LeBron James vs Kevin Durant: It's a battle of who will win the best player, otherwise known as the Most Valuable Player this year as top players Kevin Durant and LeBron James outplay each other throughout the season.

Stepping up big-time last night was LeBron James who exploded with 61 points on 66% shooting to pull the Miami Heat up against the Charlotte Bobcats for a 124-107 win. This feat was a career high for the reigning season MVP and a franchise record for the Heat.

"The man above has given me some unbelievable abilities to play the game of basketball," James said. "I just try to take advantage of it every night. I got the trust of my teammates and my coaching staff to go in there and let it go."

James finished the first half with 24 points before he exploded on the third quarter and made history on the fourth.

"I felt pretty good in the first half but halftime can always kind of derail things and slow things up," James said. "But I was able to get things going once again in the third quarter and I knew it could be one of those nights."

Teammates couldn't believe what they just witnessed, as LeBron didn't just score a lot of points but even scored well in just 33 shots. Glen Rice was the previous record holder for most points for the Heat when he scored 56 against the Magic team on April 15, 1995.

"Once he sniffed 60, we knew he was going for it," Heat forward Shane Battier said. "And the amazing part is the efficiency. Good Lord. Sixty-one on 33 shots, that's Wilt Chamberlain-esque. That's pretty amazing. Incredible performance."

On the other hand, reigning scoring champion is also aiming for the title and the MVP title as he continues to dominate and lead his team as they stay on top of the Western Conference.

Kevin Durant recently recorded 12 games with 30-plus points each game that ended in Brooklyn last month.

"To be honest, I didn't care at all," Durant said of his streak ending. "I just play the game, just on feel, just on instincts."

Durant scored 54 points and a couple of 40 point games during his streak and he still dedicates those games to the teamwork of his team that he doesn't take the credit rather saying it is a team effort that helped him achieve that feat.

"I hate taking the credit when our whole team is going out there and playing well," Durant said. "It was cool, don't get me wrong. It was something not to be taken for granted. But I'd rather our team get the credit than just myself, because its not just me going out there and contributing to that. Reggie making great passes, Perk (Kendrick Perkins) setting great screens, Serge opening it up for me with his shooting and his rebounding, his shot-blocking. So I'd rather the team get the credit, because I kind of like staying under the radar, I guess."

On the last game of his 12 game 30-plush point streak, the Thunder forward didn't feel like he lost the streak, saying that the game was more important for him than his scoring streak.

"I'd much rather take the win," Durant said. "That's my type of game, just playing how the game is played. If they're doubling, make the pass. Play easy. Not try to force anything. That streak was good while it lasted, but that was the last of my concerns."

Durant is currently averaging 31.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists while LeBron has 27.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists.