500 points, 200 rebounds, and 150 assists in a single postseason, multiple times.
Only player in NBA history to record at least 600 points, 200 rebounds, and 150 assists in a single postseason.
One of two players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists per game in a single postseason.
Includes Oscar Robertson.
One of two players in NBA history to record at least 600 points, 200 rebounds, and 100 assists in a single postseason twice.
Includes Larry Bird.

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Only player in NBA history to lead both teams in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals in a playoff series (2016 NBA Finals vs. Golden State Warriors).[91]
Only player in NBA history to lead both teams in points, rebounds, assists in a playoff series (twice, 2015 and 2016 NBA Finals vs. Golden State Warriors)
Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists in a playoff series (2015 Conference Finals vs. Atlanta Hawks).[92]
Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a playoff series (2017 NBA Finals vs. Golden State Warriors).
One of five players in NBA History to average at least 33.8 points and 7.3 assists in a playoff series.
Includes Michael Jordan (achieved this three times), Jerry West (achieved twice), Tracy McGrady, and Stephen Curry.
Only player in NBA history to win over 20 consecutive games in the first round[93]
Only player in NBA history to sweep 10 series in the playoffs[93]
Only player in NBA history to score 35+ points in every game of a 4 game series sweep.

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Most consecutive points scored for a team in a playoff game with 25 consecutive points at the Detroit Pistons on May 31, 2007.[94]
Only player in NBA history to score at least 49 points in a playoff game for two different franchises.[95]
Only player in NBA history to record 40 points and 14 assists in a playoff game.[96]
Only player in NBA history to record at least 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists in a playoff game.
One of three players in NBA history to record at least 45 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists in a playoff game.[97]
Includes Wilt Chamberlain and Russell Westbrook.
One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in their playoff debut.[98]
Includes Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson.

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1st place all-time for triple-doubles with at least 30 points in the NBA Finals with 4.
1st place all-time for three-point field goals attempted in the NBA Finals with 251.
1st place all-time for most NBA Finals games with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists with 9.[99]
1st place all-time for most defensive rebounds in the NBA Finals with 395.
1st place all-time for most turnovers in the NBA Finals with 196.
1st place all-time for triple-doubles in the NBA Finals with 10.
2nd place all-time for three-point field goals made in the NBA Finals with 86. Behind Steph Curry (98).
2nd place all-time for most assists in the NBA Finals with 379.
Behind Magic Johnson with 584 assists.
2nd place all-time for most steals in the NBA Finals with 86.
Behind Magic Johnson with 102 steals.
2nd place all-time for most NBA Finals games with at least 40 points with 7.[100]
Behind Jerry West (10).
2nd place all-time for most points scored in the NBA Finals with 1,383 points. [101]
Behind Jerry West with 1,679 points.
3rd place all-time for most field goals made in the NBA Finals with 520.
Behind Jerry West with 612 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 544.
Only player in NBA history to play in eight consecutive NBA Finals, doing so with different teams.
Only player in NBA history to play in at least four NBA Finals with two different teams.[102]
One of three players in NBA history to play in the All-Star Game and NBA Finals in at least seven consecutive seasons.
Includes Bill Russell and Bob Cousy.
Only player in NBA history to average a triple double in the NBA Finals.

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Most points scored in first three games with 123 in the 2015 NBA Finals.
Most points scored in the final three games of an NBA Finals with 109 in Games 5, 6, and 7.
Most points per game scored by a player on the winning team in any seven-game NBA Finals series with 29.7.
1st place all-time for most points scored and assisted per game in an NBA Finals series with 57.7[103]
2nd place all-time for highest percentage of team points in an NBA Finals series.[104]
Behind Michael Jordan's 38.4%; James accounted for 38.3% of his team's points in the 2015 NBA Finals.
Only player in NBA history to record at least two triple-doubles with 30 or more points in one NBA Finals series.
Only player in NBA history to average at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in an NBA Finals series (accomplished this three times).[105]
Only player in NBA history to lead both teams in points, rebounds, and assists in an NBA Finals series. (2015 and 2016; also led both teams in steals and blocks in the 2016 Finals.)
Only player in NBA history to average a triple-double in an NBA Finals series.
James averaged 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 10.0 assists in the 2017 NBA Finals.
Only player in NBA history to average at least 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in an NBA Finals series.
James averaged 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists in the 2015 NBA Finals.
Only player in NBA history to score at least 40 points in consecutive elimination games in a single NBA Finals series.[100]
One half of the third duo in NBA history to each average at least 27 points per game in a single NBA Finals series.
Achieved this with Kyrie Irving in the 2016 NBA Finals.
Includes Jerry West with Elgin Baylor (1962 and 1963) and Bob Pettit with Cliff Hagan (1961).
One of three players in NBA history to score at least 40 points in at least three games in a single NBA Finals series.
Includes Michael Jordan (who scored at least 40 points in four games in a row in the 1993 NBA Finals) and Shaquille O'Neal.
Fourth player in NBA history to suffer two 0-4 sweeps in NBA Finals series. (2007, 2018 NBA Finals, both with Cleveland Cavaliers in two separate stints with the club.)
Other players were Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy[106]

text: Game[edit]

text: 1st place all-time for points scored in an NBA Finals Game 1 loss with 51.

text:
Only player in NBA history to score at least 40 points and record at least half of his team's assists in an NBA Finals game.
James achieved this twice in a single NBA Finals series.[107]
Only player in NBA history to record at least 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 4 steals in an NBA Finals game.[108]
Only player in NBA history to record at least 40 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in an NBA Finals game.
Only player in NBA history to record at least 32 points, 18 rebounds, and 9 assists in an NBA Finals game.
Only player in NBA history to record at least 41 points, 16 rebounds, and 7 assists in an NBA Finals game.
Only player in NBA history to record at least 41 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, and 3 blocks in an NBA Finals game.
One half of the only duo in NBA history to record at least 40 points each in the same NBA Finals game.
Achieved this with Kyrie Irving in the 2016 NBA Finals.
One of two players in NBA history to produce outright game highs of points, rebounds, and assists in an NBA Finals game.[109]
Includes Shaquille O'Neal.
One of two players in NBA history to record at least 35 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game.[110]
Includes James Worthy.
One of two players in NBA history to record a triple-double with at least 40 points in an NBA Finals game.[111]
Includes Jerry West.
One of two players in NBA history to record a triple-double in an NBA Finals clinching game, twice.[112]
Includes Magic Johnson (1982 and 1985).
One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in an elimination game in an NBA Finals game.[113]
Includes Bill Russell and James Worthy.
One of three players in NBA history to record a triple-double in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.
Includes Jerry West and James Worthy.
One of four players in NBA history to score at least 30 points in Games 6 and 7 of the NBA Finals in the same series.[114]
Includes Jerry West (achieved this twice), Bob Pettit, and Elgin Baylor.
One of five players in NBA history to score at least 40 points in a regular-season game and then do it again against the same opponent in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.[115]
Includes George Mikan, Jerry West, Allen Iverson, and Kobe Bryant.
One of four players in NBA history to score at least 40 points in consecutive NBA Finals games.[100]
Includes Jerry West (achieved this twice), Michael Jordan (achieved this in four consecutive games), Rick Barry,  Shaquille O'Neal.
One of six players in NBA history to record a triple-double in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.[116]
Includes Wilt Chamberlain (1967), Walt Frazier (1972), Dave Cowens (1976), Magic Johnson (1991), and Jason Kidd (2002).

