CLEVELAND, Feb. 21 (Ticker) -- LeBron James made some All-Star moves down the stretch.

After struggling to find his shot for much of the night, James made a pair of difficult jumpers as the Cleveland Cavaliers posted a 105-92 victory over the Orlando Magic.

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Fresh of being named the youngest MVP of the All-Star Game, the 21-year-old James was relatively quiet before carrying his team in the waning moments.

The Cavaliers had their 18-point fourth-quarter lead sliced to 97-90 with 2:48 remaining on Steve Francis' putback. But then their phenom took over.

"The Magic made a run, which is expected in the NBA, and we gave the ball to our guy, our MVP, and he closed the deal for us," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said.

James, who made 10-of-24 shots, scored on a tough drive to the basket and hit consecutive fadeaways, making it 103-90 with 68 seconds left. He capped his night with a behind-the-back pass to Eric Snow for a layup with 48 seconds to go.

"I thought they were three pretty tough shots," Orlando coach Brian Hill said. "We came with a double team on two out of the three plays and he beat the double team and managed to score. That's what great players do, they make big plays at the end of the game."

"We just wanted to put them away," James said. "Coach drew up great plays, and I just put it in the hoop. We put them away in the last two minutes."

James had 26 points and nine assists and Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Drew Gooden each recorded double-doubles for the Cavaliers, who won their third straight game.

"You could tell that (Ilgauskas) had his legs," James said. "Great spin dunk in the first half. I haven't seen that in a long time, probably since training camp."

"It was nice to get some rest and some sleep," Ilgauskas said. "My body needed it. I felt good out there tonight. I felt fresh."

Ilgauskas, who made 11-of-17 shots, had 24 points and 13 rebounds. Gooden finished with 16 points and 11 boards.

"I don't know what (Ilgauskas) did over the All-Star break, but whatever he did, I'm going to thank his wife because I know she had something to do with it," Brown said.

Sasha Pavlovic added a career-high 21 points for Cleveland, which held a 46-40 lead at the half and increased it to 74-63 entering the final period.

"(Pavlovic) has been crucial for us, especially not having Larry (Hughes)," Gooden said.

Hughes had surgery Wednesday to repair a fractured long finger on his right hand and will be sidelined eight to 10 weeks.

Dwight Howard collected 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who lost their seventh straight game.

The game marked the Orlando debuts of Darko Milicic and Carlos Arroyo, who were acquired from Detroit on Wednesday.

"It was like a nightmare for me (in Detroit), working everyday and knowing that you're not going to play at night, Milicic said. "It was horrible."

Milicic scored two points in three minutes while Arroyo had two assists in five minutes.

"Darko was only in for a short time, but he looked comfortable, Hill said. "That will probably be the fewest minutes he ever plays."

"We're trying to bring (Milicic) along because he hasn't played a lot," Magic forward Grant Hill said.