Late in the first quarter of a January game that came during a miserable stretch of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball, LeBron James' mastery of the sport created temporary calm amid the Cavs' collapse.
James connected on a pull-up jumper from the left wing in San Antonio, pushing his career scoring total past the 30,000-point mark, becoming just the seventh player in NBA history to do so.
When the final 1.1 seconds of the period ticked off the clock after James' momentous bucket, he exhaled and walked back toward the Cavs bench. Dwyane Wade was the first person to meet him to offer an extended embrace.