Cleveland Cavaliers Team Report - January 21

(Basketball News) - Carlos Boozer went off for 32 points and 20 rebounds to lead the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers to a surprising 99-94 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday at Gund Arena.

Tony Battie contributed 17 points and 10 rebounds and Dajuan Wagner had 14 points in the win. The point totals were season-highs for both players. Kedrick Brown added 13 points for the Cavs, who have won three of their last four.

The Cavs played without rookie phenom LeBron James for the first time this season. James suffered a sprained right ankle in the waning seconds of regulation in Saturday’s overtime win over Utah.

Cleveland also was without center Zydrunas Ilgauskas in the victory. He was suspended one game for throwing a punch at Utah center Greg Ostertag in the Saturday’s contest.

Boozer tied his career-high with 32 points and pulled down 18 rebounds against Utah, giving him 64 points and 38 rebounds in the last two contests. He became only the fifth Cleveland player to record at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game.

"To win without ’Z’ [Ilgauskas] and LeBron gives everybody confidence," said Boozer. "Those two are a huge part of our offense, but other guys stepped up."

The Cavs are off until Thursday when they host the Sacramento Kings.