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CLEVELAND -- LeBron James moved up the basketball ranks again Friday, passing Elvin Hayes for ninth on the all-time scoring list, but it was the play of Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving that he had something to say about.Theyve been playing probably the best basketball of their careers thus far, James said after the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-84 win over the Miami Heat.Love posted 28 points and 15 rebounds against the Heat, upping his season averages to 21.7 points on 45.6 percent shooting (41.9 percent from 3) and 10.5 rebounds. All of those numbers are up from his previous two seasons with Cleveland.Hes the Kevin Love of old, and this is everything we expected out of him, James said. Thats what we want out of him. But theres no added pressure for him. Hes going out and just playing his game right now. Hes shooting the ball extremely well. Hes rebounding at a high clip, and hes at a point where hes just comfortable with everything, and its great to have him.In his last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love averaged 26.1 points on 45.7 percent shooting (37.6 percent from 3) and 12.5 rebounds, but that Wolves team finished just 40-42. The Cavs are 16-5 after Fridays win, giving them the third-best record in the NBA.I think just the difference is that were winning, Love said when told of James compliment. I think Ive played a very high level of basketball before. I dont know if better than right now, but I know Ive played at a very, very high level -- even at points through the last two years. Its not like I forgot how to play. I just think I just feel comfortable with this team. (Coach) Ty Lue has me in a lot of great spots, and Im just playing with a lot of confidence. But the difference is, back 4-5 years ago, we werent finishing out games, making it to the playoffs, that sort of thing. So I think the fact that were winning games, and Ky is playing at such a high level, Bron is playing at such a high level, that its making everybody -- all 15 of these guys and the coaching staff -- look good.Irving had 23 points and three assists against the Heat, slightly lower than his season averages of 24.6 points and 4.8 assists coming into the night. His scoring average and efficiency (48.7 percent from the floor and 42.4 percent from 3) are career highs.I just think every year you get more and more comfortable with the system, James said. You get more and more comfortable with the play, and we all get more and more comfortable with our role. And it all started from the beginning with Kyrie and Kev just feeling like they wanted to be much better, they wanted to bring a little bit more to the team. Not just scoring, but more just leadership. And theyve both done that.Irving said James assessment was obvious.I mean, it kind of goes without saying, Irving said. Coming off a year like we had last year ... it was a load for our confidence. Coming into this season, we knew what to expect. The trust factor is there. There are really no more questions in terms of what level we have to play at in order to be great every single night. We dont have the kind of the miscues and the unknowns. The questions are answered, and were just straight up with one another, earnest all the time, and if theres a problem we fix it right away. Its a tell-tale sign of a maturing, great basketball team.A tell-tale sign of James individual greatness was the fast-break layup he scored with 6:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, giving him 27 points for the game and 27,315 for his career to move past Hayes.Among the scorers in the top 10 list, Hayes is perhaps the least heralded, despite being a 12-time All-Star over 16 seasons that included a championship in Washington. While others such as James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are known to basketball fans by a first-name basis, Hayes has faded into relative obscurity since retiring in 1984.I dont know much, man, Irving said when asked about Hayes. I know he scored a lot of points, though. I mean, 27,000, thats still 27,000. Thats a lot of points.James, now 95 points away from passing Moses Malone for No. 8 on the all-time scoring list, said he is honored by the company hes keeping.I read up on him, James said of Hayes. I know the history of the game. Obviously, I havent gotten an opportunity to see him much. But I know how dominant he was in his era when he played the game. So anytime Im mentioned with any of the greats, and hes one of them, its very surreal and very humbling. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Jersey . 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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lou Williams assumed the closer role that Kobe Bryant for so long relished against the Sacramento Kings.Williams scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter to help the Los Angeles Lakers rally for a 101-91 victory over the Kings on Thursday night.Williams continually hurt the Kings in the fourth quarter, going 4 of 8 from the field and 4 of 5 on free throws to help the Lakers rebound from a poor first half in which they trailed by as many as 19 points.He is one of those players who keeps getting better as the game progresses, Lakers coach Luke Walton said. Hes been doing this his whole career, making big shots.The Lakers took control by breaking away from a tie game with 10 straight points, the final five by Nick Young, to go ahead 92-82 with 3:36 left. Los Angeles has four wins in a five-game stretch for the first time since November 2013.Its a little like your kids, you love all your victories, Walton said when asked if this was the Lakers best win of the season. It was nice to fight like that and get a win on the road.Another veteran with big-shot capabilities, Young made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points. He had 13 points in the second half, when the Lakers outscored the Kings 56-36.We really were able to pick it up in the second half when we played much more aggressive, Young said. Starting a (three-game) road trip and winning the first one is great.DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points and nine rebounds, Rudy Gay had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Ty Lawson had 11 points for the Kings, who had their modest two-game win streak snapped. Sacramento had won the last seven meetings with the Lakers.I think our defense broke down towards the end. We let them get a lot of shots that they can hit and that gave them confidence, Cousins said. We should have buried them in the second half. But we gave them confidence and some momentum in this game for them to finish it out the way they did.DAngelo Russell scored 17 points and Julius Randle had 15 points and eightt rebounds for the Lakers.dddddddddddd Timofey Mozgov added 10 points.With the Lakers trying to hold on, Williams drove the lane and was fouled while making an off-balance shot. He converted the free throw for a three-point play and a 97-88 lead.The Kings led by double digits in the first half but their offense grew stagnant in the third quarter and continued halfway through the fourth, when they were outscored 28-21.Both Young and Russell had eight points in the third quarter, when the Lakers outscored the Kings 23-18 and pulled within 73-70 heading into the fourth.TIP-INSLakers: The Lakers opened the game making their first five shots, then missed 12 of 14 the remainder of the quarter and trailed 30-16. ... Larry Nance Jr. entered the game in the first quarter. He missed Tuesdays game against Dallas due to concussion symptoms. .. Los Angeles committed 21 turnovers that led to 27 points.Kings: Lawson made his first field-goal attempt. In the previous three games Lawson had missed 15 straight shots and scored six points in 77 minutes. ... Cousins made two 3-pointers in the games opening four minutes. He entered the game 5 of 22. ... Playing in his second game following an eight-game suspension, Lawson missed nine of 11 shots and had six points.BENCH BUNCHWilliams was the key contributor in the Lakers 41-24 advantage in bench points.Both Jordan Clarkson and Tarik Black had seven points in a reserve role. Nance played 22 minutes and had only two points, but he secured seven rebounds and had two steals.He (Williams) is one of the players that can get off at any minute, Gay said. I honestly think that hes underrated. Hes a guy who can get buckets and also he knows how to facilitate.UP NEXTLakers: Play at New Orleans on Saturday. The Pelicans got their first win of the season Thursday at Milwaukee.Kings: In Portland on Friday night, facing a tough back-to-back. ' ' '