LeBron James missed last night’s game with a back injury but the Cavs had some players really step up! The Cavs shot 54.1% from the floor and they outrebounded the Kings 51-33 and outscored them 73-49 in the second half! Sasha Pavlovic led the way for the Cavs with 25 points and 6 assists. Larry Hughes had a stat sheet stuffer with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was tough around the basket with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocked shots. Ira Newble started in place of LeBron and he scored 12 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had 2 steals. He was also 3 for 3 from three point range.

The Cavaliers improved to 39-25 on the season with this win. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270313005