LeBron James became Cleveland's all-time leading scorer when he led the Cavaliers to a 90-83 home victory over the Toronto Raptors.

A 29-point performance gave James 10,414 points for his five-year NBA career, surpassing in 380 games the team record of 10,389 by the retired Brad Daugherty in 548 games.

"It was an unbelievable feeling," James said, noting a standing ovation Cleveland fans gave him after he shattered the record in the first quarter.

It came on his fifth point of the night, a lay-up with 4:10 left in the quarter.

"These fans have watched me go from zero points all the way to 10,000-plus," said James, 23. "It was special to get the standing ovation."

He added a game-high 12 rebounds but it was his points that were the centre of attention. He has now 20 or more in 47 consecutive games.

"The crazy thing about it is he's 23," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "To get that franchise record now is absolutely amazing.

"It's been a fun ride and hopefully it's going to be a long ride."

James was the Cavaliers' top draft choice out of high school in 2003. He was 18 at the time.

"When I first started I never set out to be the all-time scorer in franchise history, I just wanted to be the best player I could be every night and continue to get better and help our team get better," he continued.

"Now that it's five years in the NBA and the all-time leading scorer in a franchise - it's an unbelievable experience."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who won for the ninth consecutive game at home.

They have beaten the Raptors seven games in a row in Cleveland.

Chris Bosh topped Toronto with 24 points.

Reuters