James' 30 leads Cavs' 102-97 win over Kings

He scored 11 of his game-high total in the final quarter.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- LeBron James listened intently while Mike Brown drew up the Cleveland Cavaliers' next play. After the fourth-quarter huddle broke, James had his own coaching advice for the Cavs: Defense, not diagrams, would win it.
James followed Brown's coaching and his own leadership in the tense final minutes, scoring 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter of the Cavaliers' 102-97 victory over the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night.
James added six rebounds and six assists in the building where he made his NBA debut, taking a few bad shots but still carrying the Cavs down the stretch with points and words. Still 31/2 weeks shy of his 21st birthday, James is honing his leadership skills and his jumper in each tenacious performance.
"We just played well," James said. "We were able to get stops in the first half and knock down some key shots in the second. We're coming together as a team, but it takes a long time. A game like this is a good test of where we're at, and I like how we responded."
Hughes adds 24
Larry Hughes scored 24 points for the Cavaliers, who snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Kings with their first victory in seven trips to Arco Arena since March 19, 1998.
Cleveland won for just the second time in six games, salvaging the final stop of a three-game West Coast road trip during a tough fourth quarter against the Kings, who rallied to take their first lead since the opening minutes.
But James seized his third straight 30-point game, scoring on three consecutive drives to the basket to take a lead that the Cavs wouldn't lose. Cleveland also held the Kings scoreless for four minutes, then made its free throws in the final minutes to hang on.
"He's a guy that's carried us through a lot of these ball games," Brown said. "He has teammates that help him out, but he knew down the stretch that we needed to get defensive stops."
James scored 13 points as Cleveland went ahead by 13 late in the second quarter, but Sacramento finally began to play with desperation worthy of its situation. The Kings tied it at 70 on Bonzi Wells' three-point play late in the third.