LeBron James passed Dominique Wilkins to become the 12th highest scoring player in NBA history as the Cleveland Cavaliers (53 - 22) defeated the visiting Brooklyn Nets (21 - 54) 107 - 87, Thursday evening at Quicken Loans Arena. James was back in the line up after sitting out last game and made sure the Cavs did not suffer back - to - back home losses as he led all scorers. After four lead changes in the first quarter the Cavs turned on the jets, out - scoring Brooklyn 27 - 6 to close out the first half. Cleveland cruised the rest of the way to a 20 - point victory. Cavs sit 3 games ahead of the second - place Toronto Raptors with seven games remaining, including four on the road. LeBron finished with 24 points (8 - 11 FG, 8 - 10 FT), 11 assists, four rebounds, two steals and one blocked shot, to lead the Cavs in 31 minutes of action. Kevin Love followed up with a solid 19 points (6 - 10 FG, 4 - 8 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT), 10 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal, in 25 minutes. Channing Frye chipped in 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists, while Kyrie Irving and Timofey Mozgov added 10 points each. Cleveland shot only 44 percent from the field and gave up 17 turnovers but rebounded and assisted well, to earn their 31st home victory. The Nets were held to only 37 percent shooting from the field, including 4 - 21 from long range, as they were stifled by the Cavs. Thaddeus Young led Brooklyn in scoring with 18 points, along with eight rebounds and one steal, in 28 minutes, after sitting out last game to rest. Bojan Bogdanovic added 14 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Shane Larkin added 13 points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals. Brooklyn was missing Brook Lopez, who sat this one out to rest. The Nets will be right back in action as they visit their cross - town rivals, the Knicks, on Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Cavaliers will be in Atlanta Friday to play the third - place Hawks.
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