LeBron James was held out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' game on Saturday against the Miami Heat by David Blatt.

The Cavaliers played an overtime game the night before at the New Orleans Pelicans and James played 44 minutes.

James had said earlier in the season that he wanted to play all 82 games.

"We had hoped to look at days of rest we could find that perhaps were not game-related," Blatt said. "Again, last night was a particular situation, an overtime game, played 44 minutes, played his heart out, very, very short turnaround. Tough, tough trip. Game in less than 24 hours.

"Those are the factors that came into play, more so than any plan up front."

James' is indeed healthy, a source said, and "that's why he wasn't thrilled with the concept" of sitting out.