text: Only player to lead a both teams in an NBA Finals Game in Points, Assists, Rebounds, Blocks & Steals

text: Youngest player records[edit]

text: James owns numerous NBA "youngest player" records. He is the youngest1

text:
To be selected #1 overall draft pick (18 years of age).[citation needed]
To be named NBA Rookie of the Year (19 years of age).[citation needed]
To score most points by prep-to-pro player in their professional debut with (25)
To record a triple-double in the playoffs. (21 years, 113 days).[citation needed]
Recorded 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists on April 22, 2006 vs. Washington Wizards.
To score 30 points in a game (18 years, 334 days).[citation needed]
Recorded 33 points on November 29, 2003 vs. Memphis Grizzlies
To score 40 points in a game (19 years, 88 days).[citation needed]
Recorded 41 points on March 27, 2004 vs. New Jersey Nets.
To score 2,000 points in a season (2004–05).[citation needed]
To average at least 30 points per game in the NBA.
To be awarded All-NBA honors (2004–05).[citation needed]
To be named to the All-NBA first team (21 years, 138 days).[citation needed]
To win an All-Star Game MVP (21 years, 55 days).[citation needed]
To lead the league in All-Star voting (22 years, 26 days).[citation needed]
To score 2,000 points in seven consecutive seasons (26 years of age).[citation needed]
To win Most Valuable Player award four times (28 years of age).[citation needed]
To reach 4,000 playoff points (29 years of age).[117]
To reach 5,000 playoff points (30 years of age).
To reach 6,000 playoff points (32 years of age).
Every thousand point milestone from 1,000 to 31,000.[118][119][120][121][122][123][124]

text: Notes: 1 Beginning in 2006 the NBA introduced age requirement restrictions. Prospective high school players must now wait at least a year before entering the NBA,[a] making these records more difficult to break.

text: Oldest player records[edit]

text: To average a triple-double in a calendar month (February, 2018, 33 years, 69 days on February 28, 2018)[58]

text: Cleveland Cavaliers franchise records[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Career[edit]

text:
Minutes played: 33,130
Field goals: 8,369
Field goal attempts: 17,022
Three-point field goals made: 1,251
Three-point field goals attempts: 3,713
Free throws made: 5,130
Free throw attempts: 6,998
Assists: 6,228
Steals: 1,376
Turnovers: 2,973
Points: 23,119
Triple Doubles: 64
Minutes per game: 39.0
Points per game: 27.2
40 point games: 45[126]

text: Season[edit]

text:
Minutes played: 3,388 (2004–05)
Field goals: 875 (2005–06)
Field goal attempts: 1,823 (2005–06)
Free throws: 601 (2005–06)
Free throw attempts: 814 (2005–06)
Points: 2,478 (2005–06)
Points per game: 31.4 (2005–06)
50 point games: 3 (2008–09)[126]
40 point games: 10 (2005–06)[126]

text: Game[edit]

text:
Field goal attempts: 36, at Toronto Raptors, March 20, 2005
Three-point field goals: 8, at Milwaukee Bucks, (JR Smith tied) February 20, 2009
Shares record with Danny Ferry and Wesley Person
Three-point field goals, quarter: 5, four times
5, second quarter, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, April 9, 2005
5, third quarter, at Milwaukee Bucks, February 20, 2009
5, first quarter, vs. Los Angeles Clippers, January 31, 2010
Shares record with Mark Price, Steve Kerr, and Wesley Person
Three-point field goal attempts: 13, three times
13, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, April 9, 2005
13, vs. New York Knicks, April 14, 2005
13, at New York Knicks, March 5, 2008
Shares record with Dan Majerle
Free throws: 24, at Miami Heat, March 12, 2006
Free throws made, half: 16, second half, at Miami Heat, March 12, 2006
Turnovers, half: 9, second half, at New Orleans Hornets, March 28, 2005
Points, quarter: 24, two times
24, fourth quarter, at Toronto Raptors, January 6, 2008
24, first quarter, at Chicago Bulls, April 11, 2008

text: Playoffs[edit]

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text: Career[edit]

text:
Games played: 239
Minutes played: 10,049
Points: 6,911
Free Throws Made: 1,627
Free Throws Attempts: 2,191
Field Goals Made: 2,457
Field Goals Attempts: 5,006
3 Point Field Goals Made: 370
3 Point Field Goal Attempts: 1,116
Rebounds: 2,122
Defensive Rebounds: 1,756
Assists: 1,687
Steals: 419
Triple Doubles: 17

text: Scoring[edit]

text:
Highest average, points per game, career: 28.9
Lebron is the Only Player in Nba History to reach 31,000 points 8,000 assists and 8,000 rebounds.
Points, game: 49, vs. Orlando, May 20, 2009

text: Points, half: 28, first half, at Boston Celtics, May 7, 2010

text: Points, quarter: 23, first quarter, at Boston Celtics, May 7, 2010

text: Points, overtime: 10, at Orlando Magic, May 26, 2009

text: Consecutive points, game: 25, from 2:16 of fourth quarter to end of game (second overtime), at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007[129]

text: LeBron scored his team's last seven points in the fourth quarter, all nine of his team's points in the first overtime, and all nine of his team's points in the second overtime.

text: Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 14

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, game: 20, vs. Orlando Magic, May 20, 2009

text: Field goals made, half: 11, twice

text:
11, first half, vs. Orlando Magic, May 20, 2009
11, first half, at Boston Celtics, May 7, 2010

text: Field goals made, quarter: 8, first quarter, at Boston Celtics, May 7, 2010

text: Field goals made, overtime: 4, second overtime, at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007[130]

text: Field goal attempts, game: 33, at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007 (2 OT)[130]

text: Field goal attempts, half: 17, first half, at Detroit Pistons, May 17, 2006[130]

text: Three-point field goals[edit]

text: Three-point field goals made, game: 7, at Washington Wizards, April 30, 2006[130]

text: Three-point field goals made, half: 5, first half, at Washington Wizards, April 30, 2006

text: Tied by Daniel Gibson (second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, June 2, 2007)

text: Three-point field goals made, overtime: 1, second overtime, at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007

text: Tied with Mark Price (at Chicago Bulls, May 5, 1989)

text: Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, second half, at Boston Celtics, May 18, 2008

