NBA: Cleveland 88, Portland 80

CLEVELAND, March 10 (UPI) -- LeBron James carded 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds Monday for his seventh triple-double this season in Cleveland's 88-80 win over Portland.

Joe Smith added 18 points for the Cavaliers, who have won five of their last six games. Anderson Varejao had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers.

Cleveland forward Ben Wallace left the game at halftime with back spasms.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who have lost three of their last five games.

Portland trails Golden State by six games for the final playoff spot in the NBA Western Conference.