National Basketball Association

LeBron goes on scoring binge in Milwaukee

Published Feb. 21, 2009 5:46 a.m. ET

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LeBron James scored 55 points, coming up just one shy of his career high, and put together a stunning scoring flourish after halftime that helped the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-103 on Friday night.

James scored 16 points in the first 2 minutes, 50 seconds of the third quarter, almost single-handedly turning a six-point halftime deficit into an eight-point Cavaliers lead - and he could have scored two more if he hadn't missed a pair of free throws along the way.