CLEVELAND, Dec. 15 (Ticker) -- LeBron James' streak of 30-point games is over. So is the Cleveland Cavaliers' slump.

James scored 26 points and let some teammates share the wealth in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers ended a three-game slide with a 94-85 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

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In his previous six games, James had eclipsed 30 points, the longest streak of his three-year career. He averaged 36.2 points and exploded for a league season-high 52 on Saturday at Milwaukee. However, Cleveland lost that game and four others during that stretch, falling to 11-9 after a 10-4 start.

On Thursday, James was not as aggressive. He made 11-of-18 shots, but more importantly handed out nine assists as he got his teammates involved, particularly in the fourth quarter.

"I'm not a selfish player," James said. "I am going to look for my teammates. Guys stepped up tonight.

"This was a big win for us. You see what kind of team we have when we come to play. We were able to use our impact players to our advantage."

Fueling the late rally were Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall, a pair of offseason free agent signings who were brought in to spread the floor with their perimeter shooting.

Jones scored eight of his season-high 17 points in a 90-second span of the final period, helping Cleveland take the lead for good.

"It feels really good to make shots, period, whether they are 3-points, layups or anywhere else on the field," Jones said. "To be able to contribute is what you got to do every night."

Marshall had 11 points and 12 rebounds, draining a pair of 3-pointers to extend the advantage to 91-80 with 1:50 remaining.

"It was good to see them (Jones and Marshall) hit those shots," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "Those guys are shooters and they did what they are supposed to do."

"It was a huge win," Marshall said. "It's probably better to come out of a slump against a good team like that. It helps the confidence. It showed how good we can be, just like Tuesday's loss (to Atlanta) showed us how bad we can be."

Zydrunas Ilgauskas returned from a one-game absence due to a sprained knee and scored 16 points for the Cavaliers, who shot 53 percent (35-of-66), including 8-of-20 from behind the arc.

"We were very excited to have 'Z' come in and play well," James said. "We missed him the other night. Tonight we executed and made the big shots."

The Cavaliers were able to win despite committing 21 turnovers that led to 27 points for the Nuggets.

"I know we had to be good defensively because we had 21 turnovers and 27 points off of those turnovers," Brown said. "So to still be able to hold these guys to 85 points on 38 percent from the field, I feel good."

"They're (the Cavs) kind of a wounded team that played with a lot of anger and pride," Denver coach George Karl said.

Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, but needed 23 shots, for the Nuggets, who played considerably shorthanded as they fell to 2-2 on their six-game road trip. Denver was without NBA rebounding leader Marcus Camby (finger) and reserve sparkplug Earl Boykins (hamstring).

"We've been fighting with injuries all year," Anthony said. "We just have to go out there with what we have and play. We played hard tonight, but they got a couple of big threes."

Jones made a pair of 3-pointers around a layup by Anthony and added two free throws to give the Cavaliers a 76-72 lead with 6:02 to play.

The lead was still four points when Marshall hit a 3-pointer at the 3:44 mark. James found Drew Gooden for a layup and Gooden made three free throws before Marshall made another shot from downtown for a 91-80 advantage.