If anyone's going to break Stephen Curry's new single-game record of 13 3-pointers, LeBron James said it's going to be Curry.
"He'd probably be the one to break it, or one of those guys, KD (Kevin Durant) or Klay (Thompson) could break that," James said, referring to Curry's Warriors teammates.
Curry shot 13-of-17 from 3-point range in Golden State's 116-106 win over New Orleans Monday night, all the more impressive because he was 0-of-10 from deep in the Warriors' previous game.
James was asked Tuesday after the Cavs' morning shootaround in preparation for an evening game against the Hawks which individual records he deemed unattainable or left him in awe. He mentioned Scott Skiles' 30 assists for the Orlando Magic in a game on Dec. 30, 1990 -- James' sixth birthday.
Also on James' list was Kobe Bryant's 81-point outburt against Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006 against Toronto. It's the single highest-scoring game of James' lifetime and second highest in NBA history, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors against the Knicks on March 2, 1962.
"I didn't see Wilt. I didn't see it," James said. "Kobe's 81, I saw that."
James' teammates and coach believe he could average a triple-double for an entire season -- which has only been done once, by Oscar Robertson in 1962. James enters tonight's game against the Hawks averaging 22.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 10.7 assists per game. He's second in the league in assists.
James is also 30-points shy of becoming the youngest (31) every to reach 27,000 career points. He said doesn't set any goals for breaking records.
Cleveland set a playoff record for 3s in a series of six or fewer games with 77 treys in the Eastern semifinals against the Hawks last season. The Cavs are second in the NBA with 80 3s this season and lead with 13.3 3s per game.
"As long as the ball is moving and guys are recipients of really good looks," James approves of the 3s, he said. "For the most part, Kyrie (Irving) and J.R. (Smith), they're the only guys on the team that's allowed to take contested 3-pointers. Everyone else gets theirs off of drive and kick or ball movement, things of that nature. So we're fine with that."More games: friv
