Ricky Davis scored 27 points, Chris Mihm added a career-high 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Los Angeles Clippers 103-95 Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Clippers' Keyon Dooling, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers's Kevin Ollie battle for a loose ball in the second quarter Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at the Gund Arena in Cleveland. [AP]

LeBron James shot poorly from the outside but finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Cavaliers won their fourth straight home game.

Predrag Drobnjak had a season-high 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to lead the Clippers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

The Clippers pulled within six points several times in the fourth quarter after trailing by as many as 28 in the first half.

Drobnjak got a basket underneath, then Chris Wilcox got a steal and made a free throw to pull the Clippers to 91-85 with two minutes left.

But Mihm hit a baseline jumper and Kevin Ollie scored on a drive on the next possession to put Los Angeles away.

Mihm shot 10-for-14 and had nine rebounds in 36 minutes filling in for Carlos Boozer, who left after spraining his right ankle late in the first quarter.

The Clippers shot just 21 percent in the first half and played little defense as the Cavaliers took a 58-36 lead into halftime.

Drobnjak led a second-half charge with 12 points in the third quarter to help spark a 14-2 run that got the Clippers back in it.

Corey Maggette had 19 points, and Quentin Richardson 17 for Los Angeles.

Maggette fouled Davis on a fastbreak in the third quarter, wrapping his arms around him with Davis landing on Maggette's lap up against the post. Davis sat there for a moment, then punted the ball into the stands and was called for a technical.

After Maggette made a free throw and Davis made his two shots, Davis stole the ball from Maggette and slammed it home.

James shot 6-for-16 with nearly all of his points coming from point-blank range.

He had several highlights in the half, including a reverse layup off the glass on a pass underneath from Darius Miles. James also drove the length of the court for a dunk.

The rookie point guard started the game with a one-handed slam that started a 17-4 run.

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