LeBron becomes 1st player to capture 10 straight division titles
Make that 10 division titles in a row for the NBA's King.
The Cleveland Cavaliers locked up the Central Division crown Monday night with a 123-109 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
7x Central Division Champs. #AllForOne pic.twitter.com/DbMkfiPbOe
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) April 10, 2018
That makes LeBron James the first player in NBA history to capture 10 division titles in a row.
LeBron James becomes the only player in NBA history to win 10 straight division titles 👑 pic.twitter.com/tNPkyc5TnY
— FOX Sports Ohio (@FOXSportsOH) April 10, 2018
| Year | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Cavaliers | 66-16 |
| 2010 | Cavaliers | 61-21 |
| 2011 | Heat | 58-24 |
| 2012 | Heat | 46-20 |
| 2013 | Heat | 66-16 |
| 2014 | Heat | 54-28 |
| 2015 | Cavaliers | 53-29 |
| 2016 | Cavaliers | 57-25 |
| 2017 | Cavaliers | 51-31 |
| 2018 | Cavaliers | 50-31 |
(Courtesy: Basketball Reference)
"That's pretty cool," James said of the potential milestone before the game, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "I had no idea about that, but that's pretty cool. To be able to be in a position where you kind of control a division, that's a pretty unique thing to me."
James finished with 28 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds on 7-of-16 shooting in 39 minutes. If he suits up Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in the season finale, he'll have played all 82 games for the first time in his 15-year career.