The National Basketball Association is one of the pre-eminent sport Leagues in the world and every Thursday , Bleacher Report will bring you a round-up of all the action on and off court Stateside . Their five-star Mobile App 'Team Stream ' helps you follow the NBA 24-7 : DOWNLOAD NOW . Newsmaker . All of a sudden , the San Antonio Spurs own the Western Conference 's longest winning streak . With a 117-107 thrashing of the Toronto Raptors , the Spurs have won six straight games behind the contributions of Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard . Parker totaled 23 points and nine assists , which means he 's surpassed the 20-point threshold in each of the Spurs ' last three games . San Antonio are 11-2 when Parker compiles at least 20 points this season . Leonard , who posted 24 points , 11 rebounds and five steals , has a similar effect and the Spurs are now 7-0 over the last two seasons when he records a 20-10 game . Kawhi Leonard ( front ) dribbles against the Toronto Raptors during his side's 117-107 victory . Good Week . It 's seemingly a nightly occurrence at this point , but LeBron James made franchise history again on Tuesday evening . En route to racking up eight assists , James passed Mark Price as the Cavaliers ' all-time leader in assists . Opting to leave his headband in the locker room , James finished with 27 points ( 10-of-14 shooting ) , eight assists and seven rebounds as Cleveland 's starting five trounced Dallas ' lethargic line-up . Every Cavaliers starter finished with a plus/minus rating of plus-21 or better , and Timofey Mozgov ( 17 points ) was the only member of that group to score fewer than 20 points . J.R. Smith and Kevin Love both scored 21 , while Kyrie Irving added 22 points , five rebounds , five assists and two steals . Cleveland are now one game clear of the third-seeded Chicago Bulls in the East . LeBron James has made history for the Cleveland Cavaliers , surpassing Mark Price 's record for most assists . Bad Week . The Dallas Mavericks are in a world of hurt , and head coach Rick Carlisle acknowledged as much following that loss to the Cavs . Over the past three weeks , Dallas has posted the worst net rating ( minus-5.5 ) of any current Western Conference play-off qualifier . They are also scoring 96.6 points per 100 possessions which ranks 25th overall since the trade deadline . The Minnesota Timberwolves have recorded an offensive rating of 99.4 in that same span . Dallas still occupies the number seven seed in the West but Oklahoma City can shake things up in a big way if it takes care of business over the season 's final month . The Mavs have a five game lead on the Thunder , but play OKC three more times in their final 16 games . Dallas Mavericks guard Devin Harris ( left ) attempts a layup as Cleveland 's Iman Shumpet ( right ) blocks . Bleacher Report 's Mobile App 'Team Stream ' helps you stay in the know with your favourite teams across a range of sports via hand-picked , curated sports stories from around the web . Get news for your teams all in one place and get real-time alerts for breaking stories . DOWNLOAD NOW . And Finally ... Jimmy Butler is coming into his own as a leader of the Chicago Bulls , taking up the flag during Derrick Rose 's absence . With leadership comes perks , of course , and Butler is making use of his growing role in the franchise , much to the detriment of his team-mates ' eardrums . Butler admitted to blasting liberal amounts of country music and Taylor Swift when given control of the music for team warm-ups . ' I get my own playlist in warm-ups sometimes , ' Butler said . 'My teammates do n't like it very much because it 's country music , but they get over it . I like Taylor Swift . I like music a whole , but her music is kinda catchy . ' Jimmy Butler ( right ) stands on the court ahead of Chicago Bulls ' game with Memphis Grizzlies on Monday .
LeBron James surpassed Mark Price 's all-time assists record for Cleveland . He racked up 117 assists and seven rebounds against Dallas Mavericks . San Antonio Spurs have the Western Conference 's longest winning streak . They beat the Toronto Raptors eight-107 to record their sixth straight win . Chicago Bulls ' Jimmy Butler has revealed himself as a fan of Taylor Swift .