Monday, November 26, 2007

James’ Fourth Triple-Double Leads Cavs Past Pacers


Cleveland 111, Indiana 106

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25 (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers were having a blast laughing at the Indiana Pacers for about 2 1/2 quarters.

The joke almost was on them.

Indiana erased a 14-point deficit in the third quarter before Cleveland rallied behind LeBron James' fourth triple-double of the season to beat the Pacers 111-106 Sunday for their third straight win.

Cleveland's obnoxious behavior and the lapse that followed bothered coach Mike Brown.

"We have to do a better job of respecting the game,'' he said. "Especially when we're up. We've got to continue doing the little things on both ends of the floor that got us the lead.''

James, the league's leading scorer, finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

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