Apparently, all of the Cleveland Cavaliers' recent problems can't be blamed solely on LeBron James' absence.

After losing their first game with James back in the starting lineup, the struggling Cavaliers look to bounce back when they face the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night in the teams' first meeting this season.

Cleveland (10-13) lost each of the five games James missed with a sprained left index finger, but beat Indiana 118-105 on Tuesday night as the star forward had 17 points off the bench. James was back in the starting lineup Friday night and finished with 29, but the Cavaliers lost 105-97 to New Jersey.

James added eight assists and six rebounds, but Cleveland fell for the seventh time in eight games. The Cavaliers were particularly disappointed with their defensive play, allowing the Nets to shoot 39 of 80 from the field.

"We can't give up 48 percent shooting, but at the same time they did a great job of executing, taking advantage of some of the weaknesses that we had defensively," James said.

With this contest, Cleveland opens a two-game stretch at home, where it is has won three of four despite allowing 104.3 points per game during that span.

Philadelphia (9-14), meanwhile, has been held under 100 points in two straight games after topping that mark a season-high four in a row. The Sixers' season-best four-game winning streak ended with a 109-99 loss to Sacramento on Friday.

Philadelphia shot 51.4 percent (38-for-74) from the floor, but wasn't able to keep up with Sacramento, which won for the first time on the road this season.

"We're an energy team and we can't come out and not play with any energy," 76ers guard Lou Williams said.

Andre Miller scored 24 points, Willie Green added 16 and Andre Iguodala and Williams had 15 apiece for Philadelphia.

Miller averaged just 11.8 points in his previous four games. The veteran point guard has scored 20 or more four times this season, but the Sixers are 1-3 in those games. He hasn't reached the 20-point mark in 11 games against Cleveland, averaging 12.9 points while shooting 43.1 percent from the field in that span.

Defense was Philadelphia's biggest problem Friday, as it fell to 0-7 when allowing 100 points or more. The Sixers held each of their previous four opponents under 100 points.

"Our defense was not what it has been for the past four games," Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks said. "There are going to be games when our defense is not going to be good. Unfortunately, our offense and defense was not good, so a combination of that is going to result in a loss."

The Sixers also allowed the Kings to shoot 53.8 percent (43-for-80) from the field, falling to 0-4 in games when their opponent shoots 50 percent or better.

Cleveland went 3-1 against Philadelphia last season, and has won four of five against the 76ers after dropping 22 of 26 against them.