NBA James finally gets first win as a pro

Darius Miles, Ricky Davis and LeBron James led the Cavaliers to their first win.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James finally has the one statistic that was missing from his NBA resume.
James got his first win as a pro Saturday night when Darius Miles and Ricky Davis scored 26 points apiece to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-98 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Davis scored 23 in the second half and the Cavaliers used a 13-2 burst midway through the fourth quarter to pull away from the Wizards.
James had 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the young Cavaliers, who started the season 0-5 and looked listless while losing their home opener to Denver earlier in the week.
But after losing by one point at Indiana on Friday, the Cavs looked like a different team, executing their half-court offense and playing with intensity on defense -- something that had been missing in their first five games.
For the second straight night, backup center DeSagana Diop came up big for Cleveland. The 7-footer had four rebounds and five blocks in 18 minutes, forcing Cavs coach Paul Silas to leave starter Zydrunas Ilgauskas on the bench for all but four minutes of the second half.
Rookie Jarvis Hayes and Gilbert Arenas had 22 points each and Larry Hughes had 20 to pace the Wizards, who were within 81-78 with 9:00 remaining.
But that's when Miles, who played his best all-around game since joining Cleveland before last season, took over. The 22-year-old scored eight straight points as the Cavaliers opened a 94-80 lead with 5:13 remaining on a put-back by James.
Hayes hit a 3-pointer with 2:06 to go as the Wizards pulled within 99-92, but James sealed Cleveland's first win this season with a steal and monster slam with 1:01 remaining.
When the game was over, James calmly walked off the floor and flung his headband and wrist bands into the crowd.
Arenas benched
Arenas scored 11 points in the first half but was benched for the entire third quarter by Wizards coach Eddie Jordan, who may have been upset with his player for throwing the ball into the stands at halftime.
James, who has already lost more games as a pro than he did during his entire four years in high school, was hoping this would be the night the Cavs finally got win No. 1.
"It's about time," he said before the game. "We're about due."
After scoring just seven points in his home debut, James missed his first four shots against Washington before making four straight and finishing with 10 points, five assists and three rebounds at the half.
Hayes was just as impressive, scoring 11 points to help the Wizards take a 47-46 halftime lead.
Miles added seven assists and six rebounds. ... Before the game, James attempted to make a dent in a large pile of fan mail. "I can't keep up with it, it's too much," he said after peeling open a large envelope containing a copy of Sports Illustrated with him on the cover. ... Following the loss at Indiana, the Cavaliers have lost 25 straight on the road. ... The Cavs hadn't started 0-5 since going 0-7 in 1995-96.