LeBron, Yao steamroll Jazz, Hornets

CLEVELAND: LeBron James scored 38 points in leading a second-half rally that helped the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 105-93 for their seventh straight NBA victory on Saturday.

Mo Williams added 20 points for the Cavaliers, including a 3-pointer and a layup midway through the fourth quarter that pushed Cleveland's lead to 95-84, its biggest since the first quarter.

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 17 points. The Jazz, in the finale of a five-game Eastern trip, were without starters Deron Williams and Mehmet Okur, and top reserves Andrei Kirilenko and Matt Harpring.