For comparison purposes, Carmelo Anthony, who scored an NBA season high 62 points, also against the Bobcats, failed to record a single assist.
The Miami Heat overwhelmed the Bobcats, 124-107 (and the game wasn’t even that close) and, in the process, significantly closed the gap in the 2014 NBA MVP race that was considered a runaway for Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant just two months ago.
James’ all-around dominance against the playoff contending Bobcats squad is the culmination of a scoring tear that LBJ has been on for the past month when Durant was dominating the conversation as allegedly supplanting James as the games most dominant force. Even contemporaries and adversaries in the game and sports world took note.
damn @KingJames 61 is tough. Congrats.
— Roy Hibbert (@Hoya2aPacer) March 4, 2014
Mask or no mask, that boy a BEAST!! #ISeeYou @KingJames
— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) March 4, 2014
Fans of LeBron and the NBA also got into the act and posted some interesting memes on Instagram and thoughts on Twitter. Take a look:
