LeBron James joins elite company with Oscar Robertson

“Every time there is a great young player, everybody always talks about Michael [Jordan] and stuff like that, but to me, he’s always been more of like a Magic [Johnson] or an Oscar-type player, anyway, because of his vision”, said Skiles, the NBA’s all-time single-game assists leader, with 30.

The challenge gets no higher for the Raptors’ premiere stopper, as the game’s greatest nightly triple-double threat rolls into town. 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.

“I think we get caught up in, 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, ‘” James said.

With his fifth assist on Monday against Orlando for Cleveland Cavaliers, James made into the elite company Robertson, who finished with 26,710 points and 9,887 assists. Added Love, who informed James he had joined Robertson: “One of, if not the, most unselfish superstar, best player in the game, and it doesn’t surprise me….”

Meanwhile, former MVP LeBron James weighed in on the Warrior’s stellar play. “So none of that would be possible without them”.

It was a good night all round for the Eastern Conference-leading Cavs, who never looked back after Love’s 27 first-half points.

6 … points LeBron James needs to pass Reggie Miller for 18th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. 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.

Cavs coach David Blatt was not aware James matched Robertson until after the game. “That’s an fantastic, unbelievable accomplishment”. The power forward was 10-for-14 from the field in the first half, including 5-for-6 on 3-pointers.

Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored 16 points apiece to help the Miami Heat end the NY Knicks’ four-game winning run and maintain the pressure on Cleveland with a 95-78 success.

James matched a season-high with 13 assists to go with 15 points and six rebounds.

Guards Evan Fournier scored 13 points and Victor Oladipo had 10 for the Magic. Kevin Love has been draining 3’s, posting up, and rebounding well.

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.

The Cavs made a season-high 18 3-pointers in 35 attempts.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) – Kemba Walker scored 39 points as Charlotte battled back from 22 points down in the second half to beat Sacramento in overtime.

The Cavaliers came out hot to start the game against the Magic, as they knocked down 11 of their 21 attempts, including a five-for-seven mark from beyond the three-point arc.

SPURS 98, SUNS 84: In San Antonio, Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 13 rebounds.