TORONTO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) — Lebron James recorded 35 points in Miami Heat’s 104-95 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night to become the fifth player in NBA history to record 500 consecutive games of double-digits in points.
The four-time MVP, James joins an elite class of Michael Jordan, Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Moses Malone as the only players to accomplish such a feat.
“It’s very humbling,” said James after the game. “I just go out and play every night and when I see a stat of that, I’m like: ‘wow,’ because I know the history, know the guys who paved the way for myself and my teammates… it’s an amazing feeling.”
James’ impressive feat dates back to Jan. 5, 2007 against the Milwaukee Bucks when he failed to record double-digits with 8 points.
Teammate Dwayne Wade is not surprised by the accomplishment.
“He’s a consistent player,” said Wade. “In practice, during shoot-around and game-day. He’s a consistent player; period.”
Entering his NBA eleventh season, James has demonstrated consistency throughout. In 770 regular season games played, the 28-year-old has recorded double digits in all but eight games. Six of the eight games occurred in James’ rookie year, the 2004-05 season.
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spolestra believes Lebron is more than just consistent.
“We never take his greatness for granted,” said Spolestra following the game.
Having an already impressive resume of two NBA championships, four MVP awards, two Olympic gold medals, nine NBA all-star game appearances and seven all-NBA first team selections, James will need to remain consistent to set a new record for most consecutive games of double-digit scoring.
He trails Michael Jordan’s record of 866 consecutive games by 366 games. To match this feat, if James can stay healthy, he will surpass Jordan near the end of the 2017-18 season.
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