Cavs 'having fun' with team effort

LeBron broke Kobe Bryant's record as the youngest NBA player to reach 2,000 points.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James enjoys the Cleveland Cavaliers' teamwork even more than his individual accomplishments.
One led to the other Saturday night as James scored 26 points to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 in a career, leading Cleveland to a 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
"We worked as a team, the unselfishness was just great," James said. "We got everyone into the game and came out with a victory."
At 19 years, 272 days old, James is 277 days younger than Kobe Bryant was when he set the record on Feb. 23, 1999, with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"It's a great feeling," James said. "I didn't even know -- it came so quick. I don't notice things like that, I just notice I'm playing better."
Cavs rolling
So are the Cavaliers, 9-1 after an 0-3 start. Cleveland didn't get its ninth win last season until Dec. 23, for a 9-19 record.
Eddy Curry scored 20 points to lead Chicago, which has lost 10 of 11 and went 1-6 on a seven-game trip.
"We were tired, no doubt about it," Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. "But that's no excuse."
Skiles said that as soon as James hit a couple of shots early in the game, he knew the Bulls were in for a long night.
"It was kind of a mismatch," Skiles said. "He plays at his pace and there's not much you can do about it. All the great players are like that."
James hit a 16-foot fadeaway jumper with 1:03 remaining in the third quarter to reach 2,000. That was his final shot. He went to the bench after three quarters with the Cavaliers comfortably ahead 76-52.
LeBron's night
James hit six of his first seven shots and had 17 points in the first half. He finished 11-for-17 from the field, mostly on dunks and spin moves to the basket. The most sensational was a resounding slam off an alley-oop pass from McInnis that sparked the Cavaliers on an 18-7 run early in the third quarter.
"We're having a lot of fun out there," McInnis said. "We're looking for each other, defending, playing in transition."
Robert Traylor had season highs of 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 13 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland.
Rookie Luol Deng added 12 points for Chicago.