--- description: Miami's Lebron James drained 43 points in a dominating win in front of his hometown in Cleveland. title: NBA: Lebron James Drains 43 points in Win Over Cleveland Cavaliers image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3b1e78b9b5eee21/698686181eebf73cfa36fe66/james.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NBA](/tag/nba/) ## NBA Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Lebron Scores 43 During Win Over the Cavaliers in Cleveland by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 5:36 AM CUT  Miami Heat's LeBron James, right, drives around Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Jack during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Cleveland. Miami Heat's LeBron James, right, drives around Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Jack during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Cleveland.Tony Dejak - AP by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 5:36 AM CUT Lebron James was on in Cleveland Tuesday night. With more than 20,000 fans in attendance, [he drained 43 points](http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489876 "undefined") in a prodigal performance in front of his hometown leading the Heat to a 100-96 win over the Cavaliers. As Dwayne Wade sat on the bench due to an injured knee, James appeared to be in “one of the zones” from the opening whistle. In the first quarter alone, James netted 25 points. “When I started the game off, I felt like I could have gone for 50 or 60,” James told ESPN. James improved to 13-1 against his former team on Tuesday night after leaving Cleveland in 2010 following seven seasons with the Cavaliers. \[[ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489876 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/29791/lebron-scores-43-during-win-over-the-cavaliers-in-cleveland/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/29791/lebron-scores-43-during-win-over-the-cavaliers-in-cleveland/"},"headline":"Lebron Scores 43 During Win Over the Cavaliers in Cleveland","datePublished":"2014-03-19T05:36:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:50:23.839Z","description":"Miami all-star scores 25 points in the first quarter alone","url":"https://time.com/29791/lebron-scores-43-during-win-over-the-cavaliers-in-cleveland/","keywords":["NBA","Basketball","Lebron James","Miami Heat","Cleveland Cavaliers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3b1e78b9b5eee21/698686181eebf73cfa36fe66/james.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc3b1e78b9b5eee21/698686181eebf73cfa36fe66/james.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jarrett Jack, LeBron James","caption":"Jarrett Jack, LeBron James","creditText":"Tony Dejak - AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nba/","name":"NBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/29791/lebron-scores-43-during-win-over-the-cavaliers-in-cleveland/","name":"Lebron Scores 43 During Win Over the Cavaliers in Cleveland"}}]}] ```