James now sits fourth in assists

LeBron James has climbed into fourth place on the NBA’s assists list as he closes in on becoming the league’s career scoring leader. James passed both Mark Jackson (10,334) and Steve Nash (10,335) in the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ 129-123 overtime victory over the New York Knicks late Tuesday night. He finished with 11 assists and now has 10,338. James is now 89 points away from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s career scoring record after scoring 28.