CLEVELAND — LeBron James joined Oscar Robertson on an exclusive NBA list and Kevin Love scored a season-high 35 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten at home with a 117-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
James had 15 points and 13 assists and joined Robertson as the only players in league history to rank in the top 25 in career points and assists.
up next for celtics
who: Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks
when: 8 p.m. Tuesday
Television: TNT
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.
James will soon eclipse Robertson’s scoring total and the unselfish superstar is a good bet to pass the guard on the assist list as well.
HEAT 95, KNICKS 78: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 16 points, and Miami snapped New York’s four-game winning streak with a win in Miami.
Goran Dragic had 13 points and nine assists, Tyler Johnson scored 12 and Hassan Whiteside had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who went on a 36-8 run in the first half.
Miami would eventually lead by as many as 26, both its biggest advantage and the Knicks’ biggest deficit this season.
The Knicks hadn’t even trailed by double figures in any of their last eight games.
SPURS 98, SUNS 84: Kawhi Leonard had 24 points and 13 rebounds and host San Antonio held Phoenix to season-low production.
Phoenix was averaging 106.5 points per game, but was held to season lows in the first half (34) and total points and committed a season-high 28 turnovers.
BUCKS 109, PISTONS 88: Greg Monroe had 20 points and 13 rebounds in his first game against his former team, leading Milwaukee over visiting Detroit.
Milwaukee had seven players score in double figures, including each of its starters.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points, Khris Middleton scored 16 and Jerryd Bayless had 14 points.
HORNETS 127, KINGS 122: Kemba Walker scored 39 points, and Charlotte battled back from 22 points down in the second half to beat Sacramento in overtime in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nicolas Batum had 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Hornets, who have won four of their last five games.
Jeremy Lin had seven of his 14 points in overtime.
Timberwolves 100, 76ers 95: Andrew Wiggins scored 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota Timberwolves keep Philadelphia winless this season, in Minneapolis.
Kevin Garnett had eight points and 10 rebounds and the Timberwolves (6-8) won at home for the first time in seven games this season.
They dropped Philadelphia to 0-15.
NOTES
Hawks: Coach Mike Budenholzer was fined $25,000 for making incidental contact with an official.
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