LeBron James now third in all-time NBA assists as he leads the Philadelphia 76ers past the Indiana Pacers 131-124

LeBron James had 11 assists and moved into third on the NBA's career list, as he added 15 points and six rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Indiana Pacers 131-124 on Sunday.

James, who turns 42 next month, dished one to VJ Edgecombe in the fourth quarter for assist 12,092 to pass Jason Kidd on the career list. John Stockton and Chris Paul are No 1 and 2 in NBA history.

James continued an early habit in his first season with the Sixers in picking his spot to take control of a game.

This one came in the third quarter, right after Sixers fans went wild when seldom-used 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall checked into the game. James immediately went to work picking apart the Pacers and scored eight straight points to give them an 82-73 lead.

Fall helped in that pivotal third quarter stretch for James. Fall grabbed an offensive rebound that led to a possession where James would sink two from the free-throw line. James then added a near-uncontested driving layup because of a perfect screen from Fall. James added a 20-footer and a dunk during the run.

James took a hard foul when he drove the lane against former Sixer Kelly Oubre Jr in the first quarter. James clutched his left wrist for a moment but appeared to show no ill-effects the rest of the game.

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"It's super humbling," James said. "It's something that I didn't obviously foresee in my career, but I knew assists meant a lot to me. Just the movement of the ball, being able to find my teammates and put the ball on time and target. Also just being linked to some of the greats to ever play the game and a dear friend of mine, J-Kidd."

James is the NBA leader in games, minutes, field goals and field goals attempted, too. He's in the 24th year of his career - another record, one he took sole possession of last year because nobody had ever topped 22 seasons before him.