Kevin Love having solid season with Cavs

“That’s an unbelievable, awesome accomplishment”. 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.

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.

“I think we get caught up in our league too much in trying to compare greats to greats instead of just accepting and acknowledging and saying, “Wow, these are just great players”, he said.

The Magic, which got 13 second-quarter points from Nicholson, went on a 44-23 spurt to take a 48-38 lead midway through the second quarter, at which time it was shooting a sizzling.

“I feel better in the mornings, I feel better throughout the games, I feel better throughout the day”, James said prior to Cavs shootaround Wednesday in preparation for their game against the Toronto Raptors. However, once LeBron came back in the game, the Cavs went on a run of their own, mostly by way of Kevin Love who at one point scored 15 straight points for Cleveland, finishing with 20 of his first half 27 in the quarter. He might rank higher on this list, but he won just one title, that coming in 1970-71 when he played for a Milwaukee Bucks team led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was still known as Lew Alcindor at the time.

He now has 25,274 points and is positioned at No. 19 on the list. James entered Monday night averaging 26.6 points per game.

J.R. Smith scored a season-high 26 and Matthew Dellavedova, starting in place of injured Mo Williams and playing with a sore leg, added 15 for Cleveland.

Victor Oladipo missed a 3-pointer, which led to a Cavaliers rebound.

Most of what you’ve heard about Utah’s rookie point guard has to do with his small size and lack of outside shot.

Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Kyle Korver is clearly the most one-dimensional player on this list, but the one part of the game that Korver excels at, he has mastered to a craft. He’s posting 10 points and 13.7 rebounds over his last three games, up from his season averages of 7.8 points and 10.1 rebounds per game… Sweeping changes in countless facets of the game – from strategy to rules, from conditioning to skill training, from depth and quality of competition to strength of supporting cast, from injuries to dumb luck – make apples-to-apples player and team comparisons across eras just about inconceivable.

Miami’s reserves totaled 30 points, including 12 from guard Tyler Johnson, who said there was a reason why the Heat defended so well against NY. Becoming the first underclassmen high school basketball player to cover magazines like SLAM and Sports Illustrated, the greatness, no the legend of the 18 year old LeBron James was just in its prequel stages.

The Cavs, of course, have had that in mind as well even before the season, making it clear that they intend to manage the minutes of their players, James included. Love impressed with 34 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

“We knew (that by) having a great shot blocker (Whiteside), we could be a good defensive team”, Wade said.