Kevin Love Dominates Orlando Magic

“We have a great group and to be able to be in position to do something that hasn’t been done in the history of the National Basketball Association with all the great teams and all the great players who have played in this league, that’s special”.

Kevin Love was the player of the game, finishing with 34 points (27 of those in the first half), eight rebounds and four assists. LeBron James reaches some ridiculous milestone, we ask him about it, he credits his teammates past and present and the two great organizations for which he has played and we move on to the next milestone.

With his fifth assist Monday night against Orlando, James pulled into the elite company of Robertson, the legendary “Big O”, who finished with 26,710 points and 9,887 assists.

LeBron James feels that he should not be compared to the legend of the game and believes that every player is different and we should accept this, rather than comparing players we can just say that these are great players and there is no need for comparison. James will soon eclipse Robertson’s scoring total, and the unselfish superstar is a good bet to pass the guard on the assist list as well. “So none of that would be possible without them”.

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. For others, it’s an opportunity to dust off the questions about who’s better and where LeBron ranks among the greatest to ever play. The fans have really been into it. It’s a great atmosphere at The Q. But also there’s just that sense of togetherness.

“That gives me chills to even hear that”, Cavaliers coach David Blatt said. “That’s an incredible, unbelievable accomplishment”. Love and J.R. Smith were the beneficiaries of James’ assists.

It was Love, with some help from James, who brought Cleveland back with a one-man scoring spree in the second quarter. He had 34 points, eight rebounds and four assist.

Center Greg Monroe posted his seventh double-double of the season with 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-88 rout of the Detroit Pistons.

Magic coach Scott Skiles was left in no doubt about James’ place in the pantheon of legends following his latest showing.

Magic: G Victor Oladipo made the game’s wildest shot, driving into the lane and blindly flipping the ball over his head into the basket….

It might say something about the weakness of the East, as the Magic, who have been building towards a playoff challenge for the last three seasons, are struggling to put on together, now stumbling to a 6-8 record without any consistency on both ends of the floor from their young, talented but reckless players. With Timofey Mozgov out and Tristan Thompson taking his place, it has made it much easier for Love to score inside.

DeMarcus Cousins (30 points, 11 rebounds), Rudy Gay (28 points, 10 rebounds) and Rajon Rondo (14 points, 20 assists) all tallied double-doubles for the beaten Kings.