Common Thread:
Heat forward LeBron James played his first seven seasons in Cleveland. He is the Cavaliers all time leader in points, with 15,251 and in steals, with 955. He is second all-time in assists, with 3,810. James is also fourth all time with 3,861 rebounds and with 482 blocks. In 548 games, he averaged 28 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, 1.8 steals and just under one block in just over 40 minutes per night.
Team Milestones:
Mario Chalmers plays in his 250th game tonight, passing Voshon Lenard into 16th all-time.
11 more field goals will move LeBron James into 16th all-time, passing Sherman Douglas with 1,012. Eight more assists will move him past Dan Majerle into 15th, with 718. 22 points will move him past PJ Brown and Voshon Lenard, into 13th all-time with 2,805.
Dwyane Wade will eclipse the 5,000 field goal mark with seven tonight.
Four more three-pointers for James Jones will move him past James Posey into 13th all-time with 215.
Udonis Haslem moves into 11th all-time with one more block, passing Brian Grant with 185.
Team Leaders:
PPG:
LeBron James - 29.2
Dwyane Wade - 21.0
Chris Bosh - 19.7
RPG:
LeBron James - 8.5
Udonis Haslem - 8.2
Chris Bosh - 7.7
APG:
LeBron James - 6.8
Dwyane Wade - 5.2
Mario Chalmers - 3.9
SPG:
Dwyane Wade - 1.9
LeBron James - 1.7
Mario Chalmers - 1.4
BPG:
Dwyane Wade - 1.4
Joel Anthony - 1.0
Chris Bosh - 0.8