the Lakers\u2019 124-116 win<\/a> at Houston \u2014 were all on the injury report around midday Thursday for the Lakers. But Redick said he found out by mid-afternoon that James was among the players who decided Wednesday night to play despite the later-than-usual arrival time in Miami.<\/p>\nDoncic scored 60, James had a triple-double and Reaves scored 18 in the win in Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there\u2019s just a high level of belief right now and they all want to play,\u201d Redick said.<\/p>\n
James went 13 of 14 from the field in Wednesday\u2019s win, tying the best shooting performance of his NBA career.<\/p>\n
James hit his right elbow on the court in the final minutes of Wednesday\u2019s win, remaining down briefly and grimacing in obvious pain. The Lakers listed him originally as questionable for Thursday with left foot arthritis, but James arrived at the arena hours before the game, went through his normal routine, fought through fatigue and decided to play in Miami \u2014 a city he called home for four seasons, during which he won the first two of his four NBA championships.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s doing so many impressive things,\u201d Spoelstra said.<\/p>\n
James will remain atop the games-played list for some time. He entered Thursday 310 games ahead of Russell Westbrook, who has the second-most among active players \u2014 and 310 games is nearly equal to four full seasons. Only 40 other players in the NBA right now have appeared in even half as many games as James has in his career.<\/p>\n
It may have been fitting that James tied the mark in Miami. He still credits the Heat for helping him become the player he is now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI became a champion here, but I\u2019ve always been a winner,” James said. “My first year ever playing sports, I won a little league football championship and a basketball championship. And then my second year, I repeated. I won three state championships in high school. I won a national championship in AAU basketball. …<\/p>\n
“I\u2019ve always been a winner. I come from a winning cloth, I come from winning basketball, so I\u2019ve always been a winner, but this is the place that helped me get over the hump.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parish \u2014 who went into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003 \u2014 has been the outright leader in career games played since April 6, 1996. He played in game No. 1,561 that night, breaking a tie with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time top spot.<\/p>\n
Parish wound up playing 50 more regular-season games, then retired after the 1996-97 season. He started his NBA career with Golden State, then spent more than a decade with Boston before finishing his 21-season run with Charlotte and Chicago.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo player is better deserving to break that Ironman record, that 1,611 games played record, than LeBron,\u201d Parish told Sirius NBA Radio earlier this week. \u201cHe deserves it, in my opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n
James said he’s heard Parish’s comments, and that he appreciated the respect level in his words.<\/p>\n
\u201cShout out Chief, man,” James said. “I\u2019ve been seeing some of the things that he\u2019s been saying about me. There’s not a lot of those OGs that talk like that to the generation after them and also about me personally. So, shout out to Chief.”<\/p>\n
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