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LeBron James reached another statistical milestone as the Cleveland Cavaliers overpowered the visiting Orlando Magic 117-103 on Monday.
James joined Oscar Robertson as the only other player in National Basketball Association history to rank in the top 25 for both scoring and assists after helping teammate Kevin Love to a three-pointer with five minutes left in the second quarter.
The assist pushed James’ career total to 6,837, nudging him ahead of Norm Nixon into 25th place. James is also 19th on the all-time points scoring list and is expected to pass Reggie Miller in 18th place when the Cavs visit Toronto next.
Cleveland was made to work for the victory, however, with Orlando fighting back from 12 points down to lead by eight points in the second quarter at 42-34.
But just as Magic fans began dreaming of an upset, the Cavaliers clicked into gear with Love pouring on the points as Cleveland took a grip on the contest.
Love reeled off 17 straight during a five-minute burst of scoring in the second quarter that included a trio of three-pointers. Love finished with 34 points.
Cavs coach David Blatt meanwhile was left reflecting on another landmark night for James, who only recently became the youngest player in NBA history to score 25,000 points. “That gives me chills to even hear that,” Blatt said. “That’s an amazing, amazing accomplishment.”
Magic coach Scott Skiles was left in no doubt about James’ place in the pantheon of legends following his latest showing.
“Every time there’s a young great player everybody talks about Michael (Jordan), but to me he’s always been more like a Magic (Johnson) or an Oscar type player because of his vision,” Skiles said.
James finally finished with 15 points and 13 assists while guard JR Smith chipped in with 26 points.
The victory saw Cleveland improve to 11-3 for the season, the best record in the Eastern Conference this year.
Elsewhere on Monday, it was: Hornets 127, Kings 122 (OT); Heat 95, Knicks 78; Timberwolves 100, 76ers 95; Bucks 109, Pistons 88; Spurs 98, Suns 84; and Thunder 111, Jazz 89.
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