Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads 5 of 7 career categories against LeBron James, including scoring (31.1 PPG) and shooting efficiency (66.5% TS%). Head to head they met 21 times, 4 of them in the playoffs, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the series 11–10.
The case for LeBron James: rebounding (6.1 RPG), playmaking (7.2 APG).
The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: scoring (31.1 PPG), shooting efficiency (66.5% TS%), per-minute impact (30.6 PER), and 2 more.
| LeBron James | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 10–11 | |
| Meetings | 21 (4 playoff) | |
| PPG | 24.4 | 24.0 |
| RPG | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| APG | 6.6 | 5.9 |
| First meeting | 2018-19 | |
| Last meeting | 2025-26 | |
| LeBron James | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 60 | 68 |
| MIN | 33.1 | 33.3 |
| PTS | 20.9 | 31.1 |
| REB | 6.1 | 4.3 |
| AST | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| STL | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| BLK | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| FG% | 51.5 | 55.3 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | 38.6 |
| FT% | 73.7 | 87.9 |
| LeBron James | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 20.8 | 30.6 |
| TS% | 59.4 | 66.5 |
| USG% | 27.3 | 33.6 |
| WS | 5.5 | 15.2 |
| WS/48 | 0.132 | 0.322 |
| BPM | 3.5 | 11.3 |
| VORP | 2.8 | 7.7 |
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