LeBron James scored 26 points to lead the injury-hit Cleveland Cavaliers to a narrow 90-82 home victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Channing Frye added 14 points off the bench for the NBA champion Cavaliers, who rallied for the win despite a tough shooting night. Kevin Love scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds before departing for the locker room late in the fourth quarter because the Cavs said he was ill.
