LeBron James News and Wiki: Star’s triple-double help the Cavs lead the Pelicans

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The Cleveland Cavaliers desperately needs a win. After losing back to back with 3 losses and 2 wins, they needed a win to tie up their standing.

And Lebron James was there to help the team get the needed win. After losing to home court and a couple of other games, James desperately feels the need to give something back to the devastated Cav fans.

James was able to record a triple-double with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while Kyrie Irving scored 27 of his 32 in the second half. Aside from that Kevin Love made six 3-pointers and added 22 points for the Cavs. This means that the Cleveland's ''Big 3'' dominated in a 118-111 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.

James went on his Twitter account and told Cleveland fans, ''I owe y'all one'' after vowing not to make another repeat of his poor performance.

He said "It worked out. It's good when you put something out there and it comes true. I owed them one, and many more as well. Tonight we took care of business."

It was James and Irving who dominated the second half of the game, they were able to accumulate 49 points - 30 in the third quarter after the Cavs overcame a 9-point deficit. Love was also a huge support after halftime, making four 3-pointers.

Irving said "This is special. We played well as a group."

On the other side of the court, Anthony Davis scored 27 with 14 rebounds for the Pelicans. It is fascinating to note that the team beat defending NBA champion San Antonio on Saturday night.

Davis said "In order for you to become one of the best you have to play the best and learn from them. 'I love playing against LeBron and the Cavs. They're a tough team. They have three players who can score the ball at will. We broke down defensively. They scored 118 points. We can't allow teams to do that."

Coach David Blatt was also appreciative of James performance. He said "Hey, that guy No. 23 was pretty good tonight. It's easy to overlook that guy. He grabbed the game. He understood the moment."

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