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LeBron's 40 leads Cavaliers past Pacers

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Cleveland's offense was stagnant, and the Indiana Pacers had turned a five-point halftime deficit into a five-point lead entering the fourth quarter.

The Cavaliers went back to their tried-and-true formula - LeBron, LeBron and more LeBron - and it got the usual result. James scored 10 of his season-high 40 points in the final 7:07, and Cleveland beat the Pacers 105-95 on Friday night.

"When you have a guy as talented as him, sometimes your best coaching on the offensive end of the floor is staying out of his way," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. (MORE)

Pacers Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Cleveland	38	28	11	28	105
Indiana	38	23	21	13	95

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Final Boxscore

Leaders	Cleveland	Indiana
Points	L. James 40	D. Granger 19
Rebounds	Z. Ilgauskas 11	T. Murphy 10
Assists	L. James 7	D. Granger 5

Standings
Central Divison
	W	L	Pct	GB
Milwaukee	7	3	.700	0.5
Cleveland	9	4	.692	--
Chicago	6	5	.545	2.0
Indiana	5	5	.500	2.5
Detroit	5	7	.417	3.5
Full Standings

Pacers Leaders
Points:	D. Granger	24.8
Rebounds:	T. Murphy	9.8
Assists:	T. Ford	2.8
FG%:	R. Hibbert	55.6%
Steals:	D. Granger	1.7
Blocks:	R. Hibbert	2.2

Offense (Rank)
Points:	99.8 (13)
Rebounds:	44.8 (3)
Assists:	19.7 (20)
FG%:	44.2% (24)
FT%:	75.6% (13)
3P%:	31.1% (23)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	99.8 (17)
Rebounds:	45.3 (27)
Assists:	18.9 (8)
FG%:	43.5% (4)
FT%:	75.1% (16)
3P%:	34.2% (15)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/22	@ Cha	-
11/24	@ Tor	-
11/25	vs. LAC	-
11/27	vs. Dal	-
11/30	@ GS	W 108-94 11/11
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	vs. Cle	L 95-105
11/18	vs. NY	L 103-110
11/17	@ NJ	W 91-83
11/14	vs. Bos	W 113-104
11/11	vs. GS	W 108-94
11/6	vs. Was	W 102-86
11/4	@ NY	W 101-89
11/3	vs. Den	L 93-111
10/30	vs. Mia	L 83-96
10/28	@ Atl	L 109-120

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/1/2009	R. Hibbert	Exercised Contract Option
11/1/2009	B. Rush	Exercised Contract Option
10/21/2009	R. Benson	Waived
10/21/2009	D. Nichols	Waived
10/21/2009	L. Roberts	Waived
9/30/2009	R. Benson	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	L. Head	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	D. Nichols	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	L. Roberts	Signed as Free Agent
7/30/2009	S. Jones	Signed as Free Agent Two-year contract

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/6/2009	B. Rush	Sprained right ankle
11/4/2009	T. Murphy	Bruised lower back
10/26/2009	M. Dunleavy	Right knee and hip - out 4 to 6 weeks

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