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NBA: Cleveland 105, Denver 88

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Published: Dec. 20, 2008 at 1:56 AM

DENVER, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- LeBron James had 33 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists Friday night and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver 105-88 for their 21st win in 23 games.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 23 and Delonte West scored 22 points for the Cavs, who are off to their best start ever at 22-4.

Chauncey Billups scored 16 and Carmelo Anthony had just 13 on a cold 5-for-14 shooting night for Denver, which has lost two straight games.

Cleveland led 37-21 after the first quarter and took a 64-53 lead to the halftime break. Denver managed just 12 points in the third quarter and the Cavaliers were up 88-68 early in the fourth quarter on their way to the easy victory.

Topics: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Delonte West, LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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