Both high-fliers want James to compete in the dunk contest during All-Star Weekend in February. And, obviously, they want to beat him.

Robinson, the New York Knicks' 5-foot-9 guard, is willing to defend his dunk title if James elects to compete.

"If LeBron is in it, I am," he told AOL Fanhouse. "If he's in it, I'm in it. But if he's not in it, I might not be in it."

James, of course, has never participated in the dunk contest. However, last February, he hinted that this might be the year he finally competes.

Robinson hopes it's true.

"Like I said, if LeBron is in, it's going to be that much better," he said. "If I'm in it and make it to the finals, (I'll) beat him. That's something I can always tell my kids."

Brown, a former Cavs guard now playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, wants to take on James in this year's dunk contest on Feb. 13.

Brown, a first-round pick of the Cavs in 2006, has recorded many spectacular dunks and is a worthy candidate. He might've beaten James in the 2003 McDonald's All-American dunk contest if not for twice missing a windmill attempt that ruined his total score.

"I promise you, if I'm able to get in the dunk contest, it's going to be something special," Brown said.

CAVS 111, MAVERICKS 95: Guard Mo Williams tied his career high with seven 3-point goals in seven attempts in their pasting of Dallas. Williams scored 25 points on 9 of 12 attempts from the field.

"Nothing surprises me what he does," Cavs forward LeBron James said. "To go 7-for-7 from 3, that's awesome."

The most impressive statistic for the Cavs (12-5) might have been their season-high 33 assists.

"We made the extra pass," James said. "That's why guys got great looks. We're really good when we do that. It makes us a better team."

They were very efficient on the offensive end as they shot 58 percent from the field.

James added 25 points, a game-high 12 assists and five rebounds.

On a team with James and center Shaquille O'Neal, it might be easy to overlook Williams. That suits him just fine.

"I like being under the radar," he said. "I like being the silent assassin. I don't need all the pub. I like to sit back and let them forget about me a little bit."

Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas' big night was derailed by coach Mike Brown. Ilgauskas, tied with Cavs general manager Danny Ferry with a franchise-high 723 games played, never left the bench. Coach Brown saddled him with a DNP-CD, perhaps the first of his career.

"I went small for matchup purposes," Brown said. "We continued to stay small throughout the game. We had a nice flow to us."