CLEVELAND, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- LeBron James helped rally Cleveland from a 19-point, fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday night to a 114-109 overtime victory over Phoenix.
James scored 38 points as the Cavaliers, after fans began leaving Gund Arena, staged an amazing comeback. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 24 and Drew Goodson had 16 points and a career-best 21 rebounds.
Phoenix had six players in double figures, led by Shawn Marion with 22 and Quentin Richardson with 21.
Steve Nash hit two free throws with 7.6 seconds left in regulation to give Phoenix a 99-96 lead, but Ilgauskas hit a three-pointer with 3.6 seconds to go that forced overtime.
Cleveland dominated the extra period with James hitting a layup that gave the Cavaliers an eight-point lead with 90 seconds left.