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, game: 18, at Orlando Magic, May 24, 2009

text: Free throws made, quarter: 10, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 19, 2006[130]

text: Free throws made, overtime: 5, first overtime, at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007

text: Free throw attempts, game: 24, at Orlando Magic, May 24, 2009

text: Free throw attempts, half: 16, second half, at Orlando Magic, May 24, 2009

text: Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, twice

text:
12, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 19, 2006
12, fourth quarter, at Orlando Magic, May 24, 2009

text: Free throw attempts, overtime: 6, first overtime, at Detroit Pistons, May 31, 2007

text: Rebounding[edit]

text: Rebounds, half: 13, second half, at Boston Celtics, May 13, 2010

text: Defensive rebounds, game: 16, at Boston Celtics, May 13, 2010

text: Tied with Brad Daugherty (vs. New Jersey Nets, May 9, 1993)

text: Defensive rebounds, half: 12, second half, at Boston Celtics, May 13, 2010

text: Turnovers[edit]

text: Turnovers, game: 8, (2 games)

text:
10, vs. Washington Wizards, April 25, 2006
10, at Boston Celtics, May 6, 2008

text: Miami Heat franchise records[edit]

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text: Regular season[edit]

text: Career[edit]

text: Career records cited from Basketball Reference's Miami Heat Career Leaders page unless noted otherwise.[131]

text:
Minutes Per Game: 38.0
Points Per Game: 26.9
Triple-doubles: 13 (five in playoffs)[132]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, quarter: 25 twice,

text:
first quarter at Cleveland Cavaliers, March 18, 2014
third quarter vs Charlotte Bobcats, March 3, 2014

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, game: 22, vs. Charlotte Bobcats, March 3, 2014

text: Field goals made, first half: 12, at Orlando Magic, February 3, 2011

text: Field goals made, quarter: 10, third quarter, at Cleveland Cavaliers, December 2, 2010

text: Turnovers[edit]

text: Turnovers, quarter: 5, first quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, October 27, 2010

text: Tied with Jamal Mashburn (first quarter, vs. Sacramento Kings, November 29, 1999) and Lamar Odom (second quarter, vs. Washington Wizards, December 23, 2004)

text: Triple-doubles[edit]

text: Triple-doubles, career: 13 (five in playoffs)

text: Triple-doubles, season: 4, twice

text:
2010–11
2012–13

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, game: 49, at Brooklyn Nets, May 12, 2014

text: Minutes played, game, 50:17 at Boston Celtics, May 9, 2011

text: Career highs[edit]

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Cleveland Cavaliers or Miami Heat franchise record

NBA record

text: Regular season[edit]

text:
Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Points, game

61

—

vs. Charlotte Bobcats

March 3, 2014

Points, half

37

second

vs. Charlotte Bobcats

March 3, 2014

Points, quarter

25

third

vs. Charlotte Bobcats

March 3, 2014

Points, quarter

25

first

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

March 18, 2014

Consecutive points, game

24

from 3:08 of first quarter to 9:38 of second quarter[133]

vs. New York Knicks

February 6, 2010

Field goals, game

23

—

at Washington Wizards

November 3, 2017

Field goals, half

14

second

at Charlotte Bobcats

March 3, 2014

Field goals, half

14

second

at Washington Wizards

November 3, 2017

Field goals, quarter

10

first

at Chicago Bulls

April 11, 2008

Field goals, quarter

10

third

at Cleveland Cavaliers

December 2, 2010

Field goals made, none missed, quarter

10–10

first

at Chicago Bulls

April 11, 2008

Field goal attempts, game

36

—

at Toronto Raptors

March 20, 2005

Three-point field goals, game

8

—

at Milwaukee Bucks

February 20, 2009

Three-point field goals, game

8

—

at Charlotte Bobcats

March 3, 2014

Three-point field goals, half

6

first

at New Orleans Hornets

March 29, 2013

Three-point field goals, quarter

5

second

vs. Milwaukee Bucks

April 9, 2005

Three-point field goals, quarter

5

third

at Milwaukee Bucks

February 20, 2009

Three-point field goals, quarter

5

first

vs. Los Angeles Clippers

January 31, 2010

Three-point field goal attempts, game

13

—

vs. Milwaukee Bucks

April 9, 2005

Three-point field goal attempts, game

13

—

vs. New York Knicks

April 14, 2005

Three-point field goal attempts, game

13

—

at New York Knicks

March 5, 2008

Three-point field goal attempts, half

9

second

at New York Knicks

March 5, 2008

Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Free throws made, game

24

—

at Miami Heat

March 12, 2006

Free throws made, half

16

second

at Miami Heat

March 12, 2006

Free throws made, quarter

12

fourth

at Miami Heat

March 12, 2006

Free throw attempts, game

28

—

at Miami Heat

March 12, 2006

Free throw attempts, half

19

second

vs. Boston Celtics

November 11, 2006

Free throw attempts, quarter

13

fourth

at Miami Heat

March 12, 2006

Free throws made, none missed, game

13–13

—

vs. Dallas Mavericks

April 3, 2005

Free throws made, none missed, game

13–13

—

vs. Toronto Raptors

February 3, 2009

Free throws made, one missed, game

15–16

—

vs. Miami Heat

December 17, 2005

Free throws made, one missed, game

15–16

—

vs. Chicago Bulls

November 5, 2008

Free throws made, one missed, game (OT)

15–16

—

at Toronto Raptors

February 26, 2010

Rebounds, game (2 OT)

19

—

vs. Charlotte Bobcats

January 11, 2008

Rebounds, game

18

—

vs. New York Knicks

April 14, 2005

Offensive rebounds, game

6

—

at Phoenix Suns

March 12, 2009

Defensive rebounds, game

17

—

vs. New York Knicks

April 14, 2005

Assists, game

19

—

vs. Atlanta Hawks

February 9, 2018

Assists, half

11

first

at Toronto Raptors

April 20, 2005

Assists, quarter

8

first

at New Jersey Nets

March 3, 2010

Assists, quarter

8

first

at Oklahoma City Thunder

January 30, 2011

Steals, game

7

—

at Memphis Grizzlies

December 13, 2004

Blocked shots, game

5

—

vs. New Orleans Hornets

February 23, 2004

Blocked shots, game

5

—

vs. Chicago Bulls

March 16, 2004

Turnovers, game (OT)

10

—

at New Orleans Hornets

March 28, 2005

Turnovers, game (OT)

9

—

at Golden State Warriors

January 20, 2007

Turnovers, game

9

—

at Atlanta Hawks

March 6, 2015

Turnovers, half

9

second

at New Orleans Hornets

March 28, 2005

Minutes played, game (2 OT)

55

—

vs. Memphis Grizzlies

November 29, 2003

Minutes played, game (OT)

53

—

at New Orleans Hornets

March 28, 2005

Minutes played, game (OT)

53

—

at Chicago Bulls

March 31, 2005

text: Playoffs[edit]

text:
Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Points, game

51

—

at Golden State Warriors

May 31, 2018

Points, game (2 OT)

48

—

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Points, half

30

first

at Boston Celtics

June 7, 2012

Points, quarter

21

first

at Boston Celtics

May 7, 2010

Points, overtime

10

—

at Orlando Magic

May 26, 2009

Points, overtime

9

first

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Points, overtime

9

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Consecutive points, game

25

from 2:16 of fourth quarter  to end of game (2nd OT)[129]

