James scores season-high 51 points in Heat victory (Reuters)
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – LeBron James scored an NBA season-high 51 points on weekday as the Miami Heat lidded the Orlando Magic 104-100 and winking in on the Beantown Celtics for first locate in the Eastern Conference.
It marked the ordinal 50-point game of James's octad seasons in the NBA and eclipsed the preceding 2010-11 season high of 47 points set terminal month by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Clippers rookie Blake Griffin.
The two-times reigning NBA Most Valuable Player, who scored 23 of Miami's 30 first-quarter points, also additional 11 rebounds and octad assists as the Heat touched to within 2- games of the Celtics.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto)
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