Cleveland Cavaliers

Free throws help keep Cavs in game. LeBron scores 40

INDIANAPOLIS: The Cavaliers took advantage of extra trips to the free-throw line to win an ugly game against the Indiana Pacers.

Cavs snapshot

Key stat: The Cavaliers went to the line 34 times to the Pacers' 21, hitting on 27 of those shots for 79 percent and keeping them in the game.

Cavaliers scoring summary

CAVALIERS 105, PACERS 95
CLEVELAND (9-4)
M FG FT R A PF Pts

M. Williams 35 3-11 11-11 3 4 3 18
Parker 34 5-6 0-0 5 1 3 12
Ilgauskas 28 1-12 2-6 11 1 2 4
James 37 13-25 13-14 9 7 1 40
Hickson 33 7-9 1-3 7 0 2 15
Varejao 28 5-6 0-0 7 1 3 10
Gibson 24 1-6 0-0 2 1 2 3
Moon 18 1-3 0-0 3 0 1 3
Jackson 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0
Team 6
Totals 240 36-78 27-34 47 15 17 105
INDIANA (5-5)
M FG FT R A PF Pts

Rush 39 6-10 3-5 4 3 1 16
Ford 30 6-9 2-2 4 4 2 14
Hibbert 15 2-4 0-0 2 1 5 4
Grander 37 7-21 3-4 9 5 5 19
Jones 35 7-13 3-4 3 0 1 17
Murphy 25 4-7 3-4 10 1 1 12
Hansbrough 20 3-9 1-2 3 2 4 7
Watson 17 0-2 0-0 5 3 1 0
Jones 15 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 4
Head 3 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 2
Team 4

Totals 240 38-81 15-21 41 22 22 95
Cleveland 38 28 11 28 — 105
Indiana 38 23 21 13 — 95

Cavs turn huge leads into tight matchups

WASHINGTON: The Cavaliers losing a 17-point lead against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night isn't a surprise with the way games have gone during the course of what became a five-game winning streak.

Cleveland balks at new LeBron James mural

A new combat-ready mural of Cavaliers All-Star LeBron James may be too much for city officials in Cleveland.

Cavs snapshot

Key stat: The Wizards outrebounded the Cavs 49-35, getting 19 second-chance points in the process. Key moment: Mike Miller's eight-point onslaught in the second quarter to give the Wizards some momentum.

Shockey says LeBron not NFL material

LeBron James, NFL player. Just a fantasy, says New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey.

Jordan not in need of LeBron's 'help'

Memo to LeBron: With all due respect, you're taking this ''King James'' thing too far. Being a great player and one of the best talkers in the league doesn't mean every half-baked idea that pops into your head has to come out of your mouth. If all you want is a new number, say so. If it's more adulation, then just say that. There is enough of both left to go around.

Cavs' lead, win streak disappear

WASHINGTON: The Washington Wizards made a 17-point Cavaliers lead vanish Wednesday night. Ultimately, it was that magic trick that gave them a 108-91 win over the Cavs in front of 20,173 at the Verizon Center.

Browns would welcome LeBron

BEREA: Last season, Cavaliers star LeBron James played out his football fantasies in an insurance commercial that had him clad in a No. 23 Browns jersey.