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Field goals, game

20

—

vs. Orlando Magic

May 20, 2009

Field goals, half

12

first

vs. Boston Celtics

June 7, 2012

Field goals, quarter

8

first

at Boston Celtics

May 7, 2010

Field goals, overtime

4

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Field goal percentage, game

19–26 (.731)

—

vs. Boston Celtics

June 7, 2012

Field goals made, none missed, overtime

4–4

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Field goal attempts, game (2 OT)

33

—

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Field goal attempts, half

17

first

at Detroit Pistons

May 17, 2006

Three-point field goals, game

7

—

at Washington Wizards

April 30, 2006

Three-point field goals, half

5

first

at Washington Wizards

April 30, 2006

Three-point field goals, overtime

1

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Three-point field goal attempts, game

12

—

at Washington Wizards

April 30, 2006

Three-point field goal attempts, half

9

second

at Boston Celtics

May 18, 2008

Three-point field goal attempts, overtime

1

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Free throws made, game

18

—

at Orlando Magic

May 24, 2009

Free throws made, quarter

10

fourth

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 19, 2006

Free throws made, overtime

5

first

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Free throw attempts, game

24

—

at Orlando Magic

May 24, 2009

Free throw attempts, half

16

second

at Orlando Magic

May 24, 2009

Free throw attempts, quarter

12

fourth

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 19, 2006

Free throw attempts, quarter

12

fourth

at Orlando Magic

May 24, 2009

Free throw attempts, overtime

6

first

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Free throws made, none missed, game

12–12

—

at Oklahoma City Thunder

June 14, 2012

Free throws made, one missed, game

17–18 (OT)

—

vs. Washington Wizards

May 3, 2006

Rebounds, game

19

—

at Boston Celtics

May 13, 2010

Rebounds, half

13

second

at Boston Celtics

May 13, 2010

Offensive rebounds, game

5 (OT)

—

vs. Washington Wizards

May 3, 2006

Defensive rebounds, game

16

—

at Boston Celtics

May 13, 2010

Defensive rebounds, half

12

second

at Boston Celtics

May 13, 2010

Assists, game

14

—

at Chicago Bulls

May 8, 2015

Assists, game

13

—

vs. Boston Celtics

May 12, 2008

Steals, game

5

—

vs. San Antonio Spurs

June 10, 2014

Steals, overtime

1

second

at Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

Blocked shots, game

4

—

vs. Chicago Bulls

April 17, 2010

Turnovers, game

10

—

vs. Washington Wizards

April 25, 2006

Turnovers, game

10

—

at Boston Celtics

May 6, 2008

text: Single game logs[edit]

text: 50-point games[edit]

text:
with Cleveland Cavaliers

with Miami Heat

(PO)

Denotes a playoff game

text:
Number

Date

Opponent

Box Score

Minutes  played

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Points

Field goals

3 pt

Free throws

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Notes

Scoring by quarter

1

March 20, 2005

at Toronto Raptors

L 98–105Recap

48:00

16

13

9

18

56

18–36

6–12

14–15

10

5

2

0

At the age of 7003738500000000000♠20 years, 80 days, James became the youngest player to score 50 points in a game.  On November 14, 2009, the record was broken by Brandon Jennings at the age of 7003735700000000000♠20 years, 52 days.

2

December 10, 2005

at Milwaukee Bucks

L 106–111Recap

42:48

16

15

11

10

52

19–29

5–9

9–10

7

7

2

0

7003765000000000000♠20 years, 345 days

3

January 21, 2006

at Utah Jazz

W 108–90Recap

42:47

9

10

15

17

51

19–35

4–8

9–11

5

8

2

0

At the age of 7003769200000000000♠21 years, 22 days, James became the youngest player to score 5,000 career points.

4

January 15, 2008

at Memphis Grizzlies

W 132–124Recap

47:10

10

3

13

16

51

18–28

6–12

9–16

8

9

3

1

Overtime. 9 points in overtime

5

March 5, 2008

at New York Knicks

W 119–105Recap

43:50

2

18

15

15

50

16–30

7–13

11–16

8

10

4

0

6

February 4, 2009

at New York Knicks

W 107–102Recap

44:03

20

8

11

13

52

17–33

2–7

16–19

10

11

0

2

7

February 20, 2009

at Milwaukee Bucks

W 111–103Recap

40:04

10

15

24

6

55

16–29

8–11

15–22

5

9

0

0

8

March 13, 2009

at Sacramento Kings

W 126–123Recap

46:59

16

5

8

16

51

16–30

4–11

15–17

6

2

3

3

Overtime. 6 points in overtime

9

February 3, 2011

at Orlando Magic

W 104–100Recap

42:39

23

6

11

11

51

17–25

3–5

14–17

11

8

1

1

10

November 3, 2017

at Washington Wizards

W 130-122

42:45

57

23-34

2-4

9-9

11

7

3

2

text: 60-point games[edit]

text:
Number

Date

Opponent

Box Score

Minutes  played

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Points

Field goals

3 pt

Free throws

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Notes

Scoring by quarter

1

March 3, 2014

vs Charlotte Bobcats

W 124–107Recap

41:12

11

13

25

12

61

22–33

8–10

9–12

7

5

0

0

Set a career high and Miami Heat franchise record for most points in a single game, Heat record for most 3 pt field goals as 8, most points in any quarter (25 in third), most points in a second half as 37 and most field goals made in a game as 22.

text: Game-winning shots (including game-winning FT's)[edit]

text:
Number

Shot

Time (sec) left

Score

Opponent

Date

1

Jump-shot

0.9

120-118

Charlotte Bobcats

March 22, 2006

2

Jump-shot

0.5

103-101

NO/Oklahoma City Hornets

April 10, 2006

3 (PO)

Bank-shot

5.7

97-96

Washington Wizards

April 28, 2006

4 (PO)

Layup

0.9

121-120

Washington Wizards

May 3, 2006

5 (PO)

Layup

2.2

109-107

Detroit Pistons

May 31, 2007

6

Layup

33.6

90-88

San Antonio Spurs

January 17, 2008

7

Layup

0.3

84-83

Portland Trail Blazers

January 30, 2008

8

2 FT's

7.8

90-89

Washington Wizards

February 22, 2008

9

Jump-shot

0.0

106-105

Golden State Warriors

January 23, 2009

10

FT

1.6

88-87

Atlanta Hawks

March 1, 2009

11 (PO)

Three-point shot

0.0

96-95

Orlando Magic

May 22, 2009

12

2 FT's

4.1

92-91

Miami Heat

January 25, 2010

13

Layup

3.2

97-96

Orlando Magic

March 6, 2013

14

Jump-shot

10.5

105-103

Boston Celtics

March 18, 2013

15 (PO)

Layup

0.0

103-102

Indiana Pacers

May 22, 2013

16

Jump-shot

15.1

101-99

Orlando Magic

November 23, 2013

17

Three-point shot

0.1

111-110

Golden State Warriors

February 12, 2014

18

Layup

11.4

93-91

Portland Trail Blazers

March 24, 2014

19

FT

36.4

122-121

Boston Celtics

November 14, 2014

20 (PO)

