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LeBron leads Cavaliers past Hawks 111-102
LeBron James had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 111-102 Tuesday night for their third victory in four games.
Jeff McInnis and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each scored 20 points for Cleveland, which won its fifth straight against the struggling Hawks.
James, who entered with a 24.6 average ranked fifth in the NBA, finished three points shy of his career high set Nov. 24 against Detroit. He went over 30 points for the seventh time this season.
Running down the left side and taking McInnis' fast-break pass, James fed Anderson Varejao with a bounce pass for a dunk that gave the Cavs their biggest lead, 94-82, with 5:38 left. That basket ended a 15-4 run that began after Tony Delk hit consecutive 3-pointers for Atlanta.
Antoine Walker hit a 3-pointer to make it 106-100 with 57.3 seconds remaining, but it was too late as the Hawks lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Al Harrington led Atlanta with a season-high 31 points.
James, who turns 20 on Thursday, is the youngest player to reach 500 career assists and rebounds. |
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