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Udrih's triple double not enough for Kings against Cavs
By Ben Schneider
March 28, 2010
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CLEVELAND - MARCH 28: Beno Udrih #19 of the Sacramento Kings drives to the basket against J.J. Hickson #21 of the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 28, 2010 at The Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
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LeBron James scored 23 of his game-high 34 points in the second half, as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Sacramento Kings, 97-90. James also dished out eight assists and grabbed seven rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had an eight-game winning streak snapped at San Antonio on Friday. Cleveland improved to 58-16 on the season and sits atop the East, six games ahead of the Magic, who beat Denver on Sunday.
Antawn Jamison donated 26 points and nine rebounds, while J.J. Hickson and Anthony Parker each chipped in 10 points.
Andres Nocioni finished with 21 points off the bench for the Kings, who have dropped four in a row. Beno Udrih recorded his first career triple-double with 18 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds. Carl Landry ended with 17 points, while Jason Thompson added 16 points and 14 boards in defeat. The Kings were without centers Spencer Hawes (lower back strain) and Sean May (bruised knee) and forward Francisco Garcia (sore wrist). Rookie guard Tyreke Evans missed his fifth straight game with a concussion.
Cleveland has won eight straight over Sacramento and swept the home-and-home series between the two clubs for a fourth straight season...The Kings fell to 0-3 on a five-game road trip. Kings forward Dominic McGuire left in the first quarter with a foot injury.
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