CLEVELAND (AP) – LeBron James scored 26 points, Kevin Love added 19 and the rejuvenated Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 106-92 over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
Shaking off a flu bug that forced him to miss practice Tuesday and also slowed Kyrie Irving, James added nine assists and seven rebounds. The Cavs are 4-1 since the four-time MVP returned after missing eight games with a strained back and knee.
Irving added 18 points and Timofey Mozgov 16 for Cleveland, beginning to find its stride following a stretch of injuries and two major trades. J.R. Smith scored 15 as all five Cavs starters scored at least that many for the second straight game.
Until that happened on Monday, the Cavs hadn’t done that since March 16, 1993.
Enes Kanter scored 24 with 17 rebounds and Gordon Hayward scored 14 for Utah, which has dropped five of six and four straight road games.