LeBron: Mr. 7,000



In Saturday's win over Orlando, he gave a sellout crowd of 20,562 another night to remember.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James scored 19 points in the fourth quarter -- one more than Orlando -- and finished with 32, pushing him over 7,000 in his NBA career and carrying Cleveland to an 86-83 win over the Orlando Magic Saturday night.
James made seven of his first eight shots in the final 12 minutes, and in one stretch scored 13 straight points, to help the Cavaliers snap a three-game losing streak and get revenge on the Magic, who beat Cleveland last week in Florida.
"That's why he's LeBron James," Magic guard Jameer Nelson said. "He wouldn't be who he is if he didn't take over."
Takes game in hands
Orlando led 73-72 with 4:32 left on a basket by Trevor Ariza when James, who seemed irritated by Cleveland's sluggish offense earlier, made the game his own.
First, he dropped a 3-pointer to give Cleveland a lead it would never give back. James made two more jumpers and a driving layup with 2:00 left to make it 81-77. Then, he drained a long 3-pointer from the right side with 29.2 seconds to go, giving the Cavaliers an 84-77 lead and a sellout crowd of 20,562 another night to remember.
James singlehandedly outscored the Magic 19-18 in the fourth.
"There came a time where I had to see if my hand was hot," he said. "I got it going."
Zydrunas Ilgauskas added a season-high 22 points and Drew Gooden had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, which has been inconsistent most of the season. In their previous four games, the Caves had scored 106 points, 74, 111 and 71.
"I never thought about us losing three games in a row," James said. "I thought about us possibly losing and not playing again until Wednesday and spending Christmas with a loss. You want to spend the holiday on a good note."
Magic leaders
Dwight Howard led the Magic with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Grant Hill finished with 15 points.
Gooden, who spent 1 1/2 seasons with Orlando before being traded to Cleveland, scored just two points in the first half. But he scored 12 in the third period, including 10 in a 14-4 spurt that put the Cavs up 60-54.
However, Orlando responded with an 11-2 run to take a 65-62 lead after three.
After the quarter ended, James spent a few minutes in the huddle with Cleveland coach Mike Brown and his assistants before joining his teammates on the bench. He was clearly upset, and during a timeout early in the fourth, James again approached Brown for a brief discussion.
"I was just trying to figure things out to see how we could get it going on the offensive end," said James, who insisted he wasn't frustrated.