LeBron James joins Oscar Robertson on elite NBA list

James, meanwhile, was left reflecting on another landmark night in his career having only recently become the youngest player in National Basketball Association history to score 25,000.

With his fifth assist, James moved past Norm Nixon (6,386) into 25th place and moved alongside Robertson, who finished his Hall of Fame career with 26,710 points and 9,887 assists. The Cavaliers’ star drove the lane, jumped and made a quick pass into the corner to Kevin Love, who knocked down a 3-pointer.

Andrew Nicholson, coach Scott Skiles’ first substitute off the bench, made an impact, finishing with a team-high 18 points.

It was easy to assume Kevin Love was going to absolutely thrive when he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers previous year.

“It felt good”, said Durant, who hit 10 of 13 shots from the field and three of six from three-point range. The “Big O” was a triple-double machine. Last season, he ranked second on the team in rebounding, averaging 7.6 per game, behind center Al Jefferson’s leading 8.4.

Guard Isaiah Canaan scored 23 points and forward Robert Covington had a career-high 28 points to lead the Sixers. Love would finish the night with a game high 34. The All-Star forward played the whole first quarter against Utah and scored 11 points.

With Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton sitting courtside in a Larry Johnson jersey, the Hornets led most of the way and took a 76-72 advantage into the fourth quarter.

Miami was led by guard Dwyane Wade and forward Chris Bosh, who scored 16 points each. Rookie Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and 14 rebounds.

They have outscored the opposition by 14.4 points per game, the most at this point of the season since the 1996-97 Chicago Bulls followed up their record 72-win campaign by outscoring their first 15 opponents by 16.5 points on the way to a 14-1 start the following year. With the series tied 1-1, it was still nearly the feeling that the Heat would take it home, winning game 3 seconded that emotion.

“Offseason knee surgery has limited his mobility and minutes, while a recent shoulder injury now has the 7’1” center sidelined for up to two weeks. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points.

The Bucks had lost three straight and five of six. But when they are up, they have enough talent that they are not reliant on him for every point. He walked slowly up the court holding his left side after trying to defend Monroe.

Kemba Walker starred with 39 points, 21 of those coming in the fourth quarter, as the Charlotte Hornets prevailed 127-122 against the Sacramento Kings in overtime. The Cavs got a pleasant surprise as Timofey Mozgov returned back to the lineup ahead of schedule and Dellavedova returned after sitting out Wednesday’s game with a sore ankle.

The Hornets are undefeated in the first four games of their current seven-game homestand that started with a win against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday last week.