Cleveland
James did it all, adding 10 assists and nine rebounds in 43 minutes. He took over in the fourth quarter, scoring 13 straight during one stretch to help the Cavs hold on.
As the final seconds ticked off, James stood at midcourt and spun the ball on his index finger as the crowd roared.
James, who moved into ninth place on the career scoring list Friday, recorded his 7,000th assist in the first half, becoming the first frontcourt player in NBA history to reach the plateau. James is the only player with 27,000 points and 7,000 assists.
Indianapolis
George made five 3-pointers, and Thaddeus Young hit six 3s while getting 24 points and nine rebounds. Myles Turner added 14 points for the Pacers, who had lost five straight regular season games to Portland.
Washington
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career-high 19 points for the Wizards, who have won three of four.
Orlando, Fla.
Jusuf Nurkic added 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost their previous two games. Will Barton scored 16.
Faried was 9 of 10 from the field and Denver shot 57 percent in sending the Magic to their third straight loss.
