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Charlotte also snapped a seven-game skid against Cleveland. LeBron James totaled 25 points, six rebounds and four assists, but also turned the ball over six ... Michael Jordan would be Bobcats' best bait for LeBron JamesBoston Herald

By Jonathan Mathis He fits in well, given the enthusiastic reception shown proudly to the New York Yankees in recent memory. Remember, James made his presents at the American League playoff game in Cleveland a few years ago, and elicited controversy for wearing a Yankees’ cap when the Indians hosted New Yor...

Video of a labrador retriever with a decent handle, who can finish around the rim. (Yes, that's in the honored 'first bullet' slot. I swear, if I had a site with nothing but animal videos, we could kill. There's no arguing the hypnotic power of pet video.)If LeBron James switches to number six, h...

LeBron James won't rule out playing for the Clippers or any other team.Kevin Durant missed some big shots that could have sealed a win against the Lakers, and an emerging commitment to defense played a role. Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman: "Although Durant wouldn’t use it as an excuse Th...

By M. Haubs(noreply@blogger.com) 1. Where will LeBron James be? 2. How will Greg Oden/Andrew Bynum develop? 3. How will high-school-to-pros players age? The most fascinating player to watch will be Kobe Bryant, as he often is. At age 31, he has already played 948 regular-season games plus another 175 playoff games.

LeBron James: Could he cut it in the NFL? Moss said that James would be even better than Antonio Gates, who made the switch from basketball at Kent State to the NFL. "I see his power and his explosion," Moss said. "It really translates to the football field. Basketball was my first love. ...

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Dwight Howard scored 10 of his team-high 27 points in overtime as the Orlando Magic posted a 116-114 victory to take a 3-1 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Howard led both teams in rebounds (14) and blocked shots (three) while also passing for four assists. Howard had two dunks and a layup in the first 2:13 of overtime and if the Cavs lose this series they will long rue not sending Howard--a .594 free throw shooter in the regular season who is shooting .638 in the playoffs--to the free throw line; it is highly unlikely that six points would have resulted from those free throws and therefore the Cavs would have been in a much better position to win this game, even the series at 2-2 and retake homecourt advantage. As K...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) LeBron James overcame his worst shooting game of this postseason (9-22) to finish with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 to sweep their second round series. The Cavs are the first team in NBA playoff history to win eight straight games by at least 10 points each and the first team to sweep the first two rounds of the playoffs since the 2005 Miami Heat. Delonte West added 21 points, six assists and four rebounds while hounding three-time All-Star Joe Johnson into a 7-18 shooting night. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a double double (14 points, 10 rebounds) and even though Mo Williams was quiet for most of the game (12 points, five assists) he nailed two clutch three pointers in the final...   [read the full post]

By Craig Marks The Cleveland Cavaliers' star forward was back at his old high school, St. Vincent-St. Mary (STVM), surrounded by many of the people who helped shape his life. He chose the site to receive the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award, ...

By Chad Minton LeBron averaged more than 28 points per game, seven rebounds per game, and seven assists per game. Oh yeah, he also made a strong case for the Defensive Player of the Year award. Kobe Bryant is still arguably the best player in the league, but there's no way he is more valuable to the Lakers than...

3 Point Guards. I have an affinity towards point guards. Besides, I used to play the position. These are the true ballers of the game. Nash, Tony Parker, John Stockton, Jason Kidd, and Magic Johnson have all led their teams. In fact, their teams wouldn’t be the same without them. They bring basket...

By Anthony Williamson Kobe Bryant is widely recognized as the closest thing to Michael Jordan there ever has been. During the regular season, Andre averaged nearly 19 points per game along with six assists and six rebounds. To some, that's a modest stat line of a good player.

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) The Cleveland Cavaliers used a powerful three pronged offensive attack led by LeBron James plus stifling defense to race to a 29 point lead versus the sputtering Detroit Pistons en route to a 94-82 victory, placing Detroit in a 2-0 hole. James finished with game-high totals in points (29) and rebounds (13), adding six assists while committing only two turnovers. He thrilled the crowd with two sensational third quarter dunks: a two handed monster jam off of a slick bounce pass from Mo Williams at the 5:19 mark to put the Cavs up 61-44 and a two handed windmill fastbreak dunk that made the score 68-46 Cleveland with 3:27 left. Williams established playoff career-highs in points (21) and assists (seven), while Delonte West had 20 points and fo...   [read the full post]

By Ryan McMonagle All sum told, here's how the four-players-not-named-Kobe stack up statistically against the four-players-not-named-Lebron.  The Kobe bunch averages 52 points, 24.2 rebounds and 9.9 assists per game. The James gang averages 51 points, 21.3 rebounds and 11.5 assists.  

