ATLANTA (AP) – LeBron James had 29 points to pass another Hall of Famer on the NBA’s all-time scoring list and the Cleveland Cavaliers recovered after blowing a big first-half lead to beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-108 in overtime on Friday night.
James had 16 rebounds and nine assists, just missing a triple-double.
The Cavaliers still lead Toronto, which won at Memphis, by 2½ games in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
James moved past Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson into 11th place on the NBA’s scoring list when he scored on a layup late in the third quarter. Atlanta’s Al Horford was called for goaltending on the play.
The basket gave James 26,711 points. He began the night 21 points behind Robertson’s 26,710 points.