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LeBron's big night keys Cavaliers' win

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LeBron James outscored Golden State's "Splash Brothers" combined on Thursday.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth consecutive game overall and 11th straight at home on Thursday with a 110-99 win against the Golden State Warriors. Leading the effort was LeBron James, who had 42 points, 11 rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers, who are now just one game out of the second seed in the East. Here’s what you need to know about The King's big night.

LeBron moves past Baylor

James recorded 40 points, five rebounds and five assists in a game for the 41st time in his career, breaking a tie with Elgin Baylor for fourth most such games in NBA history. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the three players ahead of James are Oscar Robertson (71), Michael Jordan (62) and Wilt Chamberlain (61).

LeBron and The Dream

James became the first player since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1995 to have at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against the team with the league's best record at the All-Star break. Olajuwon had 40 points, 13 rebounds and five assists against the Phoenix Suns on March 3, 1995, in a 113-102 loss.

LeBron takes the reins

The Cavaliers scored 77 of their 110 points with James on the floor. James scored or assisted on 54 of those points, just more than 70 percent. It's the third time this season he's scored or assisted on at least 70 percent of his team's points.

Cavaliers heating up

The Cavaliers were 19-20 through 39 games and had one of the league's worst defensive efficiency ratings. Over their past 20 games, however, they're 18-2, lead the league in offensive efficiency at 112.6 and have the seventh-best defensive efficiency in that time.

"Splash Brothers" come up dry

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, Golden State’s vaunted "Splash Brothers," combined for only 31 points tonight, 11 fewer than James had by himself. The two players combined to shoot 33.3 percent from the floor, their fourth-worst combined shooting percentage of the season. Curry alone was 5-for-17 (29.4 percent), his second-worst shooting night of the season.