The Cleveland Cavaliers came out strong on the second night of a back - to - back to defeat the Charlotte Hornets, 116 - 105, at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday evening. LeBron James absolutely dominated the game as he broke - out for 44 points, along with 10 rebounds and nine assists, in 42 minutes. It marks the 73rd time in his career that James has scored more than 40 points. Meanwhile, the Cavs earned their fourth straight win, and snapped the Hornet's three - game win streak. The Cavs (17 - 5) got out to a strong start and led 67 - 52 at halftime. They tallied 19 assists in the first half alone, and finished the game with 25. Cleveland shot a blazing 58 percent from the field and 42 percent from long range, while LeBron James, Iman Shumpert and Kyrie Irving combined to go 11 - of - 19 from downtown. The Cavs are 11 - 2 at home and will look to add to their win streak as they play host to the Grizzlies on Tuesday. Hornets (14 - 10) will hope for the best as Kemba Walker left the game with about three minutes left in the fourth after suffering a left knee contusion. Walker was the high - point man for Charlotte with 24 points, in 30 minutes. Cody Zeller followed up with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Hornets did well to force 18 turnovers from the Cavs but still gave up 14 of their own. They will look to get back on track as they face the second game of a five - game road trip, on Monday in Indiana.
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