Cavs visit City of Brotherly Love

James scored 26 points and handed out nine assists on Tuesday in a 105-92 win over the Orlando Magic. James, who was named MVP of Sunday’s NBA All-Star game, scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help the Cavs to their third straight win and fifth in seven games.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Sasha Pavlovic posted a career-high 21 points for Cleveland, which beat Orlando for a sixth consecutive time.

The Cavs have won five in a row at home and improved their record to 12-4 with Sasha in the starting lineup. Cleveland, which will host Washington before a home-and-home series with Detroit, never trailed on Tuesday night and even had an 18-point lead at one point.

Cleveland also is 11 games over .500 for the first time this season. The Cavaliers are 12-14 as the visitor this season.

Meanwhile, the Sixers will be playing their first game since the All-Star break. They were embarrassed, 117-84, by the Chicago Bulls last Thursday and have dropped six of eight games overall.

Allen Iverson was the lone All-Star for the 76ers and had 12 points, two assists and two rebounds in the mid-season contest.

Philadelphia has won five of the last six meetings with the Cavaliers, including a 100-95 triumph in Cleveland on February 4th. The Cavs defeated the 76ers by a 123-120 score in the first matchup of the season on November 19th.

The Sixers, who are 16-11 at home this season, have won 21 of the last 25 meetings in this series.