James leads Cavaliers over Pacers 111-106

INDIANAPOLIS – LeBron James had his fourth triple-double of the season, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 111-106 Sunday for their third straight win.\nJames, the league’s leading scorer, finished with 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was the 14th triple-double of his career.\nDrew Gooden had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Sasha Pavlovic added 22 points and five assists for the Cavaliers (8-6).\nMarquis Daniels scored 19 of his season-high 25 points in the second half for the Pacers. Jamaal Tinsley had 24 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, but he had eight turnovers and shot 7-for-20 from the field for Indiana (6-8).\nIndiana forward Jermaine O’Neal missed his third straight game with swelling in his left knee and lower leg. The timetable for the six-time All-Star’s return is uncertain.\nIt was Cleveland’s fourth straight win in the series.\nCleveland led 109-106 with 8.8 seconds to go. James missed two free throws to give the Pacers a chance to tie, but Shawne Williams missed a 3-pointer, and Pavlovic rebounded. He made two free throws at the other end to close out the win.\nThe Cavaliers led 71-63 in the third quarter when James went to the bench to rest. With James out, the Pacers went on a 12-2 run to take a 75-73 lead at the end of the period.\nDaniels scored six points during the run. During that stretch of nearly four minutes, the Cavaliers had five turnovers and took only two shots.\nThe Cavaliers led 88-86 with 6:31 to play when Daniel Gibson was called for a foul while boxing out Jeff Foster. It was Gibson’s sixth, and he was issued a technical foul for arguing the call and throwing his mouthpiece. Tinsley made the technical free throw, and Foster made one of two free throws to tie the score at 88.