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 LeBron's Triple-Double Leads Cavs to Win
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[November 26, 2007]
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)
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LeBron James had his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 111-106 Sunday for their third straight win.
James, the league's leading scorer, finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the 14th triple-double of his career.
Drew Gooden had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Sasha Pavlovic added 22 points and five assists for the Cavaliers (8-6).
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 Marquis Daniels scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the second half for the Pacers. Jamaal Tinsley had 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, but he had eight turnovers and shot 7-for-20 from the field for Indiana (6-8).
Indiana forward Jermaine O'Neal missed his third straight game with swelling in his left knee and lower leg. The timetable for the six-time All-Star's return is uncertain.
It was Cleveland's fourth straight win in the series.
Cleveland led 109-106 with 8.8 seconds to go. James missed two free throws to give the Pacers a chance to tie, but Shawne Williams missed a 3-pointer, and Pavlovic rebounded. He made two free throws at the other end to end the scoring.
The Cavaliers led 71-63 in the third quarter when James went to the bench to rest. With James out, the Pacers went on a 12-2 run to take a 75-73 lead at the end of the period.
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Daniels scored six points during the run. During that stretch of nearly four minutes, the Cavaliers had five turnovers and took only two shots.
The Cavaliers led 88-86 with 6:31 to play when Daniel Gibson was called for a foul while boxing out Jeff Foster. It was Gibson's sixth, and he was issued a technical foul for arguing the call and throwing his mouthpiece. Tinsley made the technical free throw, and Foster made one of two free throws to tie the score at 88.
Notes: O'Neal entered the game fifth on the Pacers in scoring. He has led the team the past six years. He's averaging 13.2 points and 7.1 rebounds. ... Indiana C Troy Murphy shot 1 for 10 from the field and sat for most of the second half. ... Tinsley has had 10 or more assists in four of his last five games. ... Cleveland C Zydrunas Ilgauskas had three straight double-doubles, but finished with eight points and eight rebounds against the Pacers.
[Associated Press; By CLIFF BRUNT]
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