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant: LeBron James: James' erratic midrange jump shot still leaves him--and the Cavaliers--vulnerable against elite defensive teams that will sag off of James and force him to make that shot, something that James was not able to do versus the Spurs in the 2007 NBA Finals or the Celtics in the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinals, the last two playoff series that the Cavs have lost. Dwyane Wade: During the 2009 All-Star Weekend, four-time MVP (1974-76 ABA, 1981 NBA) Julius Erving said of Bryant and James, "Kobe's got the torch now and LeBron is next in line." This year's playoffs may reveal whether Bryant truly passed that torch to James for good in March or if Bryant merely needed to get his second wind in order to recapture the torch du...   [read the full post]

From the NBA: "Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics has been suspended one game without pay for elbowing Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao in the groin, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations."

A peek at the MVP race with Google trends. Note how lately, people searching Google have tended to be more fascinated by LeBron James, but the media has stuck on Kobe Bryant.As we head down to the wire, does anything matter more than health? Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace, Ra...

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) LeBron James set the tone by scoring 18 first quarter points and he finished with 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers ended their two game winning streak by beating the San Antonio Spurs 101-81. Delonte West and Mo Williams added 22 points each, mainly by draining open looks after the Spurs were forced to double team James lest he score 50 or 60 points. Only three other Cavs scored but the Cavs held the Spurs to .392 field goal shooting and won the rebounding battle 44-34. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 24 points but former Cav Drew Gooden (15 points) was the only other Spur who scored more than eight points; Tim Duncan had just six points on 2-7 field goal shooting, while Manu Ginobili scored four points on 2-9 field...   [read the full post]

By Doc319@yahoo.com (David Friedman) Kobe Bryant and LeBron James experience "flow" when they play basketball at a higher level than anyone else currently does--not that they are the only players who experience "flow" but they are quintessential examples of it, whether you want to cite Bryant's 81 point game or James' 48 point outburst in game five versus the Pistons in 2007. When you watch someone who is the best at his craft perform you feel like that person is doing something that he was born to do, though of course it takes an enormous amount of "effortful study" to achieve what looks like effortless greatness. Tiger Woods stalking his prey on the back nine is another great example of "flow," as was Bobby Fischer slaying top grandmasters as if they were children.   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were the headline acts but Mo Williams stole the show with a game-high 29 points as Cleveland beat Miami 99-89 to improve to 28-1 in the friendly confines of Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs are also an NBA-best 12-1 after a loss, as they managed to quickly put Friday night's debacle in Boston behind them. Williams shot 10-15 from the field, including 6-7 from three point range. The Cavs repeatedly involved James and Williams in screen/roll plays, forcing the Heat to pick their poison between Cleveland's two All-Stars. James struggled with his shot, making just five of his 15 field goal attempts, but he still managed to produce the 21st regular season triple double of his career (14 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds). J...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman(Doc319@yahoo.com) James averaged 22.0 ppg, shot .356 from the field (including .200 from three point range) and committed 5.8 turnovers per game as the Spurs swept his Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals; he averaged 26.7 ppg, shot .355 from the field (including .231 from three point range) and committed 5.3 turnovers per game in the 2008 Eastern Conference Finals versus the Celtics. In contrast, Bryant averaged 29.2 ppg, shot .533 from the field (including .333 from three point range) and committed just 2.4 turnovers per game as the Lakers beat the Spurs in five games in the 2008 Western Conference Finals; he averaged 25.7 ppg, shot .405 from the field (including .321 from three point range) and committed 3.8 turnovers per game versus the Celtics in the 2008 NBA Finals."   [read the full post]

James scored a season-high 52 points and had 11 assists Wednesday in the Cavaliers’ 107-102 victory at New York. He was believed to have a triple-double when he grabbed what went down as a 10th rebound with less than 2 seconds left. The NBA usually ...

Some things caught my attention. The first one is about Chris Douglas-Roberts, a favorite rookie who hasn't much playing time. The second is the idea that under some circumstances the Cavaliers might trade LeBron James. The third suggests Brooklyn arena is still very much in the pipeline:...

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By David Robinson James took the Cavaliers plus-18 wins that year for a 35-47 record, and he failed to make the playoffs in the weak Eastern Conference. But let's look more closely at what the other draftees did that year. Even better still, the unheralded Dwyane Wade took his team farther than any rookie that...

By Michael Tiedemann I realize that LeBron James, a few of the Celtics, Chris Paul and Kobe Bryant will get the majority of MVP votes this year. Sure, the Cavaliers may be the worst team in the NBA without James, but Billups at least deserves some of the votes. Right?

