Miami Heat's LeBron James is playing like a man possessed, as he becomes the first player in NBA history to average 30 points and shoot 60 percent from the field in the last six straight games.
He's rolling right now and any discussion about who the league MVP is has been answered.
"I'm at a loss for words," James said in a televised postgame interview. "Like I say over and over, I know the history of the game. I know how many unbelievable players who came through the ranks, who paved the way for me and my teammates. And for me to be in the record books by myself with such a stat -- any stat -- it's big-time."
James has made 66 of his past 92 shots, over the past six games -- and is an absurd 60 for 80, or 75 percent, in his last 188 minutes of court time. Before James, only Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone had pulled off the 30-point, 60-percent streak in five straight outings.
Now he holds the record by himself, etching his name into history.
"That's why he is who he is," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "The best player in the game."
Dwyane Wade added: "Obviously, he is doing something that is amazing and special."
In last night's 117-104 win over the Portland Trailblazers, James scored 30 points on 11-of-15 shooting to get into the NBA record books, Chris Bosh scored 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Wade added 24 points for Miami, which wasted a pair of 14-point leads -- then put the game away with a 14-0 run in the final minutes. Ray Allen added 14 for Miami.
For Miami's "big three" it was the 1,000th regular-season win in Heat history.
