WASHINGTON: LeBron James scored 34 points, Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth quarter and the Cavaliers survived a second-half charge to beat the injury-ravaged Washington Wizards 121-115 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter of just his seventh game of the season, including a run of 10 straight that put the game away.
James had 10 rebounds, and J.R. Smith added 25 points for Cleveland.
Garrett Temple led the Wizards with 21 points, and John Wall had 20. Playing without Kris Humphries, DeJuan Blair and Drew Gooden, Washington lost its second straight game.