January 18th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
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The Warriors were again with guard Stephen Curry Tuesday night, but it didn’t halt them one bit, as they went on the road and topped the Cleveland Cavaliers 105-95.
Golden State, now 3-4 without Curry, were led by David Lee, who scored a season-high 29 points—13 in the fourth quarter.
Nate Robinson added 17 points, and Monta Ellis scored 10 points, and at the same time was smacked with an elbow late in the game, causing a ton of blood to be spilled on his jersey with a nose that was cut and swollen.
Lee scored seven straight points midway through the final period to help the Warriors pull away from the Cavs. The Warriors were catching the Cavs after they were back at home after a 7-game road trip.
After losing their first four road games, the Warriors have won two straight away from home for the first time since 2010—an encouraging sign for first-year coach Mark Jackson.
“That’s what good teams do,” Jackson said. “Despite the adversity, find a way to get it done. Our guys did exactly that. When you compete and defend, you’ll win your share of games in this league.”
Ellis was only 2 of 12 from the floor, but Lee and the other Warriors picked up the scoring slack. “It wasn’t my night,” Ellis said. “It was David Lee’s night. We needed someone to step up. He can do that every night.”
Antawn Jamison scored 19 and rookie Kyrie Irving had 18 for Cleveland. The Cavaliers were sloppy at both ends of the floor, showing fatigue after being on the road for two weeks.
“It was just carelessness,” said Irving, who had eight rebounds and five assists but six turnovers. “But we’re going to continue to get better. Turnovers happened at the wrong times. It was turnover, turnover, turnover.”
The Warriors will be in New Jersey on Wednesday night.
