LeBron James Passed Michael Jordan For Most Consecutive Games Scoring In Double Figures

LeBron James has himself admitted that he’s forever chasing the specter of Michael Jordan. Given his incredible talent and the innumerable accomplishments he’s racked up over the course of his career, the comparisons are, quite frankly, inevitable.

And as long as LeBron keeps passing milestones that once formerly belonged to the GOAT, we’ll keep measuring his resume against him.

LeBron added another one to that ever-growing list on Friday night in a home game against the Pelicans when he logged double figures in scoring in his 867th consecutive game, surpassing Jordan for No. 1 all-time on that list.

And the King did it in dramatic fashion to boot as he blew by Solomon Hill for the emphatic two-handed jam. After the play, the in-arena announcers acknowledged his accomplishment, and LeBron himself took a moment to soak in a raucous ovation from the home crowd.

LeBron hasn’t scored fewer than 10 points in a game in more than 11 years, the last time being a game against the Bucks in January 2007 in which he put up just eight points, and as you can see from the graphic below, the league has changed dramatically since then.

It’s also a record that will likely stand for the foreseeable future. Only one active player – Kevin Durant – has come even remotely close, with a streak of 562 games that ended in February of last year.