With an early layup against New Jersey on Wednesday, Cleveland superstar LeBron James joined Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to post 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a season at least four times.
Robertson, who once averaged a triple-double for a season, did it six times in his Hall of Fame career.
Larry Bird reached the 2,000-500-500 plateau three times in his career, and John Havlicek and Michael Jordan did it twice each.
James also became the ninth player to have five consecutive 2,000-point seasons and the only active player to do so.
On Wednesday's game, James scored 22 points with 11 assists and made all the right moves in the closing minutes as the too-tough-at-home Cavaliers set a franchise record with their 58th win - and 10th straight - by beating the New Jersey Nets 98-87.
"I could tell that we were going to be really good," James said. "I knew we could make this into something special - and we've been able to do that."
With 11 games left in the regular season, the Cavs already have surpassed the club mark of 57 wins shared by the 1988-89 and 1991-92 teams, when Brad Daugherty, Mark Price and Co. could beat anyone in the Eastern Conference except Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
Cleveland, which trailed 82-81 with less than four minutes left, also improved to an NBA-best 33-1 at home, 13-1 in March and 18-2 since the All-star break. The Cavaliers, now five games ahead of Boston in the East, scored on their last 10 possessions and did not commit a turnover in the final 8:55.
(AP via China Daily March 27, 2009)
