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How the lead changed hands

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  1. 1952–53Mikan passes Fulks
    1. 8,462George Mikan
    2. 7,856Joe Fulks
    3. 6,310Max Zaslofsky
  2. 1957–58Schayes passes Mikan
    1. 11,770Dolph Schayes
    2. 10,156George Mikan
    3. 11,179Ed Macauley
  3. 1963–64Pettit passes Schayes
    1. 19,755Bob Pettit
    2. 18,438Dolph Schayes
    3. 16,954Bob Cousy
  4. 1965–66Chamberlain passes Pettit
    1. 21,492Wilt Chamberlain
    2. 20,880Bob Pettit
    3. 18,438Dolph Schayes
  5. 1983–84Abdul-Jabbar passes Chamberlain
    1. 31,520Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    2. 31,419Wilt Chamberlain
    3. 27,313Elvin Hayes
  6. 2022–23James passes Abdul-Jabbar
    1. 38,652LeBron James
    2. 38,387Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    3. 36,928Karl Malone

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