King james does the job in denver

LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists on a poor shooting night by Cleveland's Big Three, helping the Cavaliers hold on for a 110-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday.

James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were a combined 19 of 45 from the floor. The Cavaliers had seven players score in double figures and finished 1-2 on their road trip.

Cleveland wound up with 25 assists two nights after the team tied a franchise record with just six in a loss at Utah.

Randy Foye scored 28 points for the Nuggets, who have dropped four in a row. Denver played without speedy point guard Ty Lawson after he was scratched due to a sore left ankle.

Irving finished with 12 points and six assists. He had 34 points and no assists in the loss to the Jazz.

(China Daily 11/09/2014 page9)