Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James became the youngest player to reach the 26,000-point mark Friday night against the Detroit Pistons.
James reached the plateau in the third quarter of the game, which the Cavaliers are winning handily:
.@KingJames is now the 17th player in #NBAHistory to reach 26,000 career points and is the youngest player to do so. pic.twitter.com/CWcgm1xxJF
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 30, 2016
LeBron also hit another milestone, moving into 20th place on the all-time assists list:
.@KingJames (6,578) has passed Derek Harper (6,577) for 20th all-time assists in #NBAHistory. #StriveForGreatness pic.twitter.com/SddGOlUHyK
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 30, 2016
While this has been mostly a great night for LeBron and his Cavaliers, there was one mishap:
Oh LeBron nooooooooooo pic.twitter.com/gGR9rd0tzw
— Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) January 30, 2016
We’ll probably be seeing that one on “Shaqtin’ a Fool” next week.
But again it’s been mostly positive for the wine and gold. In addition to James hitting these marks and putting up 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists through three-plus quarters, Kevin Love has poured in a team-high 25 points thanks in large part to 5-of-7 shooting from long range. Kyrie Irving has chipped in 22 points, while Tristan Thompson has a double-double.