Jump-shot

0.0

86-84

Chicago Bulls

May 10, 2015

21

Hook-shot

1.0

90-88

Brooklyn Nets

November 28, 2015

22

Jump-shot

0.0

140-138

Minnesota Timberwolves

February 7, 2018

23 (PO)

Three-point shot

0.0

98-95

Indiana Pacers

April 25, 2018

24 (PO)

Bank-shot

0.0

105-103

Toronto Raptors

May 5, 2018

text: Triple-doubles[edit]

text:
Number

Date

Opponent

Box Score

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Notes

1

January 19, 2005

@ Portland Trail Blazers

W 107-101Recap

27

11

10

4

0

Became the youngest player to record a triple-double

2

January 22, 2005

@ Golden State Warriors

W 105-87Recap

28

12

10

1

1

3

April 9, 2005

Milwaukee Bucks

W 98-81Recap

40

10

10

2

1

4

April 20, 2005

@ Toronto Raptors

W 104-95Recap

27

14

14

0

1

5

November 19, 2005

@ Philadelphia 76ers

W 123-120Recap

36

11

10

1

1

6

January 4, 2006

@ Milwaukee Bucks

W 91-84Recap

32

11

11

5

1

7

February 1, 2006

New Jersey Nets

W 91-85Recap

36

11

10

1

1

8

February 15, 2006

@ Boston Celtics

W 113-109Recap

49

12

11

2

4

Double overtime

9

March 22, 2006

Charlotte Bobcats

W 120-118Recap

37

18

16

0

1

Overtime

10 (PO)

April 22, 2006

Washington Wizards

W 97-86Recap

32

11

11

0

0

Game 1, First round. Third player after Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson to register a triple-double in their playoff debut.[134]

11 (PO)

May 13, 2006

Detroit Pistons

W 86-77Recap

21

10

10

4

1

Game 3, Semi-finals

12

January 19, 2007

@ Denver Nuggets

L 99-110Recap

30

10

10

2

0

13

November 7, 2007

@ Utah Jazz

L 101-103Recap

32

15

13

3

2

14

November 14, 2007

Orlando Magic

L 116-117Recap

39

13

14

0

2

Overtime

15

November 24, 2007

Toronto Raptors

W 111-108Recap

37

12

12

3

1

16

November 25, 2007

@ Indiana Pacers

W 111-106Recap

30

11

10

4

1

17

February 19, 2008

Houston Rockets

L 85-93Recap

26

13

11

2

0

18

February 20, 2008

@ Indiana Pacers

W 106-97Recap

31

14

12

2

1

19

March 10, 2008

Portland Trail Blazers

W 88-80Recap

24

10

11

1

2

20 (PO)

May 2, 2008

@ Washington Wizards

W 105-88Recap

27

13

13

2

1

Game 6, First round

21

January 2, 2009

Chicago Bulls

W 117-92Recap

16

10

11

2

3

22

January 13, 2009

@ Memphis Grizzlies

W 102-87Recap

30

11

10

3

1

23

January 27, 2009

Sacramento Kings

W 117-110Recap

23

15

11

0

3

25

March 7, 2009

Miami Heat

W 99-89Recap

14

10

12

1

1

26

March 10, 2009

@ Los Angeles Clippers

W 87-83Recap

32

13

11

2

2

27

March 12, 2009

@ Phoenix Suns

W 119-111Recap

34

10

13

3

3

28

March 19, 2009

Portland Trail Blazers

W 97-92Recap

26

11

10

1

2

Overtime

29 (PO)

May 28, 2009

Orlando Magic

W 112-102Recap

37

14

12

1

1

Game 5, Conference finals

30

October 28, 2009

@ Toronto Raptors

L 91-101Recap

23

11

12

2

0

31

December 23, 2009

@ Sacramento Kings

W 117-104Recap

34

16

10

0

0

Overtime

32

February 18, 2010

Denver Nuggets

L 116-118Recap

43

13

15

2

4

Overtime

33

March 16, 2010

@ Detroit Pistons

W 113-101Recap

29

12

12

1

1

34 (PO)

April 25, 2010

@ Chicago Bulls

W 121-98Recap

37

12

11

2

1

Game 4, First round

35 (PO)

May 13, 2010

@ Boston Celtics

L 85-94Recap

27

19

10

3

1

Game 6, Semi Finals

36

November 9, 2010

Utah Jazz

L 114-116Recap

20

11

14

1

3

37

December 17, 2010

@ New York Knicks

W 113-91Recap

32

11

10

1

0

38

December 25, 2010

@ Los Angeles Lakers

W 96-80Recap

27

11

10

4

0

Christmas Game

39

March 29, 2011

@ Cleveland Cavaliers

L 90-102Recap

27

10

12

0

0

40 (PO)

June 9, 2011

@ Dallas Mavericks

L 103-112Recap

17

10

10

0

1

Game 5, Finals

41 (PO)

June 21, 2012

Oklahoma City Thunder

W 121-106Recap

26

11

13

1

2

Game 5, Finals. Fifth player after Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, James Worthy and Tim Duncan to record a triple-double in a Finals last game.

42

December 4, 2012

@ Washington Wizards

L 101-105Recap

26

13

11

3

2

43

January 23, 2013

@ Toronto Raptors

W 123-116Recap

31

10

11

0

0

Overtime

44

February 23, 2013

@ Philadelphia 76ers

W 114-90Recap

16

10

11

2

0

45

March 20, 2013

@ Cleveland Cavaliers

W 98-95Recap

25

10

12

3

2

45 (PO)

May 22, 2013

Indiana Pacers

W 103-102Recap

30

10

10

0

3

Hit a buzzer beater with 2.2 seconds left in overtime. Game 1, Conference finals

46 (PO)

June 6, 2013

San Antonio Spurs

L 88-92Recap

18

18

10

0

0

Game 1, Finals

47 (PO)

June 18, 2013

San Antonio Spurs

W 103-100Recap

32

10

11

3

1

Game 6, Finals, Overtime. Lost his headband in the middle of the fourth quarter.

48

March 28, 2014

@ Detroit Pistons

W 103-100Recap

17

10

12

1

0

49

April 5, 2015

Chicago Bulls

W 99-94Recap

20

10

12

3

1

50

April 13, 2015

Detroit Pistons

W 109-97Recap

21

10

11

2

1

51 (PO)

May 24, 2015

Atlanta Hawks

W 114-111Recap

37

18

13

3

0

Game 3, Conference Finals, Overtime

52 (PO)

June 7, 2015

@ Golden State Warriors

W 95-93Recap

39

16

11

1

1

Game 2, NBA Finals, Overtime

53 (PO)

June 14, 2015

@ Golden State Warriors

L 104-91Recap

40

14

11

1

0

Game 5, NBA Finals

54

February 8, 2016

Sacramento Kings

W 120-00Recap

21

10

10

2

1

55

March 21, 2016

Denver Nuggets

W 124-91Recap

33

11

11

0

0

56

March 26, 2016

@ New York Knicks

W 109-97Recap

27

11

11

1

2

Ends regular season with 3 triple-doubles.

