James held to 14 points



He made only 5-of-22 shots in a 99-79 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- LeBron James' meager statistics were startling. The identity of the player mostly responsible for them was downright stunning.
Jason Richardson scored 22 points on his 25th birthday, Mike Dunleavy played sterling defense and the Golden State Warriors thrived without suspended guard Baron Davis, beating the lifeless Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 on Friday night.
Dunleavy scored 22 points, but his teammates and coaches praised the forward's defense against James, who was held to 14 points -- his lowest point total of the season -- on 5-of-22 shooting in Cleveland's sixth straight loss.
A knee-to-knee collision in the first half also slowed James, but Dunleavy's teammates were both surprised and thrilled by the work from a player generally considered a defensive liability.
"We need Mike to play like that every night," Richardson said. "Whatever he ate, whatever somebody said to him before the game, we need that. He basically shut down the third-leading scorer in the league."
Troy Murphy added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who won their second straight following a five-game losing streak.
"We did a nice job defensively as a team," Dunleavy said. "You just try to make [James] work for everything, throw different looks at him, and he missed some shots he normally makes. If you can hold him down, you've got a good chance of beating them."
4th largest crowd ever
In front of 20,205 fans -- the fourth-biggest crowd in the building's history -- Golden State jumped to a 20-point lead early in the third quarter and never let up. Derek Fisher had 17 points and a season-high nine assists in Davis' starting spot, and Mickael Pietrus added 11 in a reserve role.
Davis, Golden State's second-leading scorer and offensive catalyst, wasn't at the Arena while serving a one-game suspension for slugging Seattle's Luke Ridnour in the chest during a confrontation Monday.
James had his second career triple-double in his last visit to Oakland, but he never found a groove on this trip. He had just 10 points in the first three quarters before finishing nearly 17 under his average, along with nine rebounds and six assists.
Cleveland's losing streak is its longest since dropping six straight last Feb. 25-March 6. The Cavs lost seven consecutive late in the 2003-04 season, ruining a playoff shot in James' rookie season.