James’ assist on Love’s three-pointer with five minutes left in the second quarter gave him 6,387 points, moving him ahead of Norm Nixon and into 25th place.
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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.
Despite the improvements, it proves their Achilles heel against championship-caliber teams like Cleveland when forward LeBron James scores 25 points and has 13 rebounds.
“(Terry) Bradshaw, all those great quarterbacks they never compare them as much, but when it comes to our sport we’re so eager to say, ‘Who is better, Oscar or (Michael) Jordan?’ or, ‘Jordan or LeBron or Kobe (Bryant) or these guys?’ instead of just accepting greatness”. “That’s what makes him a great player”, Walker said.
James finally finished with 15 points and six rebounds, as well as 13 assists while guard J.R. Smith chipped in with 26 points, his highest tally of the season.
“Obviously, our conference has always been downplayed the last few years”, James said.
At 11-3, the Cavs have the best record in the East and, as of Tuesday’s games, were one of only three teams that are undefeated at home (Golden State and San Antonio are the other two teams)…
They dropped Philadelphia to 0-15.
So far, the 2015-2016 National Basketball Association season has gone well for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The NBA season is long.
James also noted that being intact in a way also helped the Warriors reached where they are right now.
The 76ers next travel to Boston on Wednesday before heading to Houston on Friday. The Cavs return home to host the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday.
The Sixers led by 13 in the first half and by five with 2:30 to play but once again couldn’t hold on.
Jahlil Okafor had 25 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for Philadelphia.
MIAMI (AP) – Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 16 points as Miami ended New York’s four-game winning streak.
Miami would eventually lead by as many as 26, both its biggest advantage and the Knicks’ biggest deficit this season.
“Offensively we weren’t as organized”. “We’ve kind of taken that personal”. St. Mary’s (4-0) jumped from No. 5 to No. 2 while Saskatchewan (6-0) maintains their spot at No. 1. Kevin Love tallied his 10th double-double of the season, finishing with 18 points and a game-high 16 rebounds… Hornets coach Steve Clifford said pre-game he “ran (Williams) into the ground” with too many minutes while Kemba Walker was hurt. There are plenty of Miller moments to choose from, with the most obvious being the eight points Miller scored in nine seconds during a playoff game against the Knicks back in 1995. It was his seventh double-double of the season. Tyler Johnson scored 12, and Hassan Whiteside had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
“It’s not easy defending in this league”, Spoelstra said.
Lebron’s own team, Cleveland, are missing four of their top eight players due to a string of injuries. For anyone though, it would be considered a good game, even a great game.
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“(Spoelstra) did a couple of tweaks in what we’ve been doing.
