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LeBron James surpasses Michael Jordan as NBA all-time leading playoff scorer

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LOS ANGELES: Cleveland superstar LeBron James surpassed NBA icon Michael Jordan as the league's all-time playoff scorer on Thursday in the Cavaliers' Eastern Conference finals game against the Celtics in Boston.

With a three-pointer in the third quarter James, 32, took his total of playoff points to 5,989 -- two more than Jordan's 5,987.

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