Cleveland: LeBron James’ numbers have done more than move the Cavaliers near the top of the Eastern Conference.

He also has placed himself squarely in the discussion to win his fifth Most Valuable Player award.

James had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 60th career triple-double Cleveland beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 109-100 on Saturday night

James had his fifth triple-double of the season and third in his last four games, passing Larry Bird for sixth on the career list.

James had 10 points in the fourth quarter, was 9 of 15 from the field and 10 of 10 at the foul line.

James has been playing at an extraordinary level all season, prompting the MVP discussion. With his 33rd birthday approaching, he’s showing no signs of age.

“I feel good,” James said. “I mean, this is my 15th year, but this is one of the best years I’ve had as far as how I feel and I want to continue that. I want to kind of try to break the mold just for the next generation, just take the narrative out of, ‘You’re past your prime when you hit 31,’ or ‘You’re past your prime in your 12th year in the league,’ or whatever the case may be.”

James was asked if he could envision anyone being as dominant as he’s been at his age.

“As dominant as me,” he said with a laugh. “We’ll see. I know what I’m doing hasn’t been done a lot in the history of the game. You look at the minutes I’ve played, the consecutive Finals I’ve been a part of, the toll on my body. It hasn’t been done.”

Utah coach Quin Snyder wasn’t surprised about James’ performance.

“The game kind of went like a lot of Cavaliers games” LeBron just making plays at the end of the game,” Snyder said.

Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said following the game he discussed resting James in Sunday night’s game at Washington. His star player’s simple reply: “Nope.”

Cleveland have won 17 of 18 overall and 11 straight at Quicken Loans Arena.

James Harden scored 31 points, Chris Paul had 25 and Houston beat Milwaukee for their 13th straight victory.

The winning streak is the Rockets’ longest streak since a franchise-best 22 straight in 2007-08.

Harden hit a step-back 3-pointer over Malcolm Brogdon and was fouled, giving Houston an 11-point lead with less than six minutes remaining. In the last two minutes, Paul hit back-to-back mid-range jumpers on consecutive possessions to put the game out of reach.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals for Milwaukee. Khris Middleton had 23 points, and Brogdon added 20. Milwaukee has lost three straight.

Carmelo Anthony got the cheers but New York got the win, shutting out its former All-Star in the second half and beating Oklahoma City for their fourth straight victory.

Michael Beasley tied his season high with 30 points in place of injured Kristaps Porzingis, and Doug McDermott, one of the players acquired for Anthony, added 11 of his 13 after halftime to help the Knicks break open the game. Anthony scored all 12 of his points in the first half.

Russell Westbrook had 25 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Thunder. They were trying to sweep a three-game trip that began with Paul George’s winning return to Indiana on Wednesday.