Cleveland Cavaliers Team Report - January 16

(Basketball News) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers continue their season-long six-game road trip this evening, when they battle the Seattle SuperSonics at KeyArena.

Cleveland has split its first two contests on the road swing, including an 84-71 victory over Utah at the Delta Center on Saturday night. James scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out five assists to pace the Cavs to the victory.

James hit a pair of free throws late in the contest that gave him 2,500 career points. The second-year star is the second-fastest player in NBA history to reach 2,500 points while having 700 assists and 700 rebounds. James managed the feat in 113 games, while Oscar Robertson did it in 83 contests.

Jeff McInnis added 24 points for Cleveland, which trailed by as many as 19 points before rallying for its seventh win in nine outings. Zydrunas Ilgauskas registered 11 points in the contest.

Cleveland shot 41 percent from the field, including 3-of-14 (.214) from three- point range. The Cavs hit 27-of-43 (.628) from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers, who sit atop the Central Division, have won three of their last four road contests to improve to 8-10 in foreign buildings.

Cleveland swept a pair of meetings between these squads last season. The Cavaliers have won three in a row in this set on the heels of a 15-game losing streak. Cleveland has won its last two trips to Seattle.