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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James played with a different supporting cast down the stretch, but the result looked familiar.James, Clevelands only starter on the floor in the fourth quarter, scored 11 of his 19 points in the final period and the Cavaliers rallied for a 100-93 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.Channing Frye scored a season-high 20 points and played the entire fourth quarter, along with James, Iman Shumpert, Richard Jefferson and Jordan McRae.Our second guys did a great job, James said. It was good we were able to close the game out. We got stops and we made shots.Kyrie Irving scored 19 points and Kevin Love added 17, but coach Tyronn Lue stuck with the group that helped Cleveland take control of the game. J.R. Smith, who starts at shooting guard, was sidelined with a sore right ankle.They were playing great, Lue said. Kevin and Kyrie said, `Let it roll. They understood and we got the win.The Cavaliers set an NBA record by hitting at least 10 3-pointers in each of the first nine games of the season.James scored eight points on 4-of-15 shooting through three quarters before taking over in the fourth, when he also had five assists.Kemba Walker scored 21 points for the Hornets, who have lost two straight after starting the season 6-1.Charlotte led 72-71 after three quarters, but Fryes 3-pointer off James assist put the Cavaliers ahead 77-74.James blocked a shot by Frank Kaminsky that led to Jeffersons basket and scored in the lane, putting Cleveland ahead 81-76. He also hit a 3-pointer and found Frye for another 3 that stretched the lead to 89-80 midway through the quarter.Charlotte cut the margin to 94-90, but James hit a 3-pointer and a free throw as Cleveland put away the game.Frye was 7 of 15 from the field, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers.Theyre so good and they made the plays they needed to win, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. Theyre a great team.Charlotte forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 11 points after missing Fridays game against Toronto with a sore back.TIP-INSHornets: C Spencer Hawes missed a breakaway dunk as time ran down in the second. ... G Jeremy Lamb (strained left hamstring) is participating in non-contact drills and could play Friday when Charlotte hosts Atlanta. He has missed six games.Cavaliers: G Mike Dunleavy started in place of Smith and scored two points on 1 of 6 from the field. ... Irving was replaced after picking up his second foul midway through the first quarter ... Cleveland made 12 of 22 shots in the first quarter.TOUGH ONE TO TAKEWalker sat in front of his locker for more than 20 minutes after the game.I think we just let the game get away from us, he said. They made some great plays and just found guys when they needed to. We had a few mental mistakes that didnt help, as well.ITS OK WITH USIrving and Love jumped off the bench several times in the fourth quarter and didnt have a problem with not returning to the game.Its about the growth of the team, Irving said. The reliance isnt on the normal guys every night. Its an exciting time.Love scored 15 points in the first quarter.Everybody was making plays in different ways, he said. LeBron always is, but especially with that unit he was the quarterback out there.Irving averages a team-high 23.9 points while Love scores 20.6 a game, the third-highest total. James is second with a 22.9 average.UP NEXTHornets: Visit Minnesota on Tuesday. Charlotte has won five straight over the Timberwolves, including two on the road.Cavaliers: Host Toronto on Tuesday. Cleveland, which beat the Raptors in six games to win the 2016 Eastern Conference finals, defeated Toronto 94-91 in the second game of the season. Philip Rivers Jersey . 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I want to be somebody my teammates can call on when the game is close.The Celtics certainly know they can go to Thomas, who at 5-foot-9 can be described as a little big man. He entered ninth in the NBA in scoring (25.7 ppg) and now has five games of 30 or more points.Were a little bit like, `Thats Isaiah, Boston coach Brad Stevens said. But he has a special ability to score the ball. My advice to anybody is buy League Pass and watch him as much as he can because hes a fun guy to watch.Rookie Dario Saric tied his career high with 21 points while adding 12 rebounds for Philadelphia, which dressed just 10 players. The 76ers lost their sixth straight.Joel Embiid, who leads the 76ers in scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg), missed his seventh game as part of the teams rehab plan to not play him on consecutive nights after sitting out the last two seasons with a foot injury.Thomas scored six straight points to make it 98-91 with 3:05 left. The 76ers scored seven of the next nine to pull within 100-98 with just over a minute left. Thomas driving attempt was blocked by Jahlil Okafor and then Saric tied it at 100 with 34 seconds left on a layup that just beat the shot clock.After a timeout, Thomas blew by two defenders for an easy layup that put the Celtics up 102-100 with 30.2 seconds left.Thats what you see with All-Star point guards, Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. Hes hard to guard.Hollis Thompson missed on a drive on Philadelphias ensuing posssession.dddddddddddd The Celtics got the rebound and Bradley made one of two free throws with 16 seconds left for a 103-100 lead. Sarics tying 3-point attempt fell short and Marcus Smart made a pair of free throws on the other end.PHILLYS FAST STARTThe 76ers led by as many as 11 points in the opening half before taking a 53-45 lead into the break. The key was 3-point shooting. Philadelphia was 9 for 18 from the arc in the opening 24 minutes while the Celtics were 3 for 11.SARICS SURGESaric had his best game as a member of the 76ers, who acquired him after Orlando selected him 12th in the 2014 draft. He played the last two seasons overseas.He was a man down there tonight, Brown said. Youd walk away and say thats a hell of a player for playing 20 games in the NBA.Saric provided the highlight of the night when he sent Bostons Jonas Jerebko tumbling to the floor with a behind-the-back dribble before pulling up and draining an 18-footer.NOT CONNECTINGThe Celtics entered fifth in the league in both 3-pointers made (11.3) and attempts (31.1) per game. But they struggled from the outside against the 76ers, finishing 8 for 26.TIP-INSCeltics: This was the first of four meetings between the teams. Boston will host the next two games, on Jan. 6 and Feb. 15, before returning to Philadelphia on March 19. ... Thomas career high is 38.76ers: Philadelphia wore throwback jerseys from 1966-67 in honor of the 76ers NBA champions from that season. Billy Cunningham, a player on that team who later coached the 76ers to the 1983 NBA title, rang the replica Liberty Bell during pregame festivities. And many members of the team were recognized in a halftime ceremony.UP NEXTCeltics: Look to end a four-game losing streak to the Rockets when they visit Houston on Monday night.76ers: Cap a four-game homestand by hosting Denver on Monday night.