57 (PO)

May 19, 2016

Toronto Raptors

W 108-89Recap

23

11

11

3

0

Game 2, Conference Finals.

58 (PO)

June 19, 2016

@ Golden State Warriors

W 93-89Recap

27

11

11

2

3

Joins only Jerry West and James Worthy to have triple-double in NBA Finals Game 7.James’ triple-double puts him in exclusive club | Inquirer.net

59

October 25, 2016

New York Knicks

W 117-88Recap

19

11

14

0

1

First player since 2006 to record a triple-double in a season opener.

60

November 23, 2016

Portland Trail Blazers

W 137-125Recap

31

10

13

3

0

61

November 27, 2016

@ Philadelphia 76ers

W 137-125Recap

26

10

13

1

0

James records his 3rd triple-double of the season.

62

January 23, 2017

@ New Orleans Pelicans

L 124-122Recap

26

10

12

2

0

63

January 25, 2017

Sacramento Kings

L 116-112Recap

24

13

12

2

1

64

February 23, 2017

New York Knicks

W 119-104Recap

18

13

15

0

3

65

March 1, 2017

@ Boston Celtics

L 103-99Recap

28

13

10

1

1

66

March 9, 2017

@ Detroit Pistons

L 106-101Recap

29

14

10

1

0

67

March 11, 2017

@ Orlando Magic

W 116-104Recap

24

12

12

0

1

68

March 14, 2017

Detroit Pistons

W 128-96Recap

16

11

12

0

0

69

April 2, 2017

Indiana Pacers

W 135-130Recap

41

14

11

2

1

70

April 4, 2017

Orlando Magic

W 122-102Recap

18

11

11

2

1

71

April 9, 2017

@ Atlanta Hawks

L 126-125Recap

32

16

10

1

0

72 (PO)

April 20, 2017

@ Indiana Pacers

W 119-114Recap

41

13

12

1

2

73 (PO)

June 4, 2017

@ Golden State Warriors

L 132-113Recap

29

11

14

3

1

Game 2. NBA Finals. Eighth triple-double of the Finals, James moved into a tie with Magic Johnson for the most Finals triple-doubles in the NBA history.

74 (PO)

June 9, 2017

Golden State Warriors

W 137-116Recap

31

10

11

1

0

Game 4. NBA Finals. LeBron James ninth triple-double of the Finals, surpassing Magic Johnson for the most triple-doubles in the NBA Finals history.

75

October 25, 2017

@ Brooklyn Nets

L 112-107Recap

29

10

13

0

4

76

November 24, 2017

Charlotte Hornets

W 100-99Recap

27

16

13

0

3

77

December 9, 2017

Philadelphia 76ers

W 105-98Recap

30

13

13

3

0

78

December 14, 2017

Los Angeles Lakers

W 121-112Recap

25

12

12

2

2

79

December 16, 2017

Utah Jazz

W 109-100Recap

29

11

10

1

0

80

December 17, 2017

@ Washington Wizards

W 106-99Recap

20

11

15

0

1

81

December 27, 2017

@ Sacramento Kings

L 109-95Recap

16

10

14

5

0

Passes Oscar Robertson for 4th on NBA All-time Triple Doubles

82

January 26, 2018

Indiana Pacers

W 115-108Recap

26

10

11

4

1

83

February 7, 2018

Minnesota Timberwolves

W 140-138 (OT)Recap

37

10

15

1

1

84

February 9, 2018

@ Atlanta Hawks

W 123-107Recap

22

12

19

0

0

85

February 23, 2018

@ Memphis Grizzlies

W 112-89Recap

18

14

11

1

0

86

February 27, 2018

Brooklyn Nets

W 129-123Recap

31

12

11

1

0

87

March 3, 2018

Denver Nuggets

L 117-126Recap

25

10

15

2

0

88

March 13, 2018

@ Phoenix Suns

W 129-107Recap

28

12

11

3

2

89

March 17, 2018

@ Chicago Bulls

W 114-109Recap

33

13

12

1

2

90

March 19, 2018

Milwaukee Bucks

W 124-117Recap

40

12

10

2

1

91

April 1, 2018

Dallas Mavericks

W 98-87Recap

16

13

12

0

0

92

April 6, 2018

@ Philadelphia 76ers

L 130-132Recap

44

11

11

2

1

93 (PO)

April 15, 2018

Indiana Pacers

L 98-80Recap

24

10

12

1

1

Eastern Conference First Round Game 1  20th Postgame Triple-Double (2nd All-time / Magic Johnson - 30)

text: Footnotes[edit]

text: Jump up ^ Under current NBA draft rules, draftees must also be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. This will usually happen after a player is one season removed from high school, but not always—under current rules, Brad Daugherty (selected #1 overall in 1986 after a four-year college career at North Carolina) would not have been eligible for the draft until two years after his high school graduation, because he graduated while still 16.

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document_title: Brinkmanship

question_text: how was the cuban missile crisis an example of brinkmanship

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text: Brinkmanship

text: Origins[edit]

text: Brinkmanship is the ostensible escalation of threats to achieve one's aims. The word was probably coined by Adlai Stevenson in his criticism of the philosophy described as "going to the brink" in an interview with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles under the Eisenhower administration, during the Cold War.[1] In an article written in Life Magazine, John Foster Dulles then defined his policy of brinkmanship as "The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art." [2][3] During the Cold War, this was used as a policy by the United States to coerce the Soviet Union into backing down militarily. Eventually, the threats involved might become so huge as to be unmanageable at which point both sides are likely to back down. This was the case during the Cold War; the escalation of threats of nuclear war, if carried out, are likely to lead to mutually assured destruction.[4]

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text: Credible threats[edit]

text: For brinkmanship to be effective, the sides continuously escalate their threats and actions. However, a threat is ineffective unless credible—at some point, an aggressive party may have to prove its commitment to action.

text: The chance of things sliding out of control is often used in itself as a tool of brinkmanship, because it can provide credibility to an otherwise incredible threat. The Cuban Missile Crisis presents an example in which opposing leaders, namely U.S. president John F. Kennedy and Russian Leader Nikita Khrushchev, continually issued warnings, with increasing force, about impending nuclear exchanges, without necessarily validating their statements. Pioneering game theorist Thomas Schelling called this "the threat that leaves something to chance."[5]

text: The British intellectual Bertrand Russell compared nuclear brinkmanship to the game of chicken.[6] The principle between the two is the same, to create immense pressure in a situation until one person or party backs down, or both are annihilated.

text: Cold War[edit]

text: Brinkmanship was an effective tactic during the cold war because neither side of a conflict could contemplate mutually assured destruction in a nuclear war, acting as a nuclear deterrence for both the side threatening to pose damage and the country on the 'receiving end'. Ultimately, it worsened the relationship between the USSR and the US.[7]

text: Conceptualization[edit]

text: In the spectrum of the Cold War, the concept of brinkmanship involved the West and the Soviet Union using fear tactics and intimidation as strategies to make the opposing faction back down. Each party pushed dangerous situations to the brink, with the intention of making the other back down in matters of international politics and foreign policy, to obtain concessions. Nevertheless, in the Cold War both parties were confronted with devastating consequences since the threats of nuclear war were unmanageable in any situation. By escalating threats of nuclear war and massive retaliation, both parties were forced to respond with more force. The principle of this tactic was that each party would prefer not to yield to the other; however, one would simply have to yield since if neither of the parties yielded, the outcome would be the worst possible for both. The problem, however, was that yielding would result in being labelled as the weaker of the two and in the Cold War both the Soviet Union and the United States had a reputation to uphold to both their populations and their neighboring countries or allies, thus making brinkmanship utterly risky. Since neither country would budge, the only way to avoid mutually assured destruction (MAD) was compromise. Philosopher Bertrand Russell likened it to the game known as "chicken":[8]

text: Since the nuclear stalemate became apparent, the governments of East and West have adopted the policy which Mr. Dulles calls 'brinksmanship.' This is a policy adapted from a sport which, I am told, is practiced by some youthful degenerates. This sport is called 'Chicken!'.

text: Contextualization[edit]

text: The Soviet Union and the West spent nearly 50 years on the brink of war. During conflicts like the Cuban Missile Crisis the tensions escalated to the point where it seemed as if the Cold War would turn into an actual weaponized war. Brinkmanship was one of the steps prior to the point where war would actually break out.

text: In a conflict between two nations that were so ideologically opposed, it seemed as if drastic policies such as brinkmanship were the only way to come to any sense of agreement. Both the United States and the Soviet Union maintained strict policies not to respond to military threats at this time, but by making the possibility of a war more and more likely, the two nations were able to make significant progress in discussions and peace.

text: Eisenhower's "New Look" policy[edit]

text: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's "New Look" policy reverted to the older notion that they could contain the Soviet Union, assuming that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev was aiming to expand the Soviet's further still. This tactic was supposed to isolate Soviet Russia so that communism could not spread and would collapse in on itself. To enforce this tactic they set up many alliances with countries that would have been considered to be within the Soviet sphere of influence. As it was now known that the Soviets possessed nuclear weapons which stood the US and the Russians on more of an even playing field. To combat this problem, Eisenhower threatened to use all of his arsenal if the Soviets took offensive measures. This was a bold move as it established the stakes to be extremely high, as this action could cause mass destruction for either side. This threat caused an increase and buildup of tension, neither one wanting to pull the trigger on the other for fear of what the reaction might be.

text: Kennedy's "Flexible Response"[edit]

text: "Flexible Response" was a defense strategy executed by John F. Kennedy in 1961. Its aim was to address the Kennedy administration's skepticism of Eisenhower's new look and its policy of Massive Retaliation. Flexible response requires mutually assured destruction (MAD) at tactical, strategic and conventional levels, bestowing upon the United States the ability to respond to aggression across the spectrum of warfare.

text: Flexible response required the continuous presence of substantial conventional forces. The forces were to serve two purposes; acting as a deterrent and fighting limited wars. Kennedy hoped to deter all wars regardless of their nature. Although both Eisenhower and Dulles wanted to achieve goals similar to those of Kennedy, they were rather the more concerned with cost. In order to avoid both escalation and humiliation, Kennedy highlighted the importance of adequate flexibility and disregarded cost. Prior to nuclear war, Kennedy wished to increase the range of available options. He also believed that the European allies should be contributing more to their own defense. Fundamentally, the notion of flexible response was to "increase the ability to confine the response to non-nuclear weapons".[9]

text: Practices and effects of Cold War[edit]

text: Korean War (1950–1953)[edit]

text: The Korean War was a military conflict between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). It started on June 25, 1950, and was ended with the Korean Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953. With the United States supporting the Republic of Korea, and the Soviet Union supporting the DPRK, the Korean War was the first armed conflict of the Cold War, escalating tensions between the two. In September 1949, the USSR tested its first A-Bomb,[10] making a 'limited war' virtually impossible.

text: Fears of communism had risen after the Second Red Scare, led by Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy, indirectly calling for a policy to limit Communist Threat: NSC-68. In accordance with NSC-68, a report which stated that all communist activities were controlled by Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR, and called for military and economic aid to any country deemed to be resisting Communist threats, the United States sent troops to South Korea when it was invaded by the North on June 25, 1950. While it contradicted the report, in that the United States was once again at war (the report stated that the United States should avoid war), President Harry S. Truman feared a 'domino effect,' and wanted to prevent Communism spreading, stating:

text: If we let Korea down, the Soviets will keep right on going and swallow up one piece of Asia after another.... If we were to let Asia go, the Near East would collapse and no telling what would happen in Europe.... Korea is like the Greece of the Far East. If we are tough enough now, if we stand up to them like we did in Greece three years ago, they won't take any more steps.[11]

text: With the USSR boycotting the UN Security Council (because the US refused Communist China entry), the United Nations, supported by the United States, freely passed a resolution requesting military action against North Korea. Led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the UN Forces arrived along with the US Forces on July 1, 1950. While Truman believed that the North Korean atomic threat was "a threat based on contingency planning to use the bomb, rather than the faux pas so many assume it to be," (and hence not just brinkmanship), he continuously opted for limited war. His beliefs in ceasefire and peacekeeping between the North and the South were cause for great conflict with MacArthur, who sought total war. MacArthur believed that the United States should take the opportunity to wipe out communism permanently before it grew stronger, using all of its weapons, hence turning the war into nuclear war.[12] MacArthur was dismissed as a result of his continuous defiance to Truman and other superiors on April 11, 1951, after he sent an ultimatum to the Chinese Army, without consent of Truman.

text: As historian Bruce Cumings noted,[13] the Korean War heightened the Cold War, bringing both nations closer to a nuclear war. The United States wanted to ensure that the United Nations wouldn't fail, as it had done with the League of Nations, and hence wanted to show off its power to the world. Additionally, it wanted to exhibit that it could still tame the communist threat, now also present in Asia. Similarly, the Soviet Union wanted to demonstrate its newly built military strength to the United States.[14]

text: Berlin Crisis[edit]

text: Between 1950 and 1961, "the refugee flow continued at a rate of 100,000 to 200,000 annually" with people moving from the East to the West. The economic conditions were better in West Berlin than in East Berlin, and therefore attracted more workers and young. Trying to find a way to stop the people from moving, Walter Ulbricht, president of East Germany, pressured the Soviet Union to help with the matter of Berlin and immigration. Khrushchev wanted the Western Allies to either leave Berlin or sign a separate peace treaty with East Germany, fearing that West Germany would economically and politically overwhelm East Germany, in turn undermining the Warsaw Pact that the Soviet Union dominated.[15]

text: On November 10, 1958, Nikita Khrushchev delivered a speech in which he demanded that the Western Powers pulled out of Western Berlin within six months. Furthermore, Khrushchev declared that East Germany was to take control of all communication lines and therefore, West Berlin would only be accessible by the permission of East Germany. Interpreting Khrushchev's speech as an ultimatum, the United States, France, and Britain declined the ultimatum and said that they would remain in West Berlin.

