It started on Nov. 14, 2003, when LeBron James made his TD Garden debut as a rookie for the Cleveland Cavaliers, scoring 10-points in a loss to the Boston Celtics.

From that moment on, LeBron became a thorn in the side of the Celtics.

They played again in Cleveland about a month later and he put up 37-points in another loss to Boston.

LeBron went back to the TD Garden on Jan. 9, 2004, scoring 19-points in the third loss to the Celtics during his rookie season.

The Celtics traveled to Cleveland next a month later and took a loss, 89-97, LeBron’s first win over the Celtics.

Celtics radio play-by-play broadcast legend Sean Grande once again crunched numbers to conclude that LeBron has scored the most points as a visitor in the TD Garden.

LeBron James return to Boston tonight, 157 points from the record.

DeMar DeRozan is the NBA's only active player that's even scored half as many points against the Celtics as LeBron, who in 2018 passed Vince Carter as the all-time leading visiting scorer in TD Garden history. pic.twitter.com/o2fOWge4mk

— Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) January 28, 2023

Once LeBron transferred to Miami, the thorn moved to the other side of the Celtics, as those games/ series vs Miami were some of the most competitive and must-watch basketball during the heydays of the early 2010’s.

As Grande said, LeBron is 157-points over the next closest active visiting player who’s scored the most points in the TD Garden.

The Celtics host Lakers tonight at 8:30 PM.

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