The bucket gave James 22 points in the game and 25,001 points for his career.
“The man above definitely put a stamp on it,” James said afterward. “What better way to close in on it than by me kind of high-flying a little bit. The man above definitely reached down and touched me a little bit.”
“It’s pretty cool,” James said. “I haven’t really had an opportunity to categorize the list of things that I’ve done, but to be able to do it in a winning fashion, No. 1, and with this group of guys and do it in a building that loves the game of basketball — and obviously, they are Sixers fans ’til death, but they know and they respect the game of basketball — and to get a standing ovation for reaching the milestone, it was very special.”