text: In 1959, the Big Four powers held a conference in Geneva where the foreign ministers attempted to negotiate an agreement on Berlin. However, the conference did not do much, other than open up talks between the Soviet Union and United States. The USSR wanted Western powers out of West Berlin in an attempt to reunify Berlin. The United States refused to give up the freedom of West Berliners. In 1961, Khrushchev met with Kennedy and they continued to solve the issue on Berlin. Again, Khrushchev sent an ultimatum to the United States, asking them to leave West Berlin. As a result, Kennedy increased military and defense expenditures.

text: On August 13, 1961, Walter Ulbricht had ordered barbed wire between East and West Berlin. The barbed wire was later changed to cement walls. This prevented the movement between the two sides. The division between the two Berlins was known as "The Berlin Wall". The United States heavily condemned the Berlin wall and responded by placing troops on the West German side. Their actions were followed by Soviet Union, when they placed their troops and tanks on the East German side. This led to the iconic image of tanks facing each other at "Checkpoint Charlie", which symbolized the East-West division, which is the division of the east and west half of Germany.

text: Any action taken by either of the troops had the possibility of resulting in a nuclear war between the USSR and the US. As a result, in the summer of 1961 John F. Kennedy met with Khrushchev in Vienna in order to try to find a solution regarding the problem of Berlin. Kennedy suggested Khrushchev to remove the Soviet troops, after which the United States would remove their troops. However, they found no solution, because neither side was ready to make concessions. The conference ended with Khrushchev issuing another ultimatum to the United States, giving them six months to get out of Berlin. The division of Berlin had become a symbol for the success of capitalism and showed a sharp contrast between the communist and capitalist system.[16] As a result, Kennedy refused to back down and instead prepared for military action, leading to further military escalation by Khrushchev.[16]

text: Cuban Missile Crisis[edit]

text: A prime example of brinkmanship during the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis (15.10.62 - 28.10.62), a 13-day conflict between the US, USSR and Cuba.[17] The US and the USSR, each armed with nuclear weapons, both practiced brinkmanship during this conflict. The Cuban Missile Crisis was not only the closest the US and USSR came to an armed conflict[18] during The Cold War, but also, to this day, the "closest the world has come to [a full-scale] nuclear war."[19]

text: The crisis was caused by the placement of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba, an island that was within the "Sphere of Influence" and launching distance of the US. This was arguably an act of brinkmanship from the USSR, intimidating the US with weapons within the region. The US responded to the presence of the weapons by blockading Cuba.[20] The Cuban blockade was also an act of brinkmanship since the US, instead of succumbing to the pressure from the USSR, decided to see how the Soviets would react to the US stopping their vessels from entering Cuba.

text: It can be argued that Brinkmanship, in this case, went too far. Had the US attacked Cuba through an airstrike to eliminate the weapons, the USSR may have responded in Berlin where NATO would have been pulled into a war. Had the US left the weapons where they were they would have been a threat to the majority of the American population, in the case of a Cuban missile strike. In either of the cases, retaliation could have led to a full-scale nuclear war. Had any of the two superpowers been pushed over the brink the lives of millions of people would have been at stake.

text: Successful brinkmanship, however, is when you push your enemy to the brink of war, but not over it, getting him to back down under the pressure. Considering this, Brinkmanship during the Cuban Missile Crisis was successful, as war was avoided. The crisis, however, was a peculiar case of brinkmanship since the two opposing powers had near equal power [21] during the crisis. Thus, in order to avoid war, both powers backed down and compromised, the Soviets removing their weapons from Cuba and the Americans secretly agreeing to remove missiles from Turkey. [2]

text: Arms race[edit]

text: The US was building up its missiles, with President Eisenhower issuing the National Defense Education Act in 1958, which was an attempt to close the missile gap with the Soviets. It gave funds to U.S. schools to start researching more so that the United States' military could catch up with the Soviet's technology. Eisenhower also started N.A.S.A. which was originally made for the purpose of researching missile technology.

text: Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis[edit]

text: Détente[edit]

text: The Détente was essentially a stilling of the waters between the US and the USSR. It was started by Richard Nixon, elected President of the United States in 1968, and his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger and continued on through to 1980 and the start of the 'second Cold War'.[11] It focused on a 'philosophical deepening' of American foreign policy to adjust to the changing international order as opposed to the Kennedy and Johnson administrations which were too single-minded in their pursuit of victory in Vietnam.[22] This move away from focusing solely on military buildup heralded a 12-year period wherein the world experienced a kind of peace due to the decreased tensions between the US and the USSR.

text: Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War[edit]

text: Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president of the United States on January 20, 1981. His idea of how nuclear relations was, from the outset, much different from the Détente's goal of 'stability'.[11] He effectively ended the previously accepted agreement of Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD, between the USSR by almost immediately increasing the pace of the buildup of arms in the US to an unprecedented rate. As well as the buildup of conventional arms, military technology was also improved. With the introduction of the stealth bomber and neutron bomb, the US again began to pull away from the Soviet Union. But the most pivotal among these was the Strategic Defense Initiative which, though it was later called 'Star Wars' because of its improbability, simultaneously brought the US to the brink of war with the USSR as the SDI nullified the idea of MAD as well as induced arms talks between Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the USSR.[11]

text: Donald Trump and North Korea[edit]

text: The North Korean Nuclear crisis, during the presidency of US president Donald Trump, has been described as representing brinkmanship between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.[23][24]


document_title: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

question_text: who sang you're a mean one mr. grinch and the iconic 1966 animated tv short

question_tokens: who sang you 're a mean one mr. grinch and the iconic 1966 animated tv short

text: You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

text: History[edit]

text: The lyrics were written by Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel, the music was composed by Albert Hague, and the song was performed by Thurl Ravenscroft. The song's lyrics describe the Grinch as being foul, bad-mannered and sinister, using increasingly creative put-downs, metaphors and similes, beginning with the opening line "you're a mean one, Mr. Grinch".

text: Because Ravenscroft was not credited in the closing credits of the special, it is often mistakenly attributed to Boris Karloff, who served as narrator and the voice of the Grinch in the special but who himself could not sing. Until Ravenscroft was publicly credited, Tennessee Ernie Ford was also speculated to be the voice behind the song.[2]

text: Mainstream and pop acts have covered the song, usually for holiday-themed albums. In 1992, an emerging alternative band from New Jersey named Whirling Dervishes covered the song for their Wish it Would Snow EP. Their cover version took on a cult status in the region and went on to outlast the band's existence eventually becoming one of their only breakthrough hits. The song is still requested regionally during the holidays.[3] American singer and drag queen RuPaul covered the song for his 1997 Christmas album Ho Ho Ho, which incorporated elements from funk.[4] Billboard's Melinda Newman negatively responded to RuPaul's version, writing that "he should have left [it] alone".[5] In 2013 another New Jersey band, Misfits covered the song for Christmas-themed seven-inch promotion.[6] In 2017, Lindsey Stirling released her version with Sabrina Carpenter singing on her holiday album Warmer in the Winter.[7]