Indiana Pacers guard Jeff Teague (44) shoots while falling between Portland Trail Blazers forward Meyers Leonard, left, and guard C.J. McCollum (3) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith)
Indiana Pacers guard Jeff Teague (44) shoots while falling between Portland Trail Blazers forward Meyers Leonard, left, and guard C.J. McCollum (3) in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith) Credit: R Brent Smith

Cleveland — LeBron James scored 17 of his season-high 44 points in the fourth quarter and reached another career milestone as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 116-105 over the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.

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.

Pacers 118, Blazers 111

Indianapolis— Paul George scored a season-high 37 points to lead Indiana over Portland.

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.

Wizards 110, Bucks 105

Washington — John Wall had 24 points and 11 assists, Bradley Beal added 20 points, and Washington used a late 11-0 run to beat Milwaukee.

Kelly Oubre Jr. scored a career-high 19 points for the Wizards, who have won three of four.

Nuggets 121, Magic 113

Orlando, Fla. — Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and Denver defeated Orlando.

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.