James nets 40 points in Cavs' victory
James also had nine rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland (9-4).
Danny Granger had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Dahntay Jones added 17 points for the Pacers (5-5), who lost their second in a row.
Cleveland center Shaquille O'Neal missed his fourth straight game with a strained right shoulder. He did not travel with the team, and Cleveland coach Mike Brown didn't give a timetable for his return.
Pacers coach Jim O'Brien was thrown out of the game with 5 minutes, 20 seconds left in the first quarter after drawing two technical fouls for walking out to near midcourt to argue with officials.
Cleveland 38 28 11 28 105
Indiana 38 23 21 13 95
FG FT Reb
CLEVELAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
James 37:53 13-25 13-14 2-9 7 1 40
Hickson 33:01 7-9 1-3 2-7 0 2 15
Ilgauskas 28:53 1-12 2-6 4-11 1 2 4
MWilliams 35:01 3-11 11-11 0-3 4 3 18
Parker 34:08 5-6 0-0 0-5 1 3 12
Gibson 24:06 1-6 0-0 0-2 1 2 3
Moon 18:52 1-3 0-0 0-3 0 1 3
Varejao 28:02 5-6 0-0 3-7 1 3 10
Jackson 0:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240:01 36-78 27-34 11-47 15 17 105
Percentages: FG .462, FT .794. 3-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (Parker 2-3, Gibson 1-2, Moon 1-2, James 1-3, M.Williams 1-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 14 (12 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (Ilgauskas 2, Hickson, James). Turnovers: 14 (M.Williams 5, Hickson 2, Ilgauskas 2, James 2, Moon, Parker, Varejao). Steals: 6 (Gibson, Hickson, James, Parker, Varejao, M.Williams). Technical Fouls: None.




