James to the rescue

For three quarters he was ordinary. Then, when it mattered most, LeBron James was unstoppable.

James scored 39 points, including 24 in the fourth, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 93-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

"In the fourth quarter, he was amazing," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "He just took the game over and put us on his back. What a tremendous, tremendous performance."

James made 8 of 10 field goal attempts in the fourth. Forward Drew Gooden has seen James take over before, but said this one was special.

"This was impressive because of the circumstances," Gooden said. "We were down 20 on the road and we could have easily given in. He was attacking the basket and knocking down outside shots."

With the Cavs trailing 70-57 to begin the fourth, James scored on a layup, a free throw and back-to-back 3-pointers in the first 3 minutes. Damon Jones added two 3-pointers before James tied it at 76 with a jump shot at 6:26.

James gave Cleveland its first lead with a 3-pointer from the right wing at 3:59, then drained another 3-pointer on the Cavaliers' next possession.

The Cavaliers have won five of six to level their record at 17-17, returning to .500 for the first time since they were 9-9 on Dec. 2.

James added 11 rebounds and 8 assists for Cleveland. Chris Bosh led Toronto with 23 points.