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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James moved up the basketball ranks again Friday, passing Elvin Hayes for ninth on the all-time scoring list, but it was the play of Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving that he had something to say about. Gump Worsley Stars Jersey .Theyve been playing probably the best basketball of their careers thus far, James said after the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-84 win over the Miami Heat.Love posted 28 points and 15 rebounds against the Heat, upping his season averages to 21.7 points on 45.6 percent shooting (41.9 percent from 3) and 10.5 rebounds. All of those numbers are up from his previous two seasons with Cleveland.Hes the Kevin Love of old, and this is everything we expected out of him, James said. Thats what we want out of him. But theres no added pressure for him. Hes going out and just playing his game right now. Hes shooting the ball extremely well. Hes rebounding at a high clip, and hes at a point where hes just comfortable with everything, and its great to have him.In his last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love averaged 26.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting (37.6 percent from 3) and 12.5 rebounds, but that Wolves team finished just 40-42. The Cavs are 16-5 after Fridays win, giving them the third-best record in the NBA.I think just the difference is that were winning, Love said when told of James compliment. I think Ive played a very high level of basketball before. I dont know if better than right now, but I know Ive played at a very, very high level -- even at points through the last two years. Its not like I forgot how to play. I just think I just feel comfortable with this team. (Coach) Ty Lue has me in a lot of great spots, and Im just playing with a lot of confidence. But the difference is, back 4-5 years ago, we werent finishing out games, making it to the playoffs, that sort of thing. So I think the fact that were winning games, and Ky is playing at such a high level, Bron is playing at such a high level, that its making everybody -- all 15 of these guys and the coaching staff -- look good.Irving had 23 points and three assists against the Heat, slightly lower than his season averages of 24.6 points and 4.8 assists coming into the night. His scoring average and efficiency (48.7 percent from the floor and 42.4 percent from 3) are career highs.I just think every year you get more and more comfortable with the system, James said. You get more and more comfortable with the play, and we all get more and more comfortable with our role. And it all started from the beginning with Kyrie and Kev just feeling like they wanted to be much better, they wanted to bring a little bit more to the team. Not just scoring, but more just leadership. And theyve both done that.Irving said James assessment was obvious.I mean, it kind of goes without saying, Irving said. Coming off a year like we had last year ... it was a load for our confidence. Coming into this season, we knew what to expect. The trust factor is there. There are really no more questions in terms of what level we have to play at in order to be great every single night. We dont have the kind of the miscues and the unknowns. The questions are answered, and were just straight up with one another, earnest all the time, and if theres a problem we fix it right away. Its a tell-tale sign of a maturing, great basketball team.A tell-tale sign of James individual greatness was the fast-break layup he scored with 6:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, giving him 27 points for the game and 27,315 for his career to move past Hayes.Among the scorers in the top 10 list, Hayes is perhaps the least heralded, despite being a 12-time All-Star over 16 seasons that included a championship in Washington. While others such as James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are known to basketball fans by a first-name basis, Hayes has faded into relative obscurity since retiring in 1984.I dont know much, man, Irving said when asked about Hayes. I know he scored a lot of points, though. I mean, 27,000, thats still 27,000. Thats a lot of points.James, now 95 points away from passing Moses Malone for No. 8 on the all-time scoring list, said he is honored by the company hes keeping.I read up on him, James said of Hayes. I know the history of the game. Obviously, I havent gotten an opportunity to see him much. But I know how dominant he was in his era when he played the game. So anytime Im mentioned with any of the greats, and hes one of them, its very surreal and very humbling. Johnny Oduya Jersey . 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We have now got to the point where we are working on the smaller issues to improve the wider picture and give extra performance through driveability or additional power.Having a reliable annd generally driveable PU was one of our major targets this year and now that has been achieved we can work on the bigger picture, together with Enstone. Antti Niemi Stars Jersey. Were learning as a team all the time about operating the car and every lesson learnt helps for the future.While the works team continues to struggle for points, Taffin says Red Bulls success using TAG Heuer-branded Renault engines is proof of the step forward on the engine side.Its obviously encouraging to see that the power unit is now capable of fighting on track at the front and going for pole positions. 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