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CLEVELAND -- Standing at midcourt, LeBron James spun the ball on his index finger as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Marvin Jones Jr Jersey .He had the Hornets turning in circles all night.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 Charlotte on Saturday.James did it all, making five 3-pointers and adding 10 assists and nine rebounds in 43 minutes. He took over in the fourth, scoring 13 straight during one stretch to help the Cavs hold on.A lot of our guys had heavy legs tonight and it was up to me to get through it, he said.He carried us, teammate Kevin Love said. I kept telling him, `Take us home.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.The 31-year-old is the only player with 27,000 points, 7,000 assists and 7,000 rebounds.I dont know what to say, James said when asked about the achievement. Thats the triple threat of me. To rebound, to pass, to put the ball in the hole a little bit. Its just an honor. Im just blessed. To be the only one to put up those numbers is pretty cool because this is the game I love. Its the game I watched my whole life growing up, so its incredible.Cleveland shot a season-best 58 percent from the field and beat Charlotte for the sixth straight time at home.Kemba Walker scored 24 to pace the Hornets, playing the first of five consecutive road games. Walker sat out the final few minutes after banging knees with James.Its not bad at all, said Walker, who had a sleeve over his left knee. At the moment it looked pretty bad, but Im good. I was coming off a ball screen and he ran into me.Charlotte coach Steve Clifford knew his team was going to have trouble defending the Cavs if the reigning NBA champions were clicking.Once James warmed up, there wasnt much the Hornets could do.He passed. He rebounded. He made 3s. He was great going to the basket, Clifton said. He was phenomenal. He made three or four 3s that hes going to make. You cant block them. You cant contest them. When hes shooting the ball like that theres nothing you can do, other than blitz, and thats what he wants you to do, and then he really makes you look bad.The Cavs were on target from the start, shooting 71 percent while building a 12-point lead in the first quarter. Cleveland stayed around 70 percent for most of the first half and had a 15-point lead at halftime.The Hornets cut it to three in the third, but James countered with a pair of 3s in a span of 25 seconds, straddling the arc after the second make while looking in the direction of Clifford, who was calling a timeout.NO RESTCavs coach Tyronn Lue intends to rest James at some point, but not on a night when Kyrie Irving said he was tired.I didnt want to play LeBron this many minutes, but he came and said, `Coach, Im fine, Lue said. Then, he started raining 3s. We had to ride him tonight.TIP-INSHornets: Nicolas Batum is one of five NBA players averaging at least 13 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists. James, Russell Westbrook, Giannis Antetokounmpo and James Harden are the others. Of that group, Batum came in averaging the fewest turnovers (2.3). ... Walker entered with the second-most 3-pointers (61) in the Eastern Conference. Only Torontos Kyle Lowry had made more. ... Charlottes trip includes stops in Indiana, Washington, Boston and Atlanta. The Hornets wont play at home again until Dec. 20 when they host the Lakers.Cavaliers: Irving scored only 11 points on 4-of-13 shooting. ... J.R. Smith returned after missing two games with a hyperextended left knee and scored six points in 32 minutes. ... Irving joined James and Mark Price as the only players in Cleveland history with 600 career 3-pointers. ... Cleveland improved to 41-10 at home against Charlotte. ... Olympic gold medal gymnast Simone Biles, an Ohio native, was introduced during a timeout in the first quarter. ... F Channing Frye missed his second straight game to attend his fathers funeral.UP NEXTHornets: At Indiana on Monday.Cavaliers: Host Memphis on Tuesday before flying to Tennessee to face the Grizzlies again on Wednesday. Will Harris Jersey . Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. T.J. Hockenson Jersey .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. http:///...-Tavai-Elite-Jersey/ . Just not the game. Kyle Palmieri scored two straight goals in the third period to rally the Anaheim Ducks past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Tuesday night. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida States regular season is over, though Dalvin Cook was wearing a shirt with his possible destination in two weeks.The junior was wearing a Heisman Trophy shirt after rushing for 153 yards on 26 carries in the 15th-ranked Seminoles 31-13 victory over No. 13 Florida on Saturday night.When asked about the significance of the shirt, Cook said, Im just playing ball.What Cook was happier about is he is the first FSU back since Sammie Smith in 1988 to have three straight 100-yard games against the Gators.This is the game you put on the calendar at the beginning of the year. You prepare for them and take advantage of the moment, Cook added about playing in rivalry games.Cook became the schools career rushing leader in the Nov. 20 win at Syracuse. He added another mark on Saturday when his 17-yard touchdown was his 45th career rushing score, which broke Greg Allens 32-year-old mark.You are blessed to coach certain guys in your career and he is one of them, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said of Cook.Cook refused to say if this was his final home game or if he has already decided to declare early for the NFL draft.The Seminoles (9-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 14 CFP) rushed for 249 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry against the nations fifth-ranked run defense.We were able to control the clock and run the football and pick up third downs and played situational football, Fisher said.Deondre Francois was 15 of 26 for 138 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown to Travis Rudolph during the third quarter to give the Seminoles a 17-6 lead. Francois also had a 9-yard rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter for the final score.The Seminoles defense also came up big, sacking Austin Appleby six times and holding the Gators to 207 total yards. Appleby was 19 of 35 for 149 yards while Jordan Scarlett, who had three 100-yard games in his past five, was held to 53 yards.Florida (8-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference, No. 15 CFP) scored its lone touchdown in the fourth quarter as Marcell Harris recovered a fumbled punt by Auden Tate and returned it 12 yards for a score.We had a pretty good plan those first eight plays but we just became stagnant, Florida coach Jim McElwain said. Give the defense credit. We couldnt block up front and we couldnt protect.THE TAKEAWAYFlorida: The Gators are hoping that another bbad showing against their in-state rival doesnt carry through to their remaining two games. Barry Sanders Youth Jersey. Last year they lost to Alabama in the SEC championship game and then were routed by Michigan (41-7) in the Citrus Bowl. With the way Floridas offense looked on Saturday, it is possible.Florida State: The Seminoles, who were ranked fourth in the preseason, found their College Football Playoff hopes dashed in early October as they stumbled to a 3-2 start. However, they did wrap up the mythical state championship yet again.STREAKINGThe victory ties the Seminoles longest winning streak in the Sunshine Showdown series. They also won four straight from 1977-80 and 1987-90.It also marks the first time in school history that FSU has defeated Miami and Florida in the same season four straight years.I am unbeaten against these Florida Gators and the Miami Hurricanes so I can talk (stuff) for the rest of my life no matter what. They have never beaten me, said defensive end DeMarcus Walker, who had two sacks.DEFENSIVE DOMIMNANCEFlorida State has not allowed Florida to score an offensive touchdown in nine quarters -- a spa