CLEVELAND -- LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers got a late scare, but their winning streak over the Orlando Magic remained intact.James scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving added 20 and Cleveland beat Orlando for the 15th straight time, 105-99 on Saturday night.Cleveland built a 22-point lead late in the third quarter, but the Magic steadily got back in the game and trailed 88-85 with 4 minutes to play.J.R. Smith took over, hitting three 3-pointers and scoring 11 points in the quarter as the NBA champion Cavaliers improved to 3-0. They havent lost to the Magic since Nov. 23, 2012, in Orlando.Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue was unhappy the Cavaliers didnt put the game away earlier against an 0-3 team.I thought we let our guard down because of their record, and not playing them as a good team, he said. Theyre struggling right now but they have a good team and we didnt respect that.Smith, who missed most of training camp in a contract dispute, made 3-pointers on consecutive possessions and Cleveland forced a shot-clock violation. James followed with two baskets, including a left-handed finish at the rim.Serge Ibaka converted a three-point play and hit a free throw, cutting the lead to 98-95 with 45 seconds left, but Smiths 3-pointer from the corner pushed the lead to six.J.R. was able to knock a few down in the fourth quarter when we needed it the most, James said.We leave J.R. Smith open, and hes the only person you cant leave open out there, Orlando center Bismack Biyombo said.Smith scored 16 points and Kevin Love had 19 for the Cavaliers. Evan Fournier scored 22 points while Ibaka added 19 for Orlando.James put together a personal highlight reel in the first half. He converted a four-point play in the second quarter, hitting a 3-pointer while being fouled in front of Clevelands bench with the shot clock winding down then made the free throw.James drove past Fournier and dunked over Nikola Vucevic despite getting hit in the face in the first quarter. He also motored down the lane for a dunk at the first-half buzzer.TIP-INSMagic: G Jodie Meeks (fractured right foot) has not played in a preseason or regular-season game. He was acquired in a June 29 trade with Detroit.Cavaliers: Rookie G Kay Felder made his NBA debut and scored his first points on a drive to the basket. ... C Channing Frye is away from the team because of the death of his mother. He also missed Fridays game in Toronto.ADVANCE ANALYSISMagic coach Frank Vogel saw plenty of the Cavaliers while he was on the Pacers bench.Theyve grown into what everyone thought they would be when they were put together, he said. Obviously, they won the championship, and now Cleveland looks like a finished product.BACKUP PLANLue has been using Iman Shumpert at backup point guard, but doesnt want to overload the veteran.Its a hard position to play, Lue said. I know he can guard point guards defensively. As far trying to get him to learn the whole playbook, thats not fair. Thats not going to happen. Hes going to make some mistakes. We just have to live with it for right now.BASEBALL FEVERHighlights of Game 4 of the World Series between the Indians and Cubs were shown on the arena scoreboard. The crowd cheered on several occasions as the Indians built the lead to go ahead 3-1 in the series.I looked too, Lue said. Im guilty of that.Several thousand fans attended a watch party across the street at Progressive Field.UP NEXTMagic: They play in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, still searching for their first win of the season.Cavaliers: They host Houston on Tuesday night, seeking their first win over the Rockets at Quicken Loans Arena since March 11, 2012. Denver Nuggets Shirts . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. Ty Lawson Jersey . -- Hunter Smith scored the winner with just 12 seconds remaining in the third period as the Oshawa Generals edged the host Sarnia Sting 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. https://www.cheapnuggets.com/787y-jerami-grant-jersey-nuggets.html . 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I mean Ive beeen doing my best all through the year, no matter what the circumstances were, which I think all of you are aware.dddddddddddd It hasnt been an easy year and I will keep doing the same way until the end.If Magnussen does sign for Haas, it would leave just seats remaining at Sauber and Manor for next year.When asked if he had ruled out a possible return to Sauber -- who he drove for between 2013 and 2014 during his first stint in F1 -- the Mexican replied: To be honest, no. Thats something we think about when the [Haas] decision is made.I think its very clear that a decision will be made very soon. My future is in the teams hands. At the moment there is a lot of talks up and down but it is the way it is. Theyve taken a bit long to take the decision and hopefully it comes out positively. Im going to pushing and fighting until the end. ' ' '
