Thompson surpasses Ilgauskas to take 2nd place on Cavaliers playoff rebounding list

Published May. 25, 2017 10:08 p.m. ET

Spencer Davies

Move over Big Z, there's a new sheriff in town...at least on the Cavaliers' all-time playoff rebounding list.

His name is Tristan Thompson.

https://twitter.com/cavs/status/867918004398501888

During the second quarter of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Cleveland's energetic machine recorded his 524th rebound in the postseason to make the leap over fan-favorite Zydrunas Ilgauskas in franchise history to take second place on the list.

Number one? His teammate LeBron James, who has quite a bit of separation from everybody.