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James’s Season High Leads Cavs Over Grizzlies in OT

Cavaliers 132, Grizzlies 124 (F-OT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 15(AP) -- Now this is the way LeBron James likes to go for half a hundred.

James scored a season-high 51 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-124 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night.

It was the fourth time the league's leading-scorer has reached 50 points in his career.

"When we win, it means a lot. Every point counted tonight,'' said James, who is averaging 29.8 points. "I've lost a couple of games scoring 50 points, and I didn't like it too much. To have that accomplishment, and win the ballgame, means a lot.''

Cleveland improved to 2-2 in games James scores 50.

James made 18 of 28 shots and had nine assists and eight rebounds as the Cavaliers handed the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss. James' career high is 56 points against Toronto in March 2005. The 51 points matched the best scoring performance in the NBA this season. Denver's Allen Iverson had 51 against the Lakers on Dec. 5.

"LeBron is fantastic,'' Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni said. "I think he's got more passing ability than Magic (Johnson) because he can put it on a dime and with zip. It's a function of his ability to score. He allows people to get free. He's 6-foot-9, and he can see.''

"We don't like having to have a shootout,'' Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "We've got to do a better job of finishing when we get up big, and a better job of focusing in on doing the correct things in terms of moving the ball. We had some bad turnovers.''

James had 13 points, and Gibson added 10 to help Cleveland take a 56-53 lead at halftime.

Navarro provided a spark for the Grizzlies with 11 first-half points, and Gay had 10.

James leads the league in scoring average in the fourth quarter with 9.4 points, and down the stretch in both regulation and overtime Cleveland had him running the show. In addition to the 25 points in the final two frames, James had four assists.

"We have a fourth-quarter team right now that's playing really good basketball,'' James said. "We didn't get stops like we usually get, but for some odd reason, we know how to execute on the offensive end. We make plays, and we make big plays.''

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