NBA Cavaliers lose 10th straight

New Orleans rallied in the second half against Cleveland.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Baron Davis scored 13 of his 17 points after sitting out the third period with back spasms, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 97-84 victory over Cleveland on Saturday night as the Cavaliers lost their 10th in a row.
David Wesley scored nine of his 20 points and Jamal Mashburn had eight of his 16 in the decisive third quarter as the Hornets extended a two-point halftime lead to 74-65.
Davis hit a 3-pointer to start the fourth, putting New Orleans ahead by 12.
New Orleans' starting backcourt of Davis and Wesley outscored the Cavs' starting guards, Bimbo Coles and Milt Palacio, 37-11, despite the Cleveland duo totaling 12 more minutes.
Ricky Davis scored 24 points to lead Cleveland, including 16 in a first half that featured seven lead changes and 13 ties. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 points but shot just 5-for-15 from the field.
The Cavaliers made 19 of 23 free throws in the first half to stay close, but New Orleans stopped reaching in on defense in the third quarter. Cleveland went to the line just once in the quarter.
Hornets center Elden Campbell made his season debut, but picked up three fouls in his first seven minutes. The 7-foot, 279-pound forward missed training camp with a left knee strain and had surgery in October. He practiced with the team for the first time on Wednesday.
Campbell scored four points in 16 minutes.
Cavs rookie Carlos Boozer had his second straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Notes
The Cavs (2-12) were outrebounded 50-35 without forward Tyrone Hill, who missed his second straight game with the flu. Hill is among the NBA leaders in rebounding, averaging 10.5 a game. ... P.J. Brown led New Orleans (10-3) with 13 rebounds. ... C DeSegana Diop, Cleveland's first-round pick in 2001, had a career-high 10 points. ... The last time the Cavs faced a New Orleans team in Cleveland was on Feb. 24, 1979, when the New Orleans Jazz won 105-96.