LeBron James scored 17 of his season-high 44 points in the fourth quarter and reached another career milestone as the Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 116-105 over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night in Cleveland.
James did it all, adding 10 assists and nine rebounds in 43 minutes. He took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 straight during one stretch to help the Cavs hold on.
As the final seconds ticked off, James stood at midcourt and spun the ball on his index finger as the crowd roared.
James, who moved into ninth place on the career scoring list Friday, recorded his 7,000th assist in the first half, becoming the first frontcourt player in NBA history to reach the plateau. James is the only player with 27,000 points and 7,000 assists.
Grizzlies 110, Warriors 89 — Marc Gasol and Tony Allen scored 19 points each and host Memphis rolled over Golden State for its sixth straight win.
Memphis built a 61-38 lead at halftime and kept building in the third quarter.
Pacers 118, Trail Blazers 111 — Paul George scored a season-high 37 points to lead host Indiana over Portland.
George scored 13 straight points in the fourth quarter for Indiana. He was fouled on the go-ahead basket with 4:36 remaining and completed the 3-point play to give the Pacers a 108-105 lead.
Wizards 110, Bucks 105 — John Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, Bradley Beal added 20 points, and Washington used a late 11-0 run to beat visiting Milwaukee.
Kelly Oubre, Jr. scored a career-high 19 points for the Wizards.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s two free throws gave the Bucks a 100-95 lead with 4:28 left, but the Wizards rallied.
Wall’s driving layup gave the Wizards a 101-100 lead with 3:03 left.
Bradley Beal’s driving layup pushed the lead to 105-100 and Wall soon added a free throw.
Bulls 105, Heat 100 — Jimmy Butler scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade added 28 against his former team, and host Chicago held off struggling Miami.
Butler scored Chicago’s final 10 points to help the Bulls come out on top after Miami pulled within one.
Spurs 130, Nets 101 — Kawhi Leonard had 30 points and San Antonio rebounded from its first road loss of the season with its most efficient home performance, cruising past Brooklyn.
Rockets 109, Mavericks 87 — James Harden had 18 points, 16 assists, and 9 rebounds and host Houston won its sixth straight by routing Dallas.
Nuggets 121, Magic 113 — Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and visiting Denver sent Orlando to its third straight loss.
Jazz 104, Kings 84 — Rudy Gobert had 17 points, 14 rebounds, and a season-high six blocks, helping host Utah overcome 22 turnovers to beat Sacramento.