Los Angeles Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar scored 5,762 points in 237 career playoff games.
A three-pointer with eight minutes, 41 seconds remaining in the third quarter against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday moved James past Abdul-Jabbar and only Michael Jordan has more with 5,987 points in 179 games.
Wednesday was the 205th playoff game for James, who entered the night 24 points behind Abdul-Jabbar.
