Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors: Wednesday game preview
LeBron James reached yet another milestone on Monday, and the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar said he has no use for the historical comparisons that inevitably pop up when this happens.
It is well known that LeBron James is the leader of the Cleveland Cavaliers and is their overall best player.
James joined Robertson on an exclusive list and Kevin Love scored a season-high 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten at home with a 117-103 win over the Orlando Magic.
There was no time wasted with LeBron James with what was his team from day one, scoring 25 points in his debut against the Sacramento Kings, a National Basketball Association record for a straight from high school to the pros player. James’ assist on Love’s 3-pointer with five minutes left in the second quarter gave him 6,387, moving him ahead of Norm Nixon and into 25th place. Kevin Love has been draining 3’s, posting up, and rebounding well.
“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 Cavaliers” win over the Orlando Magic. “That’s an awesome, unbelievable accomplishment”. Starters Victor Oladipo, Nikola Vucevic and Evan Fournier all finished in double-figure scoring but starting point guard Elfrid Payton did not score and missed all seven shots from the field.
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Andrew Wiggins scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota keep Philadelphia winless on the season.
“It’s not about what I said, it’s about what they did”, Blatt said. His next year was even better with averages of 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks per game, Oscar Roberson status, with the season eventually ending in a consecutive Division III state title.
Magic coach Scott Skiles was left in no doubt about James’ place in the pantheon of legends following his latest showing.
James matched a season high with 13 assists to go with 15 points and six rebounds, guard Matthew Dellavedova had a season-high 15 points, nine assists and no turnovers and guard J.R. Smith scored a season-high 26 points. They dropped Philadelphia to 0-15, and it was the 76ers’ 25th straight loss going back to last season. There’s still plenty of time for him to hit a slump, as he’s just as susceptible to such a thing as any other player. Tyler Johnson scored 12, and Hassan Whiteside had 11 points and 11 rebounds. He will try to repeat his domination on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors.
James, Dellavedova and Thompson added six points each, and Love chipped in another four for the Cavaliers in the third quarter. He struggled running the offense and was part of the reason why Orlando got off to a bad start and struggled in the second half, with the team being -19 with the second-year man on the floor.
When Kyrie Irving didn’t start the season, the Cavs made a decision to use Kevin Love as the vocal point of the offense.