LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James goes up for a dunk during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, in Philadelphia. Cleveland won 95-85. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: PXC108

(Matt Slocum)

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James scored 37 points, including 12 points in the final quarter, to get his team a 95-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday evening.

The Sixers gave a valiant effort and made it a game for about 95 percent of the contest, but James took over down the stretch to end any attempted comeback. He had it all going.

He imposed his will in transition with multiple vicious breakaway dunks; he penetrated and got to his spots in halfcourt sets for easy finishes; and most importantly, his outside shot was on.

After the game in which he was an efficient 15-of-22 from the field to go with seven boards and nine assists, he revealed that his jump shot is what he's most proud of and he explained why.

On Dec. 29, John Schuhmann of NBA.com tweeted out an interesting graph showing James was the worst-shooting player outside of the paint, at 34 percent. Kobe Bryant was second on the list at 37 percent. To qualify, players had to have shot at least 240 times.

The worst high-volume shooters from outside the paint, a list topped by LeBron James & Kobe Bryant. pic.twitter.com/Sn4CW6C9O7 — John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) December 29, 2015

"I actually saw [it] on my Instagram feed that I was the worst-shooting player in the NBA," James said. "I actually saw that when I woke up from a nap. I remember exactly when that was. Denver. Right before the Denver game, so I answered the call."

He was 3-of-5 from 3-point range on Sunday and hit multiple midrange shots. He's shooting 43 percent from deep since that game in Denver. When asked if graphics like that bother him, James said, "It doesn't bother me. It puts me back in the gym."

"You just got to shake his hand when he is making shots like that," Sixers guard Ish Smith said. "I think Coach (Brett Brown) put together a good scheme. It's a reason why he's one of best players in the world. He just takes over."

Over the last few weeks, James has taken the court for pregame shooting. Before, he'd just get extra shots up during morning shootaround. He said he's found that his rhythm has been in a good place since choosing to sweat it out before games.

James uses any critique -- big or small -- as fuel to take his game to another level. Philadelphia witnessed it as after every emphatic dunk he threw down, he raised the roof with his hands in a celebratory act.

The Philly faithful, however, didn't like it one bit and they showered down boos. But it didn't prevent James from continuing on. At the end of the game, fans changed their tune and applauded the four-time MVP as he headed to locker room. He acknowledged them by waving his right hand.

"It's mutual respect," he said. "I love these fans here. They're unbelievable. They know sports."

Had not James exploded in the fourth, the Cavaliers' winning streak that was eventually extended to seven could have been ended.

"I've played in a lot of big games in my career. I've seen it all and I've always just tried to stay even-keel," James said. "They look at me as the leader of this team and I have to be that way all year round. They needed me a lot tonight and I was able to come through."

Who didn't come through was Timofey Mozgov. The 7-footer, who has struggled all season, had a rough ending to the first half.

He gave up seven of Jahlil Okafor's 21 points in the final minute and shot an air-ball 3-pointer with six seconds left, after which Okafor followed with a floating layup over him before the buzzer sounded.

Cleveland went into the break only up one. As the Cavaliers retreated to the locker room, James just stared at Mozgov all the way off the court. Mozgov felt James' eyes on him, but he never turned his way. He just kept on walking.

That was the last time Mozgov stepped on the floor.

"I'm not sure where he's mentally," James said. "Only he knows that. As the leader of the team, you just give him as much positive energy, as much positive notion about what he needs to do and what he needs to do for our team.

"But then again like I told you guys last year about Kev [Love], you can give a guy so much, but at the end of the day, you've got to figure it out yourself too sometimes, and I think he's at that point."

James appears to have rectified his touch from outside with the inspiration from a shooting graph. If only his big man can get motivated by such a chart.