MILWAUKEE, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- LeBron James recorded the seventh 50-point game of his NBA career Friday in carrying the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-103 win over Milwaukee.
James scored 55 points, missing his career high by one. He made 16-of-29 shots from the field and added nine assists. Seven missed free throws kept him from establishing an all-time personal scoring high.
The Cavaliers, who won their third straight, also got 23 points from Mo Williams and 11 from Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
The game featured a shoving match in the fourth quarter involving Milwaukee's Charlie Villanueva. He pushed Cleveland's Anderson Varejao to the floor and put a hand on Ilgauskas' neck, for which Villanueva was kicked out of the game.
Villanueva scored 26 points with 13 rebounds before his departure.
James scored 24 points in the third period, during which Cleveland went on a 24-4 run to overcome a six-point halftime deficit.
