LEBRON JAMES became the youngest player to reach 25,000 career points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the winless Philadelphia 76ers 107-100 Monday night.

    At 30 years and 307 days, LeBron tops Kobe Bryant’s previous record of 31 years and 105 days (set in 2010 against James and the Cavs, incidentally). As noted by Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal, he had previously broken Kobe’s records as the youngest to 10,000, 15,000, and 20,000 points.

    “It just means I’ve played with a lot of great teammates, a lot of great coaches,” James said. “I’ve been around some great groups and I’ve been able to reap the benefits. It’s a cool thing. I’ve got more work to do but it’s pretty cool to see where you’re able to kind of stop and look at it.”

    James had 22 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and rallied the Cavs in the second half against a scrappy Philly team that had built a 15-point lead. James, a two-time NBA champion with the Miami Heat, and the rest of the Eastern Conference champions had enough to push back the undermanned Sixers.

    James scored the milestone basket on an alley-oop dunk with 8:07 left in the fourth quarter. He became the sixth active player with 25,000 points and the 20th overall, joining Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, San Antonio’s Tim Duncan, Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett, Los Angeles’ Kobe Bryant and Paul Pierce of the Clippers.

    James’ biggest feat may have been giving 18,094 76ers fans a reason to cheer, and he was rewarded with a standing ovation.

    (SD-Agencies)