LeBron James and Oscar Robertson now form an exclusive club.
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James joined Robertson as the only players in National Basketball Association history to rank in the top 25 in both scoring and assists. It was his fifth assist of the game and 6,387th of his career, which put him ahead of Norm Nixon at No. 25.
Kevin Love had 18 points and 16 rebounds. If it sounds as if James has already punted on the idea of winning 70 games this season, it’s because he likely has.
“Nah, I have no problem with Reggie”, James said, with a hint of a smile.
The challenge gets no higher for the Raptors’ premiere stopper, as the game’s greatest nightly triple-double threat rolls into town.
Although it has averaged 108.3 points on 48.5 percent shooting while going 8-0 at home, Cleveland has dropped its last three on the road and scored 98.3 on 43.5 percent shooting in its last four.
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.
The story of the night, though, was James joining Robertson.
“I thought our guys took the other night a little personally”, Cavs coach David Blatt said.
Added Love: “He’s done it his whole career”. “I think what we get caught up in, in our league too much, is trying to compare greats to greats, instead of just accepting and acknowledging and saying, “Wow, these are just great players, ‘” James said after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 117-103 win over the Orlando Magic”.
“Amazingly, he looks the same”, Skiles said. “Except maybe his hairline”. Dellavedova also returned with seven points and five assists after missing a game with a calf injury. It could be they run pick and rolls. “Tristan is a big part of that run we want to make”. “In the second half, we imposed our will”.
The team had seven turnovers and made just one of 14 3-point attempts in the second half, and were outrebounded by 12, which ultimately helped led to their downfall.
Kevin Garnett had eight points and 10 rebounds, and the Timberwolves (6-8) won at home for the first time in seven games this season.
The Cavaliers also shot lights-out from 3-point range, going 18 for 35 from beyond the arc.
Injuries played a crucial role for the Cavs last season, when they lost key players one after the other. “It’d have been great to be on a team to win 70 games, it’s just another feat in your career”.
Heat center Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high five blocks, while point guard Goran Dragic added 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
“We’re speaking about such rarified air”, Blatt said.
Cleveland were 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.
The Minnesota Timberwolves stretched the Philadelphia 76ers’ winless start to the season to 15 games by beating the Eastern Conference’s bottom side 100-95, with Andrew Wiggins scoring 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. 636 from the field.
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Kevin Love continued his strong play Wednesday with 21 points, five 3-pointers and 13 rebounds. “We will learn from it and try to get better tomorrow and play better on Sunday”.
