It was Cleveland's fifth win in a row.

James's layup with 4 minutes left gave the Cavaliers an 88-81 advantage with 4:01 left after Milwaukee came within 79-77 on Luke Ridnour's three-pointer with 6:33 remaining.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 23 points with 17 rebounds, and Mo Williams added 13 points, three rebounds and three assists for the Cavaliers, who rose to a 14-3 record.

Michael Redd, playing his first game after missing the last 14 with a sprained ankle, led Milwaukee with 20 points, three rebounds and four assists.

In 35 minutes, he sank only 5-of-16 shots.

Richard Jefferson scored 19 points with six rebounds.

Ramon Sessions had 16 points and eight assists, while Ridnour added 15 points and six rebounds in the Bucks' fourth straight loss.

They had a 39.2 shooting percentage.