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James changes his routine to watch ... Curry's 44 excite LeBron, lift Davidson Arizona Daily Star Column: Curry stole the basketball show in Charlotte Saturday Gaston Gazette New York Times - The Associated Press

Bill Livingston of The Plain Dealer: "Whatever happened to the NBA's Magic vs. Bird rivalry of this century? Only five years ago, the Cavaliers' LeBron James and Denver's Carmelo Anthony were supposed to save the NBA, the way Larry Bird and Magic Johnson did until Michael Jordan came alon...

By M. Haubs(noreply@blogger.com) 2:11 1st Q, 19-15 Cavs Classic pick-and-roll, with LeBron finding Varejao for an easy layup. 21-15 Cavs The Cavs' UCLA sets seemed less effective with LeBron on the wing, mainly b/c it seemed like Cleveland got away from putting the ball in his hands.

By George Thomas Game:  Cavaliers (1-1) vs. Charlotte Bobcats (0-1) TV:  FSN Ohio Starters: Cavs:  Mo Williams (G); Delonte West (G); Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C); Ben Wallace (F); LeBron James (F).  Bobcats:  Raymond Felton (G); Jason Richardson (G); Gerald Wallace (F); Sean May (F); Emeka Okafor (C).

By Justin Chatelle Never before in the history of the National Basketball Association had so much been expected from one player—let alone an eighteen-year-old kid, as it when LeBron James entered the NBA Draft in 2003.  This eighteen-year-old high school graduate from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Ak...

The big PG-13 Esquire profile of LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and their business plans. It's fascinating, and a must-read. Entertaining and surprising. Make you think. And you know what it made me think? I think James and Carter are two decades late. They're building a deity brand, on the Jo...

By Ryan Jones As I write this, a large banana milkshake still digesting in my swollen belly, the second annual Nike LeBron James Skills Academy is wrapping up at the University of Akron’s Rhodes Arena. The consensus on the high school kids seems to be that no one is really blowing up this year—there are a l...

By noreply@blogger.com (FLCeltsFan) Knicks’ quest for LeBron James will drive decisions made by Donnie Walsh Globe Testing his mettle with NBA stars Investigation launched into death of Celtics fan The once and future Celtics NBA.com Blog from USA minicamp ESPN Ranking the best available free agents Red's Army In appreciation of James Posey Patriot Ledger Celtics to keep eye on free-agent market beginning tonight Daily News Tribune Celtics: Rivers was the right man for this job Detroit Free Press Expect a big Pistons trade, not a big signing Manila Vanilla Basketball and Pacman BostonSportZ Celtics partying in Vegas Draft Express 2008 NBA draft report card WCVB Celtics fan hospitalized after celebration dies ProJo NBA blocks out thrills of college basketball   [read the full post]

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By David Friedman Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers eliminated the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals by relying on excellent team defense, strong rebounding and the brilliant all-around play of LeBron James. Several of the faces have changed in Cleveland--and things have not always gone smoothly since the big trade--but that tried and tested formula resulted in an 89-73 home victory over Detroit on Wednesday night. James did his part with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, shooting 11-19 from the field and producing a +15 plus/minus rating while playing a team-high 41 minutes. The Cavaliers outrebounded the Pistons 46-39. Ben Wallace and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each had eight rebounds and Anderson Varejao added six rebounds o...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman LeBron James posted his seventh triple double of the season (24 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) as the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 13 point first half deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 88-80 at Quicken Loans Arena. With starting center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sidelined by a back injury, the Cavaliers needed their other bigs to pick up the slack offensively, defensively and on the glass. Joe Smith finished with 18 points, five rebounds and a game-high plus/minus rating of +13. Anderson Varejao scored a season-high 16 points while also grabbing nine rebounds. Ben Wallace started at center but had five rebounds and no points in less than 16 first half minutes; at halftime, the team announced that he had back spasms and would not re...   [read the full post]

By Mike Noyes LeBron has solidified himself as a genuine superstar among stars. His numbers this season are just ridiculous: 31 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists EVERY game. These numbers haven't been seen since Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double in the 1961-62 season when he averaged 31 points...

By David Friedman While the Coast to Coast crew unanimously chose Bryant, over on NBA TV "Tuesday Night With Ahmad" played off of the presidential election theme and had Frank Isola "debate" Rick Mahorn about the merits of Kobe Bryant versus LeBron James for MVP. Isola argued for Kobe, while Mahorn took LeBron's side. To be perfectly honest, neither guy made the best possible case for his player but the most interesting thing about the whole segment is what Isola and Mahorn admitted after it was over: the "debate" was basically a sham, because both of them think that Kobe is the MVP. Mahorn joked that he "took one for the team" because Isola cried and whined to have the opportunity to present Kobe's case.   [read the full post]

By James Hudson Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Steve Nash, Dwight Howard. So much of professional basketball nowadays is based on the single player. No one ever looks at it like they once did in the 80s and before that. You don't hear people on the street saying, "Man, the Lakers are an overall great te...

