NBA Note - Cleveland Cavaliers James, LeBron
Dec 17, 2017 - 7:59 AM F LeBron James passed Larry Bird for sixth place in career triple-doubles with his third in four games and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 109-100 on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena.James' 60th triple-double in 15 seasons (fifth this year) included 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. The Cavs won all four games on the homestand and coach Tyronn Lue has 100 wins in nearly two full seasons as coach.
James scored 10 points in the fourth quarter. He was 9 of 15 from the field and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line. His drive to the hoop with one second left gave the Cavs an 80-73 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
"He's great making guys better around him, making guys comfortable, guys liking to play with him," Lue said. "He enjoys that. He enjoys getting guys open shots and getting guys to score points. So that's who he is."
James told cleveland.com he knew he would have this kind of dominant season during the summer. "When you know, you know," he said. "My body was recovering so rapidly. I was doing three-a-days. I was waking up at like 6 o'clock in the morning, or sometimes 5 o'clock in the morning. ... And I just seen that my shot was getting better and better. My mind started getting stronger and stronger." James entered the game averaging more points (28.1) than he has in nine seasons, and career highs in assists (9.1), shooting (.578) and 3-point shooting (.411).
James also suggested he was unhappy that a hot mic picked up what he said to Lonzo Ball after Cleveland beat the Lakers Thursday. "Some things could be held private, like my conversation with Lonzo," he said.
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