Cleveland's West breaks finger

The Cleveland Cavaliers suffered another injury blow on Friday, learning that point guard Delonte West had broken a finger on his shooting hand in an NBA victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

West broke the ring finger on his left hand in Thursday night's game, which he was starting in place of Mo Williams. Williams is sidelined for at least one month with a sprained left shoulder suffered in Tuesday's game against Toronto.

The Cavaliers said West would miss a game against Oklahoma City on Saturday, but they don't know how long he will be out.

Doctors won't be able to evaluate West's injury fully until the swelling subsides.

West broke his finger scrambling for a loose ball in the fourth quarter of Cleveland's 93-87 victory. It was Cleveland's second triumph over the reigning NBA champions in less than a month.

Daniel Gibson, whose minutes have dwindled recently, will take over point guard duties until West returns.

"The last couple of weeks, I've been hoping to catch some minutes and it looks like now I got my wish," Gibson said. "I just want to go out there and have fun. That's going to be my biggest thing, just enjoy the moment. You get these opportunities and when they come you just want to take advantage of them."

Cavs coach Mike Brown said general manager Danny Ferry and his staff were talking about signing another point guard. In the meantime, Gibson will get help from LeBron James and Anthony Parker.

"We may have to do it by committee," said Brown, who added that the team must consider several scenarios. "One, is how long is he (West) going to be out for? The second one is, knock on wood, what if Gib goes down? Nobody thought that Delonte would go down in the game after Mo."