CLEVELAND—LeBron James danced all over the Bulls.Joakim Noah didn’t like being his partner.James scored 23 points, added 11 assists and busted out several smooth hip-hop dance moves in the second half that annoyed and angered Noah as the Cleveland Cavaliers won for the 11th time in 13 games, beating the Bulls 101-87 on Friday night. Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson added 15 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who avenged a one-point loss to the Bulls on Nov. 5. Cleveland dropped to 3-3 after that 86-85 defeat, but is now 14-5 and beginning to shape into the NBA title contender everyone expected. Rookie Taj Gibson had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Derrick Rose scored 13 points for the Bulls, who have dropped six of seven. The Bulls have lost seven straight road games since their win over Cleveland last month.Cleveland did not commit a turnover in the second half after having 11 at halftime.James enjoyed every minute of the win. After Jamario Moon’s alley-oop dunk put the Cavs ahead 84-65 in the fourth, James, who was on the bench resting at the time, bounced out of his chair and hopped onto the floor. He continued to rock out during the timeout, mugging for the crowd and dancing along with teammate Danny Green to House of Pain’s anthemic rap hit Jump Around. When he was back in the game a few minutes later, James did another shoulder shake after being fouled and when he went to the line, Noah yelled something toward him from the Bulls bench. James walked in Noah’s direction and was slapped with a technical foul.Noah felt James took his dancing too far.James insisted he wasn’t trying to show up the Bulls. He was just having fun.Noah was reluctant to criticize James and was more upset with his performance and the Bulls’ latest loss.Cleveland was just 4 of 14 from the free-throw line and the Cavs were careless as costly turnovers allowed the Bulls to stay close and eventually take a 54-52 lead on Rose’s turnaround jumper in the third.That’s when James decided it was time take over, fueling a 21-4 burst by doing a little bit of everything.He scored eight points, handed out three assists and went diving on the floor for a loose ball, sliding and banging into a cameraman who was kneeling by the scorer’s table. James’ hustle inspired the Cavs, who finally flexed their muscles on defense, stopped throwing the ball away and outscored the Bulls 24-7 over the final 8:03 to take a 15-point lead into the fourth.After making eight turnovers in the second quarter, the Cavs had a flawless final 24 minutes.The Bulls were without guard Kirk Hinrich, who missed his fourth straight game with a sprained left thumb. Coach Vinny Del Negro said the injury is still bothering Hinrich and he’s not likely to play Saturday night when the Bulls host the Toronto Raptors.

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