NBA Finals stat kings: The leaders at each category through the years

LeBron James, despite a 4-6 NBA Finals record, boasts impressive statistics, leading all teams in scoring six times, rebounding five, assists eight, steals four, and blocks once in his ten Finals appearances. This remarkable versatility makes him the only player in NBA history to lead each major statistical category at least once during the Finals, with a total of 24 leads—more than double the next closest players, Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Magic Johnson, who each have 11. Notably, Duncan is the only non-Laker or Celtic in the Top 10, which is otherwise dominated by these two historic franchises.

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