LeBron passes Olajuwon to join top 10 all-time scorers

November 06, 2016 11:49 pm | Updated December 02, 2016 01:53 pm IST - Washington

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James goes up for the dunk with Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid trailing him during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Philadelphia. The Cavaliers won 102-101. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James goes up for the dunk with Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid trailing him during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Philadelphia. The Cavaliers won 102-101. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

LeBron James scored 25 points on Saturday, passing Hakeem Olajuwon for 10th on the NBA all-time scoring list, as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained unbeaten by defeating Philadelphia 102-101.

James also added eight rebounds and 14 assists, the last on Channing Frye’s 3-pointer to create the final margin with 65 seconds remaining. The Philadelphia 76ers, winless at 0-5, turned the ball over three times in the final minute to ensure a victory by the Cavaliers, now 6-0. Kevin Love added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers while Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 22 points.

Indiana thumped visiting Milwaukee 125-107 despite Pacers star Paul George, who had 13 points, being ejected with 1:42 to play in the third quarter after receiving a technical foul for kicking the ball into the stands. It hit a fan to whom George apologised.

Russell Westbrook scored 28 points and added eight assists, six rebounds and three steals for Oklahoma City in a 112-92 rout of visiting Minnesota.

In other games, Andre Drummond had 19 points and 20 rebounds to lead Detroit over Denver 103-86, while reserve guard Jeff Green scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to power Orlando over visiting Washington 88-86.

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