Prior to Wednesday night, only seven players had scored at least 50 points in a game in NBA history after turning 35 years old: Alex English, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Jamal

Despite facing the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Celtics were viewed as the favorites. RELATED: Colin Cowherd on what Jayson Tatum lacks, gives LeBron James, Michael Jordan examples As expected, the C's showed their talent in the opening quarter and at one point led the game 25-3.

With Michael Jordan long retired and LeBron James's legacy pretty much fully baked, conversations and arguments about the NBA's greatest of all time have gotten a little bit stale. Shaquille O'Neal did his part to spice them up a bit by suggesting it's time to put a new name on the table for dissection.

The face of the NBA is usually just...the face of the NBA. They never ask for it. That's how it was with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. That's how it was with Michael Jordan. That's how it's been for LeBron James and Steph Curry.

Stephen A. Smith shocked the world on Wednesday when he declared that it was time to retire the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James G.O.A.T. debate on First Take. Smith cited LeBron's long, sustained level of greatness in the wake of his passing 50,