NEW YORK | He wouldn&rsquo;t dare call it one, but it sure looked like an audition.</p><p>LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 100-91 win against the Knicks on Friday night.</p><p>James has long been rumored &mdash; even expected &mdash; to want to play for the Knicks in 2010, and he clearly already feels at home in the Garden. He added nine assists and eight rebounds but fell just shy of passing Kobe Bryant as the active scoring leader at the Garden. James improved his average to 30.4 points, with Bryant averaging 30.5 in 11 visits, according to STATS LLC.</p><p>James said he has no timetable for deciding what he will do next summer, and he won&rsquo;t even consider his options yet. Not now, not with Cleveland again a legitimate contender to win it all this season.</p><p>One night after managing just 42 second-half points in an ugly home loss to Chicago, the Cavaliers rang up 40 in the first quarter, 19 from James. That left New York fans with little to do aside from cheer for the Yankees in attendance and enjoy another mesmerizing performance by James.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="infobox-head">MORE NBA </span></strong><br /> &bull;At Indiana 102, Washington 86</p><p>&bull;At Orlando 110, Detroit 103</p><p>&bull;At Philadelphia 97, New Jersey 94</p><p>&bull;At Charlotte 103, Atlanta 83</p><p>&bull;Phoenix 110, at Boston 103</p><p>&bull;At Miami 96, Denver 88</p><p>&bull;Toronto 107, at New Orleans 90</p><p>&bull;Milwaukee 87, at Minnesota 72</p><p>&bull;At Houston 105, Oklahoma City 94</p><p>&bull;LA Clippers 118, at Golden State 90</p><p>&bull;At LA Lakers 114, Memphis 98</p><p>&bull;At Portland 96, San Antonio 84</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">HIGHLIGHTS </span></strong><br /> &bull;<strong>Kobe Bryant</strong>&rsquo;s41 points made him the youngest player to reach 24,000.</p><p>&bull;Phoenix rebounded from its only defeat and knocked the Celtics from the ranks of the unbeaten behind 34 points and 10 rebounds from <strong>Jason Richardson</strong>.</p><p>&bull;<strong>Carmelo Anthony </strong>had 30 points, but Denver lost its first game as Miami reached 5-1 for only the third time in 22 seasons.</p><p>&bull;In his pro debut after missing four games with a shin injury, <strong>Tyler Hansbrough </strong>had 13 points.</p><p><strong><span class="infobox-head">NEWS </span></strong><br /> &bull;Hornets owner <strong>George Shinn</strong>, 68, said Friday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but is optimistic that he will conquer the disease.</p><p>&bull;Sacramento&rsquo;s leading scorer, <strong>Kevin Martin</strong>, will miss two months after opting for wrist surgery.</p><p>&bull;Bulls forward <strong>Tyrus Thomas </strong>broke his arm during a weight training session and could miss between four and six weeks after surgery.</p><p></div>