TORONTO — LeBron James has reached another milestone Tuesday, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to score 10 points or more in 500 consecutive games. The NBA champion Heat continued their domination of the Toronto Raptors with their 12th straight win against them, as James scored 35 points to lead the way in a 104-95 win. James reached the milestone with a putback dunk on Norris Cole's missed shot at 2:31 of the first quarter against the Raptors. A four-time MVP, James joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (with streaks of 787 and 508 games), Michael Jordan (866), Karl Malone (575) and Moses Malone (526) as the only players to accomplish the feat. James has reached double figures in every game since scoring eight points at Milwaukee on Jan. 5, 2007. He scored 19 at New Jersey the following night. James has more regular-season games of scoring at least 50 points (nine) than nights where he's scored less than 10 (eight). Pacers 99, Pistons 91: Small forward Paul George poured in 31 points and added 10 rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Indiana Pacers to a victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Pacers (4-0) remained the league's lone undefeated team by downing the Pistons (2-2) for the sixth consecutive time. Guard C.J. Watson contributed 15 points, forward David West chipped in with 12 points and eight rebounds and center Roy Hibbert had eight points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Indiana, which is off to its first 4-0 start since 2004-05. Rockets 116, Trail Blazers 101: Rockets guard James Harden and center Dwight Howard were simply too much for the Trail Blazers, combining for 62 points to lead Houston to victory. Spurs 102, Nuggets 94: Point guard Tony Parker scored 24 points, forward Tim Duncan dropped in 17 as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets. Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 14 points for the Spurs (3-1). Mavericks 123, Lakers 104: Guard Monta Ellis sliced through the Los Angeles Lakers for 30 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a comfortable victory. Nets 104, Jazz 88: Brook Lopez scored 27 points to lead six Nets players in double figures as Brooklyn beat Utah. Bobcats 102, Knicks 97: Guard Kemba Walker led Charlotte (2-2) with 25 points and his backcourt mate, Gerald Henderson, added 18 points as the Bobcats knocked off New York. Hawks 105, Kings 100: Center Al Horford had 27 points and 10 rebounds and forward Paul Millsap added 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento for the 11th consecutive time. Suns 104, Pelicans 98: Guard Eric Bledsoe scored a game-high 25 points, driving into the lane for two critical layups in the final 1:52, and guard Gerald Green exploded for 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter to lift the Phoenix Suns to a win. — Agencies
