LeBron James climbs to fourth on all-time playoff assists list

LeBron James took over fourth place on the NBA's all-time playoff assists list during Friday's Game 3 against the Bulls.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James took over fourth place among the NBA's all-time playoff assists leaders during Friday's Game 3 against the Chicago Bulls.

James entered Friday tied with Spurs point guard Tony Parker for sixth on the list with 1,059 career playoff assists. He then passed Steve Nash's 1,061 assists and Larry Bird's 1,062 assists in the first quarter of the game.

The 30-year-old finished the first quarter with seven assists to help the Cavaliers jump out to a 24–18 lead.

Jason Kidd is next on the list with 1,263 career playoff assists, while John Stockton (1,839) is No. 2 and Magic Johnson (2,346) is No. 1.

• Which NBA star faces most pressure this postseason?

With 4 ast tonight, @KingJames has passed Tony Parker Steve Nash & Larry Bird and is now 4th all-time in NBA playoff history with 1,063 ast.

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) May 9, 2015

LeBron James is scoring, creating, or assisting on a tremendous 45.9 points per game this postseason. Unreal for a forward.

— Synergy Basketball (@SynergySST) May 9, 2015

The Cavaliers-Bulls series was tied 1–1 heading into Friday's Game 3.

- Molly Geary