NEW YORK — LeBron James had 50 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in one of the most spectacular performances in the NBA this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 119-105 victory over the New York Knicks tonight.

James shot 16-of-30 from the field, including 7-of-13 from 3-point range, in his second 50-point game this season. He exited with fans standing and chanting "MVP!" in the final minute. One fan in a Cavaliers jersey ran onto the floor toward the Cleveland bench before being turned away by security.

The NBA's scoring leader scored 45 points in a victory over the Knicks in Cleveland on Nov. 2. He fell two points shy of Kobe Bryant, who had a 52-point game on Sunday against Dallas, the highest in the league this season.

Damon Jones added 15 points and Devin Brown had 14 for the Cavs, who won their third straight.

Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, Nate Robinson added 24 and Eddy Curry had 20 for the Knicks, who dropped their fourth in a row. Cleveland outscored New York 35-23 in the final quarter, with James hitting four 3-pointers.

The Cavs are still trying to mix in four newcomers from a trade while playing without Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Daniel Gibson and Sasha Pavlovic, three key members of their rotation. In the meantime, they've got James to carry them.

Shaking off an injury to his right pinkie early in the game, James scored 17 points in the third quarter, then turned the Knicks back in the fourth with his improved perimeter game.

New York trailed only 99-98 with under 4½ minutes left before James drilled consecutive 3-pointers. He nailed another 3 to make it 110-99 with 2:08 to go, and added one more for good measure about a minute later.

James banged his right pinkie on the rim on a dunk attempt midway through the first quarter and had it examined during the ensuing timeout, but it barely slowed him. James scored 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting in the first half, tossing in a fallaway 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Cleveland a 58-54 lead.

The Knicks, who welcomed injured Stephon Marbury back to Madison Square Garden for the first time since ankle surgery in January, got 17 points and eight rebounds from David Lee. Lee started in place of Zach Randolph, who missed his third straight game with a bruised right foot.