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LeBron 'at a loss of words' over historical stretch


Posted Feb 13, 2013 10:55 AM

MIAMI (AP) -- When LeBron James first heard about the streak of NBA games with at least 30 points and 60 percent shooting, he did not immediately think about who was on the list.

He thought about who wasn't.

Wilt Chamberlain? Not there. Michael Jordan? Not there. Shaquille O'Neal? Not there, either. In NBA history, only Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone had put together five straight 30-point, 60-percent efforts - that is, until James joined their super-exclusive club.

And now, he stands alone.

James scored 30 points on 11 for 15 shooting to get into the NBA record books and Chris Bosh scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-104 in a wild, momentum-swinging game on Tuesday.

"It kind of blew my mind," James said. "To see how small the list was and for me to even be a part of the list, to start off, it's like, 'Wow."'

"Wow" doesn't even come close to summing up how he's been in the last six games. He's shot 66 for 92 - and take away a "slow" 6-for-12 start at Toronto on Feb. 3, he's made 60 of his last 80 field-goal tries, a ridiculous 75 percent success rate. He's scored either 30, 31 or 32 points in all six of these games.

His latest brilliance came in Miami's 1,000th regular-season win. But the only history anyone will remember was what James accomplished.

"I'm at a loss for words," James said. "Like I say over and over, I know the history of the game. I know how many unbelievable players who came through the ranks, who paved the way for me and my teammates.

"And for me to be in the record books by myself with such a stat - any stat - it's big-time."

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