“I haven’t had an opportunity to really wrap my head around what that means,” James said of the milestone. “There’s been so many great players that came across this league since the beginning of time and so many great scorers. To be able to accomplish something that’s the first of anything, I think that’s always pretty cool. It’s a wild moment, that’s for sure.”
The Lakers went 4-0 in group play of the NBA in-season tournament to advance to next week’s quarterfinals, but are just 5-7 in the rest of their games. Los Angeles most recently took on the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and trailed by 20 points entering the fourth quarter before a James basket gave the Lakers a lead with 1:16 remaining. But they didn’t score again as the Mavericks finished off a 104-101 victory. “We don’t believe in moral victories around here,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “As I said before starting last year, it’s not just wins and losses, there’s wisdom and lessons. We got a lesson (on Wednesday). The way we buckled down in the fourth quarter and fought back and gave ourselves a chance. That’s what you draw from that game. That’s the lesson you draw from it.”
The Cavaliers strung together four straight wins before getting blown out by the Miami Heat in the second game of a back-to-back on Wednesday. Cleveland trailed by 22 points entering the fourth quarter and couldn’t put a dent in the lead before losing 129-96. Kevin Love was scheduled to make his long-awaited return to Cleveland, but ended up staying back in Miami because of personal reasons. The Heat also excelled despite the absences of shooting guard Tyler Herro (ankle) and All-Star center Bam Adebayo (hip contusion).
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