By bwindhorst Cavs: Delonte West, Devin Brown, LeBron James, Ben Wallace, Anderson Varejao Bucks: Mo Williams, Michael Redd, Desmond Mason, Charlie Villaneuva, Andrew Bogut Stars Mo Williams, 37 points, seven rebounds, six assists Michael Redd, 25 points LeBron James, 35 points, six assists

By David Friedman LeBron James has repeatedly said that Kobe Bryant is the league’s best player—a stance that James reiterated at Friday's media availability—but Bryant had an interesting take on who he thinks deserves the award this year, Chris Paul: “His maturity is kind of a throwback to the old school style of play. He distributes the ball and makes his teammates better. He’s a good defensive player. He’s doing two or three different jobs for his ball club. I enjoy his competitive spirit. He plays hard and he wants to win by any means necessary. Nowadays, a lot of players sugarcoat that or try to disguise or hide how competitive they are but he’s not one of them; he goes for it.”   [read the full post]

By Tom Ziller And in some odd meta fashion, this one-paragraph 'review' is proof the Deadspin generation Leitch advocates for isn't bottled up in some genie's lamp: The National Basketball Association lets its outspoken stars free reign on its own website to talk about (almost) whatever they want. T...

So can Atlanta make that playoff run? Of course they can. This year their talent is finally coming together and the team is finally performing. They are winning games and maybe even getting used to the idea. If someone can at least step up at the end of the season and give us adequate point guard p...

By james NBA Obsessed view: Triple Double? Average a Triple Double? Big O did it in a different generation, so it is hard to compare. Most players never even get 1 Triple Double. NBA Basketball Fan Question What are your picks? More blogs about basketball.

By David Friedman The Cleveland Cavaliers made it to the 2007 NBA Finals on the strength of LeBron James' brilliant play plus great team defense and rebounding. Neither of the first two elements were up to par in Cleveland's home opener, a 92-74 loss to Dallas. The evening at Quicken Loans Arena began with the unveiling of the 2007 Eastern Conference Championship banner but by halftime the fans were serenading the Cavaliers with boos and shortly after the 9:00 minute mark of the fourth quarter many of the fans began heading for the exits in disgust. James finished with 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and five turnovers while shooting 2-11 from the field and 6-10 from the free throw line in what may very well rank as the worst performance of his young care...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Boston outscored Cleveland 43-21 in the last 15:43 of the game to post a 114-89 win in the preseason finale for both teams. Kevin Garnett not only had a triple double (21 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) but he had game-high totals in all three categories. Ray Allen added 20 points, including 11 in the third quarter; his back to back three pointers near the end of that period kicked off Boston's decisive closing run, quickly pushing Boston's lead from 71-68 to 77-68. Paul Pierce had 12 points--all in the first half--and six assists. Larry Hughes led Cleveland with 18 points but shot just 7-17 from the field. He also had four assists, four rebounds and four steals. LeBron James scored 17 points but he also had a poor shooting night: 7-18. Three things...   [read the full post]

By David Friedman Bryant returned to action at the start of the second quarter and immediately made his presence felt, getting a steal and passing ahead to James for a fast break layup. A couple possessions later, Bryant scored on a sensational reverse layup off of an inbounds play, putting Team USA up 27-10. Over the next few possessions, Bryant drove to the hoop and fed Anthony for a dunk, threw a lob to Howard for another dunk, dished to Anthony for a three pointer and sailed in for a two handed dunk made possible by a gorgeous behind the back pass from James. Bryant topped all of that off with a three pointer and Team USA led 39-16. By the time Bryant picked up his third foul at the 3:58 mark and sat for the rest of the half, Team USA had a 44-19 lead. At halftime, the score...   [read the full post]

By Peter Chakerian LeBron James has been called "the best high school basketball player ever." With a win last Saturday night against the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, James is inching ever closer to predicted professional greatness and destiny as well. James led the Cleveland Cavaliers through a four-game tear...

By cpendle LeBron James Bike-A-Thon - The "King for Kids" Bike-a-thon is a fund-raising event hosted by NBA All-Star LeBron "King" James. The site integrates Virtual Earth to highlight (1) the path of the bike-a-thon using out drawing tools; and (2) a collection of places of interest along the pat...