The Cavs beat the Sacramento Kings, 117-110, on Tuesday at The Q to run their win streak to four games and did so with some historic offensive numbers. Mo Williams had probably his best game as a pro and LeBron James had a triple double midway through the third quarter.

Yet the Cavs (35-8) seemed to treat the game as a partial loss, finding their defense against one of the league's worst teams unacceptable, and it came from the top on down.

Williams had 43 points, smashing his career high of 38 set two seasons ago with the Milwaukee Bucks. He hit seven 3-pointers, breaking his week-old career high of six from last week in Portland. He had 11 assists, setting a new season high. He had eight rebounds, setting another season high.

James had 23 points on just 10 shots with a season-high 15 rebounds, 11 assists and three blocks.

It was the first time in the NBA two teammates had at least 23 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists since Dec. 23, 1971, also done by Cavs teammates Butch Beard and John Johnson.

But not only did James get second billing, so did the entire offensive performance.

The Kings (10-36) shot 50 percent, the highest the Cavs have allowed on their home floor this season. Their 110 points were the most the Cavs have given up anywhere.

It continued an unsavory defensive trend the Cavs started on their West Coast trip, and coach Mike Brown seized the opportunity. Knowing it isn't enough just to beat the Kings, Brown turned his focus toward Thursday's showdown in Orlando, Fla., and the superior offensive team that awaits.

After all, the Magic scored 135 points in their win Tuesday night.

"The last few games, we got the wins. I'm not saying let's give these wins back," Brown said.

"But you start to see a trend like that, you have to make sure you address it. That's part of my job. I know as a group we can do better on that end of the floor." Over the past five games the Cavs have given up 47 percent shooting and an average of 103 points per game. This for a team that leads the NBA in both categories at less than 90 points and 42 percent.

"You can never be disappointed [in a win], but I'm not satisfied," James said. "We took one step backward tonight defensively and we don't want to do that."

The Cavs had difficulty guarding the Kings' pick-and-roll and ended up leaving guys in purple open for jumpers all evening. The Kings cannot play defense or rebound, which will be discussed in a moment, but they can shoot.

Kevin Martin put up 35 points on the Cavs, the most they've allowed this season to any one player. The Kings hit 48 percent of their 3-pointers, not the momentum the Cavs want to take into Orlando when they face the deadliest 3-point shooting team in the NBA.

But it was a win, after all. Williams' show was impressive as he got hot from outside and scored a combined 31 points in the second and third quarters.

The Kings tried a zone on the Cavs, which worked for a little while but was eventually obliterated by the James / Williams connection. Putting James at the center of the zone, the Kings collapsed on him over and over and Williams kept tossing in 3-pointers.

Of James' 11 assists, seven went to Williams and five of them were for 3-pointers. The two hooked up on three straight possessions in the third quarter.

"You make the first few, three turns to four and four turns to five and you starting feeling pretty good," Williams said. "Things were rolling; it was a great offensive performance."

Said James: "It was funny to me, they just kept letting him shoot the ball. He was on fire, he kept letting it go and I kept finding him."

The Cavs won the rebounding battle by an astounding 49-25, and the second-chance points, 22-3. That made it impossible for Sacramento to win even if the Cavs tried to allow it.

"We've played some good Basketball at times, we haven't played the best we know we can play," James said. "We had a lack of focus throughout the course of the game and we've got to get back right."

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Game reset

CAVS 117, Kings 110 Game No. 43, at The Q

What happened

The Cavs played some of their worst spells of defense this season, but dealt with it by having one of their best offensive games of the season. Mo Williams had the best offensive game of his career and LeBron James had a triple double midway through the third quarter.

The star

Williams set a career high with 43 points and seven made 3-pointers, and also had season highs in rebounds (eight) and assists (11).

Showtime

Off a missed Wally Szczerbiak jumper, James soared into the air and threw down a one-handed putback dunk in the first quarter.

Lowlight

The Cavs gave up a season-worst 110 points at home along with 50 percent shooting.